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Bucco not worried about Morris Democrats

May 2, 2018 12:21 amMay 2, 2018 3:52 pm

State Sen. Anthony Bucco (R-Boonton) isn’t worried about a Democratic wave in Morris County. In recent years, the county has seen an increasing amount of Democratic victories, including the loss of Parsippany’s mayoral seat, in what has long been safely-Republican...

Oroho won’t rule out gubernatorial run

May 2, 2018 12:10 amMay 2, 2018 2:34 am

State Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Franklin) won’t rule out running for governor, even if he said such a run was extremely unlikely. “I have no plans to run for governor,” Oroho said Tuesday. “I haven’t ruled it out. I haven’t ruled...

Bucco won’t rule out a 2021 reelection run

May 2, 2018 12:02 amMay 2, 2018 2:34 am

State Sen. Anthony Bucco (R-Boonton) is tired of being asked if he’s going to run for reelection. “I heard that every time I was elected,” Bucco said. “’You gonna run again for council?’ I don’t know, I’ll see what happens...

Carter rolls out more supporters

April 27, 2018 5:50 pmApril 29, 2018 1:17 pm

Linda Carter is taking nothing for granted, releasing a long list of endorsements today in her bid to succeed the late Jerry Green in the State Assembly. Three Democratic county chairs – State Sen. Nicholas Scutari of Union, Kevin McCabe...

Gottheimer aide may get Assembly seat

April 27, 2018 1:35 amApril 27, 2018 7:02 pm

Chris Tully, a top aide to Rep. Josh Gottheimer, is emerging as a leading candidate to fill one of the two vacant State Assembly seats in the Bergen County-based 38th district. Democrats must fill the seats of Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus),...

Carter gets Green Assembly seat

April 26, 2018 5:16 pmApril 27, 2018 12:37 am

Union County Freeholder Linda Carter will fill the seat of the late Jerry Green in the New Jersey State Assembly. She has the endorsements of the Democratic county chairs in Union, Middlesex and Somerset counties and of Plainfield Mayor Adrian...

Gusciora blames Christie for demolition problems

April 23, 2018 9:24 am

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, a candidate for mayor of Trenton, says that former Gov. Christi Christie attached unreasonable restrictions to $11 million in grant money to help the city demolish abandoned properties. “This is just another example of former Governor Christie...