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With Mercer on board, Coughlin now has re-election commitments from 50 of 52 Democratic legislators

October 3, 2020 12:21 pm

Nearly every Democrat in the New Jersey State Assembly in now on record as endorsing Craig Coughlin for another term as Speaker, a vote that will occur after the 2021 general election and keep him in office until at least...

Gusciora blocks measure moving Trenton’s elections to November

September 29, 2020 11:23 amSeptember 29, 2020 4:34 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora blocked a local ordinance that would have moved the capital city’s municipal elections from May to November starting in 2022 Tuesday. “While I commend City Council’s desire to improve voter participation in the Capital City, we...

Reynolds-Jackson won’t run for Trenton mayor

September 21, 2020 3:17 pm

Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) isn’t eying Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora’s seat, but she also stopped short of endorsing her former runningmate for another term Monday. “Me? Oh, No, no, no,” she said when asked if she would seek to oust...

Trenton GOP re-elects Williams

September 11, 2020 9:08 am

Trenton Republican Jennifer William, who has been seeking to rebuild the GOP in New Jersey’s capital city, was re-elected to another four-year term this week. She ran for State Assembly in the heavily-Democratic 15th district in 2019. “Trentonians can take...

Richford easily wins re-election as Mercer GOP chair

August 11, 2020 7:40 pmAugust 11, 2020 7:41 pm

Lisa Richford was re-elected Mercer County Republican Chair tonight, easily defeating Lawrence Republican Club President Falk Engel by a vote of 86 to 42, a 67%-33% margin. The reorganization meeting was held outdoors at the Hamilton VFW. Engel had recently...

Engel challenges Richford for Mercer GOP chair

August 10, 2020 7:16 pmAugust 11, 2020 1:28 am

Mercer County Republican Chair Lisa Richford faces a challenge for re-election tomorrow night from Lawrence Township Republican Club President Falk Engel. County committee members elected in the July 7 primary election will meeting in Hamilton for an outdoor vote. Richford...

Turner warns Mercer spat could leave lasting rift

July 31, 2020 11:46 amJuly 31, 2020 2:36 pm

State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) said a recent schism between Mercer County Democratic Chairwoman Janice Mironov and Democrats in and around Trenton could leave a lasting rift in the county. “Well, probably, unless she changes her philosophy in terms of...