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DeGise lets Fulop ally remain as Jersey City Democratic chair

June 11, 2019 10:15 amJune 11, 2019 12:21 pm

Jersey City Democratic Municipal Chair Barbara McCann Stamato was re-elected on Monday night without opposition, even though allies of Tom DeGise and Amy DeGise took a majority of the 362-member Jersey City Democratic organization in last week’s primary election. Stamato...

Brian Stack is the Human Turnout Machine

June 10, 2019 12:18 amJune 10, 2019 1:00 am

Brian Stack turned out 28% of registered Democrats in Union City for the 2019 primary, despite the lack of any competitive races. GOTV is Stack’s currency and it’s one of the things that make him a formidable force in New...

East Newark, which tossed an 8-term Democrat in Tuesday’s primary, could be New Jersey’s least Republican town

June 7, 2019 3:15 pmJune 7, 2019 3:35 pm

How Democratic is East Newark, where an off-the-line challenger ousted a 78-year-old mayor who has been in office since 1987? Democrats have a 91%-1% voter registration edge in the smallest municipality in Hudson County. Of the 690 registered voters in...

Ghione steps back from politics to take judicial clerkship

June 7, 2019 11:38 am

Giancarlo Ghione, a former executive director of the Bergen County Republicans, will be out of politics for at least a little while. He’s accepted a job as a judicial clerk for New Jersey Superior Court Judge Joseph Turula, the presiding...

Grilo unseats Smith in East Newark

June 4, 2019 10:00 pm

Hudson County’s longest-serving mayor has lost re-election. Dana Grilo, a 47-year-old executive at J.P. Morgan Chase who grew up in East Newark and is self-funding her campaign, defeated East Newark Mayor Joe Smith, 78, 175-144 Tuesday. Grilo, a first generation...

Tom DeGise wins in Hudson County

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 4, 2019 6:18 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for Hudson County Executive in favor of five-term incumbent Thomas DeGise. DeGise, left for dead at the side of the road fifteen months ago as Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop sought...

Jimenez, Mejia win in 32nd district

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJuly 19, 2019 4:43 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 32nd district for incumbents Angelica Jimenez (D-West New York) and Pedro Mejia (D-Secaucus). They have defeated their primary opponents, Roger Quesada and Mahmoud Mahmoud. Jimenez and...