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Lagana to get Senate seat, Eustace dropping out

April 4, 2018 9:08 amApril 4, 2018 3:50 pm

Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-Maywood) is dropping his bid for an open State Senate seat, clearing the way for Assemblyman Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) to succeed departing incumbent Bob Gordon, according to sources familiar with the meeting. Eustace’s decision to end his...

Operating Engineers endorse Lagana

April 3, 2018 8:59 amApril 3, 2018 6:09 pm

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 has endorsed Assemblyman Joe Lagana (D-Paramus) to replace Bob Gordon in the 38th district State Senate seat. “Assemblyman Lagana has been a trusted and steadfast supporter of the issues most important to...

Honor eyes Calabrese’s Assembly seat

April 2, 2018 8:28 pmApril 3, 2018 8:22 am

New Jersey’s special assembly elections will see at least one primary challenge this year. ShaVonne Honor, a member of the East Rutherford Board of Education, will challenge Clinton Calabrese’s run for his first full term as assemblyman for the 36th legislative...

State PBA backs Lagana for Senate

April 2, 2018 4:03 pmApril 2, 2018 4:05 pm

The 33,000-member New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Colligan has endorsed Assemblyman Joe Lagana for Bob Gordon’s 38th district State Senate seat — even though Gov. Phil Murphy has not yet endorsed Gordon for a seat on the...

Amatorio likely to take Lagana Assembly seat

April 2, 2018 12:53 pmApril 2, 2018 5:48 pm

Bergenfield Council President Arvin Amatorio is the leading candidate for a soon-to-be-open State Assembly seat in the 38th district, sources say. If elected, he would become the first Filipino- American to serve in the New Jersey Legislature. Amatorio would get the...

Sinatra Challenges Reynold-Jackson

April 2, 2018 12:19 pmApril 2, 2018 1:27 pm

Tracy Sinatra, a project manager at a medical services company, is seeking the Republican nomination for New Jersey’s 15th legislative district. The first-time candidate’s nominating petitions were filed in Trenton on Monday by David Henderson, her campaign manager, and Lisa...

Lagana poised to take Gordon Senate seat

April 2, 2018 12:10 pmApril 2, 2018 3:30 pm

Assemblyman Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) will be the Democratic organization choice for State Senator, once incumbent Bob Gordon (D-Fair Lawn) is nominated and confirmed as a Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Democratic sources say that Lagana will...