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Stanfield fires back on Howarth ICE mailer

June 2, 2019 6:18 pm

Former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield on Sunday fired back at attacks level by Assemblyman Joe Howarth in mailers claiming she did not comply with a request to hold an immigrant in the country illegally submitted to the county by...

Bramnick backing Peters for re-election

June 1, 2019 6:14 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick is backing Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport) for re-election to the State Assembly but has taken a pass on the other incumbent in the 8th district, Joe Howarth (R-Evesham). Bramnick used his campaign account to contribute $5,000...

Unions tied to South Jersey Democrats helping Howarth

June 1, 2019 5:27 pmJune 1, 2019 8:24 pm

Some labor unions with close ties to South Jersey Democrats are sending some late campaign contributions to Assemblyman Joe Howarth (R-Evesham) as he wages an uphill battle to win a Republican primary without organizational support in the 8th district. Howarth...

Howarth mailers hit opponents on immigration, Trump

May 28, 2019 12:28 pmJune 1, 2019 4:32 pm

Assemblyman Joe Howarth is turning to negative mailers with a week left before polls open on primary day. The incumbent, mounting an off-the-line re-election bid after being dropped from the county line, has sent out a series of mailers attacking...

Evesham Democrats back LaPlaca, Natale

May 27, 2019 9:19 pm

The Evesham Township Democratic Committee has endorsed Gina LaPlaca and Mark Natale for State Assembly in the 8th district. They face Johnny Bravo, who is running off the line in the June 4 primary election. Bravo came within 600 votes...

Diane Allen endorses Peters, Stanfield and criticizes Addiego switch

May 22, 2019 5:01 pmMay 23, 2019 12:17 am

Former State Sen. Diane Allen on Wednesday endorsed Assemblyman Ryan Peters and former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield, putting the reputation of a respected former elected official behind the county-backed candidates. “When my former colleague, Sen. Dawn Addiego, abandoned the...

Republican mayor seeks law change to avoid running with Trump

May 19, 2019 5:12 pmMay 21, 2019 10:41 am

A Republican mayor in Burlington County is trying to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald Trump in 2020 by moving next year’s election from November to May. Mayor Kurt Folcher wants voters to decide in a November 2019...