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South Jersey leaders promise to fight casinos outside Atlantic City in biting letter

March 27, 2026 4:06 pm

Growing buzz around the potential of casinos outside of Atlantic City has put South Jersey leaders on alert, and on Friday, they signed a strong letter promising to put the kibosh on the idea. In a bipartisan letter to Gov....

Alexander narrowly beats Winder for Atlantic Dem endorsement

March 8, 2026 7:32 pmMarch 8, 2026 7:49 pm

Atlantic County Democrats narrowly voted to endorse Tim Alexander for the 2nd congressional district today, marking the third consecutive cycle Alexander has received the county party’s endorsement in the Republican-leaning South Jersey district. On the initial ballot, Alexander, a civil...

Former Assembly candidate to seek Atlantic County clerkship

March 6, 2026 4:28 pmMarch 8, 2026 7:41 pm

Lisa Bender, a small business owner and sustainability consultant, announced her candidacy for Atlantic County clerk on Friday. Bender will seek the endorsement of the Atlantic County Democratic Convention this Sunday; she has the recommendation of the party’s Candidate Recruitment...

Abdrabouh will run for Atlantic Dem chairman

March 3, 2026 5:54 amMarch 2, 2026 10:01 pm

Dr. Walead Abdrabouh will run for Atlantic County Democratic chairman when the party meets in June to pick a replacement for Michael Suleiman, who announced last year that he won’t seek re-election. Atlantic Democrats are preparing for a potentially competitive...

Parker launches re-election bid for Atlantic commission

February 25, 2026 10:04 am

Atlantic County Commissioner Andrew Parker III (R-Egg Harbor Township) will run for re-election, he announced Tuesday night. His official announcement comes after he was endorsed this past weekend at the Atlantic County GOP convention. Parker, a former Egg Harbor Township...

Risley to seek re-election to Atlantic commissionership

February 23, 2026 10:20 am

Atlantic County Commissioner John Risley (R-Egg Harbor Twp) announced late last week that he is seeking re-election to the county board. Risley, the current chairman of the Board of Commissioners, first entered office in 2012. “Having served for many years...

Third generation of prominent political family named to Atlantic City post

February 19, 2026 12:55 pm

The third generation of Atlantic County’s Cooper family is now in government, creating speculation that he might run for office in the future. David Little, the new Atlantic City Chief Municipal Prosecutor, is the son of former Atlantic County Freeholder...