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Ex-congressional candidate will run for Hunterdon county commissioner

March 23, 2026 6:07 amMarch 23, 2026 11:06 am

Jason Blazakis, a former U.S. Department of State official who briefly ran for Congress in 2024, will seek the Democratic nomination for Hunterdon County Commissioner. He wants to oppose Republican Shaun Van Doren, the incumbent since 2017. A counterterrorism and...

(Updated) O’Rourke gets bevy of local endorsements from across NJ-7

March 11, 2026 5:17 pmMarch 12, 2026 12:10 pm

Note: This story was updated at 10:16 p.m. to remove Ethel Conry and Karen Klein from O’Rourke’s list of endorsements. O’Rourke’s campaign later said their inclusion in the initial endorsement list was an error. As county Democratic organizations in the...

Hunterdon Dems endorse Bennett in NJ-7 primary

March 1, 2026 5:51 pmMarch 1, 2026 5:55 pm

Hunterdon County Democrats endorsed Rebecca Bennett for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, picking her from the field of Democrats looking to unseat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield). The Hunterdon Democrats picked Bennett over Brian Varela in a runoff, 94-76. The...

Hunterdon convention pushed back to March 1 due to winter storm

February 21, 2026 7:07 pm

Due to a winter storm projected to slam New Jersey tomorrow, the Hunterdon County Democratic convention – originally scheduled for tomorrow, February 22 – has been pushed back by a week to Sunday, March 1. That means, among other things,...

What Sunday’s Hunterdon convention does – and doesn’t – mean for the NJ-7 primary

February 20, 2026 3:55 pmFebruary 21, 2026 7:08 pm

February 21 update: Due to a major winter storm projected to hit New Jersey tomorrow, the Hunterdon Democratic convention has been delayed until next Sunday, March 1. This weekend, the Democrats hoping to flip New Jersey’s 7th congressional district will...

Varela picks up more Hunterdon support three days before convention

February 19, 2026 11:01 amFebruary 19, 2026 11:17 am

Three days before Hunterdon County Democrats meet in Flemington to award their endorsement in the 7th congressional district, businessman Brian Varela is touting dozens of new supporters who will get to cast votes for him on Sunday. Among the endorsers...

Rebecca Bennett nets big group of Hunterdon endorsements, including county’s lone Dem legislator

February 2, 2026 11:40 amFebruary 2, 2026 2:40 pm

Note: This story was updated at 2:39 p.m. to reflect the fact that Flemington Councilwoman Susan Englehardt is not switching her endorsement from Brian Varela to Rebecca Bennett; she says she is instead supporting both candidates. A huge group of...