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Burlington GOP backs Gibbs, RIchter, Gustafson

December 7, 2019 10:10 amDecember 7, 2019 12:39 pm

The Burlington County Republican Committee formalized its support of former freeholder Kate Gibbs’ 3rd district congressional bid Saturday. It also gave the county line to David Richter in the 2nd district and to Claire Gustafson in the 1st. The convention...

Burlington Young Republicans back Kate Gibbs, a fellow millennial, for Congress

December 3, 2019 8:47 amDecember 3, 2019 8:47 am

The Burlington County Young Republicans have endorsed Kate Gibbs for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district. Gibbs, a former Burlington County freeholder and a staff member at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825, is seeking the GOP nomination...

Kate Delany to lead South Jersey Progressive Democrats

December 2, 2019 11:29 pmDecember 3, 2019 11:33 am

Collingswood Democratic Municipal Chair Kate Delany has been elected president of the South Jersey Progressive Democrats, a grassroots political group organized in opposition of the local party organization. Katie Ingersoll of Collingswood was elected vice president, Patrick Mooney of Medford...

Former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs will challenge Andy Kim in the Third Legislative District.

Kate Gibbs will challenge Andy Kim in NJ-3

November 20, 2019 10:18 amNovember 20, 2019 2:12 pm

Former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs will challenge Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) for New Jersey’s 3rd district congressional seat in 2020. “As a millennial Republican woman who has good friends on both sides of the aisle, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s brand of...

Legislative races will mean three local government vacancies

November 15, 2019 8:22 pm

Races for the New Jersey Legislature will trigger municipal government vacancies in Lower Township, Ocean City and Denville. Assemblyman-elect Erik Simonsen (R-Lower) will need to resign his post as mayor of Lower Township in order to join the legislature in...

Burlington Democrats win sheriff, freeholder races

November 5, 2019 11:49 pmNovember 6, 2019 9:35 am

Burlington County elected a Democratic sheriff and now has a 5-0 majority on the Board of Freeholders. Anthony Basantis defeated Michael Ditzel by 8,258 votes, 52%-44%, to become the next sheriff. Republican Jean Stanfield, now an assemblywoman-elect, had held the...

Maps: New Jersey Vote-by-Mail Ballots

October 28, 2019 9:03 pmOctober 29, 2019 11:43 am

Party affiliation of returned vote-by-mail ballots are tightening in some of the state’s most closely-watched legislative races.