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Langford mulls another bid for Atlantic City mayor

January 21, 2021 12:05 amJanuary 21, 2021 12:22 am

Former Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford is considering a run for the post he held before losing re-election in 2013, telling friends that he might take on incumbent Marty Small in the 2021 Democratic primary. “My impetus for considering a...

Atlantic Democrats go to court to get Witherspoon sworn in

January 14, 2021 8:13 pmJanuary 14, 2021 8:18 pm

The Atlantic County Democratic Committee filed a brief seeking to force the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners to acknowledge Thelma Witherspoon’s appointment to fill the county’s third-district seat. Witherspoon defeated Republican Andrew Parker by 286 votes in November, but a...

Democratic legislators tell McGettigan to resign after ballot screwups (Updated)

January 13, 2021 11:26 amJanuary 13, 2021 7:43 pm

Update: Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and John Armato moderated their position slight — ““We’re keeping an open dialogue with the Clerk to ensure that voters are able to fairly exercise their right to vote in Atlantic County and have completely accessible...

Stanfield expected to challenge Addiego for 8th district Senate seat

January 12, 2021 12:17 pmJanuary 12, 2021 1:17 pm

Republican Assemblywoman Jean Stanfield will challenge party-switching State Sen. Dawn Marie Addiego in the 8th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Stanfield, a proven vote-getter who won five terms as Burlington County Sheriff, gives Republicans their strongest possible...

Ryan Peters won’t seek re-election to State Assembly

January 12, 2021 12:14 pmJanuary 12, 2021 1:11 pm

A 38-year-old Republican legislator widely viewed as a rising star in New Jersey politics will not seek re-election to a third term in the State Assembly this year in order to spend more time with his family. Ryan Peters, a...

Witherspoon elected to fill interim vacancy in Atlantic

January 11, 2021 6:30 pmJanuary 12, 2021 12:24 pm

Atlantic County Democrats held a special election convention this evening to elect Thelma Witherspoon to fill the vacant seat on the Board of Commissioners. Witherspoon won the November general election by 286 votes, but a Superior Court judge invalidated the...

Risley objects to legal appeal seeking recount in Atlantic

January 10, 2021 6:30 pmJanuary 10, 2021 8:06 pm

Atlantic County Commissioner John Risley, who was sworn in last week after winning re-election by 380 votes, today pushed back on a recount bid by Democrat Celeste Fernandez and asked them to accept the results of the election. “It’s time...