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Fernandez will run for Atlantic freeholder

January 27, 2020 1:30 pmJanuary 27, 2020 4:10 pm

Celeste Fernandez, who came within four percentage points of ousting an incumbent Republican freeholder in Atlantic County in 2018, says she’ll run again this year. Fernandez will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent John Risley. “I have always...

O’Donoghue running for Atlantic sheriff

January 24, 2020 11:37 am

Joe O’Donoghue, a former Atlantic County sheriff’s officer, announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination to oppose Democratic incumbent Eric Scheffler. O’Donoghue, known locally as “Tokyo Joe,” announced his bid on the Hurley in the Morning radio show....

Bennett moves forward in congressional bid, precludes runs for freeholder, surrogate

January 21, 2020 10:07 pm

Ashley Bennett has ruled out running for re-election to the Atlantic County Board of Freeholders and is all-in for her bid to become the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Bennett entered the race for the Democratic...

Thomas-Fields may run for Atlantic City mayor

January 18, 2020 10:53 pmJanuary 19, 2020 9:02 am

Pamela Thomas-Fields, a prominent Atlantic City community leader and longtime city employee, is mulling a bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Thomas-Fields ran for freeholder in 2013 and lost a District 1 primary to Ernest Coursey by just 189...

Durwood Pinkett, Democrat who quit Van Drew staff, may run for mayor of Atlantic City

January 17, 2020 6:32 pmJanuary 18, 2020 10:53 pm

Durwood Pinkett, who resigned his post as an aide to Rep. Jeff Van Drew immediately upon being informed of his party switch, is mulling a bid for for mayor of Atlantic City. “I am officially exploring Democratic support for mayor,”...

Davis asks Atlantic Republicans to pull Richter endorsements

January 10, 2020 3:55 pmJanuary 10, 2020 6:30 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Richter at 4:10 p.m. Atlantic County Republican Chairman Keith Davis asked the county’s Republican leaders to pull their endorsements of David Richter in an email obtained by the New Jersey Globe....

Democratic congressional candidate Will Cunningham

Cunningham enters race to oppose Van Drew

January 8, 2020 9:18 amJanuary 8, 2020 11:57 am

Will Cunningham, a former aide to U.S. Senator Cory Booker who won 16% of the vote against Jeff Van Drew in the 2018 Democratic congressional primary in the 2nd district, says he’s running again. Cunningham is the fifth Democrat to...