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Mercer clerk awards Henderson slate the party line

April 5, 2019 5:25 pm

Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello awarded Hamilton mayoral candidate David Henderson and his slate the Republican party line Friday, ruling that state law gives Mercer County Republican Chairwoman Lisa Richford the final say on who gets the favorable ballot...

MCRC counsel says Richford can’t overrule Hamilton Republicans on ballot placement

April 4, 2019 9:26 pm

George Dougherty, counsel to the Mercer County Republican Committee, on Thursday said Republican County Chairwoman Lisa Richford did not have the authority to override the Hamilton Municipal Committee’s decisions on ballot placement in a contested primary there. “I advised Ms....

Prione Lambos files in Princeton

April 1, 2019 10:27 am

PRINCETON – Michelle Pirone Lambos has filed as a candidate for Princeton council and will have the endorsement of he powerful Princeton Community Democratic Organization. In the June primary. “A thriving economy is essential to Princeton’s quality of life,” Pirone...

Ileana Schirmer won’t seek re-election in Hamilton

March 17, 2019 1:05 pm

A couple of years ago, Ileana Schirmer was touted as a rising star in New Jersey Republican circles — a Hispanic councilwoman in the ninth largest municipality in the state, one of New Jersey’s premier swing towns. Now Schirmer is...

Hugin is back

March 17, 2019 1:03 am

Bob Hugin returned to Mercer County on Friday, attending the county GOP convention to speak on behalf of Jennifer Williams’ candidacy for the State Assembly. Williams served as Hugin’s Mercer County coordinator during his 2018 bid for the United States...

Madrid, Caliguire win GOP lines for Assembly in Mercer, Middlesex

March 16, 2019 4:13 pmMarch 19, 2019 8:36 am

Former Montgomery Mayor Christine Madrid and former Somerset County freeholder Mark Caliguire won the GOP organization lines for State Assembly in Mercer and Middlesex counties, creating just a little more chaos in the race to oust incumbents Andrew Zwicker (D-South...

Conservative Republican seeks to become New Jersey’s first transgender legislator

March 15, 2019 12:05 amMarch 15, 2019 12:00 pm

Conservative Republican Jennifer Williams is seeking to become New Jersey’s first openly transgender state legislator. Williams, the Trenton GOP municipal chair, is seeking the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 15th district, where incumbents Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) and Anthony...