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Testa backs Van Drew

January 9, 2020 1:14 pmJanuary 9, 2020 3:32 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa endorsed Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s (R-Dennis) re-election campaign Thursday. “My full endorsement of him? He has it,” Testa said. Van Drew is a recent addition to the Republican party, having defected last month after local Democrats...

Evalena Vidal, former spy who ran for office in New Jersey, dies at 92

January 2, 2020 9:47 amJanuary 2, 2020 10:30 pm

Evalena Sharp Vidal, a retired U.S. Central Intelligence Agency officer who later pursued a career in Cumberland County politics, died on December 19. She was 92. After serving 27 years with the CIA at its headquarters in Langley, Virginia and...

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.

Antwan McClellan could affect legislative redistricting

October 27, 2019 6:55 pm

New Jersey hasn’t had an African American Republican legislator since Tom Smith (R-Asbury Park) died in 2002. That could change next month, if Antwan McClellan wins his bid for State Assembly in the potentially close 1st district Assembly race. A...

Trump campaign names Pennacchio, Testa to head NJ campaign

October 16, 2019 2:51 pmOctober 17, 2019 12:40 pm

Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio and Cumberland County Republican Chairman Michael Testa, Jr. will serve as Honorary State Chairs of Donald Trump’s New Jersey re-election campaign. “Our New Jersey Trump Victory leadership team will work to elect Republicans across the...

Van Drew impeachment stance unlikely to draw primary challenge, Rasmussen says

September 30, 2019 1:04 pmSeptember 30, 2019 2:58 pm

It’s possible that Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s taking the Republican line on impeachment will draw a primary challenge, but it’s likely not to result in a primary challenge from the left. “It’s certainly a possibility,” said Micah Rasmussen, director of...

Democrats make August registration gains in key legislative districts

September 10, 2019 9:47 am

Democrats outpaced Republicans in August voter registration in each of the battleground districts for the 2019 mid-term Assembly races. While some of the numbers may seem small, close races for the legislature are not uncommon. Three contests over the last...