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Gopal, Mukherji back Joshi in Edison Democratic mayoral primary

April 7, 2021 9:49 pmApril 7, 2021 9:50 pm

All three South Asian Americans in the New Jersey legislature – Senate Majority Conference Leader Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch), Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) and Assemblyman Sterley Stanley (D-East Brunswick) tonight endorsed Sam Joshi in the Edison...

Middlesex commissioners didn’t want to run with Bhagia

April 7, 2021 9:36 pmApril 8, 2021 9:16 am

Three Democratic candidates for Middlesex County Commissioner – incumbents Ronald Rios and Shanti Narra and Commissioner-designate Chanelle McCullum – have endorsed Sam Joshi in the upcoming Edison Democratic primary. The three officials said they wrote to the Democratic county chairman,...

Diegnan, Karabinchak pull endorsement of Bhagia, back Joshi for mayor

April 7, 2021 7:50 pmApril 7, 2021 9:49 pm

Two Democratic lawmakers have rescinded their support of Mahesh Bhagia for mayor of Edison, backing Sam Joshi. Endorsements from State Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) and Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak follow an announcement today that Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe...

Murphy, McCabe endorse Joshi for mayor of Edison

April 7, 2021 6:16 pmApril 7, 2021 6:19 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is taking sides in Edison, endorsing Sam Joshi for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New Jersey’s fifth largest municipality. Murphy’s endorsement follows a decision by Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe to award the organization line...

Joshi gets organization line for mayor in Edison as Middlesex Democrats distance themselves from Bhagia

April 7, 2021 3:56 pmApril 7, 2021 9:47 pm

An active investigation into a racist 2017 flyer has created a seismic shift in the Edison mayoral race, with Middlesex County Democrats are giving their organization line to Sam Joshi, bypassing the Democratic municipal chairman, Mahesh Bhagia. Bhagia has been...

Allies of Edison Eight file off the line slate of county, legislative candidates

April 5, 2021 6:32 pm

A rebel slate headed by a member of the scandal-tarred Edison Eight has filed candidates for the legislature and for three county offices, further complicating a hugely messy local Democratic race for mayor. Mohin Patel, an Edison school board member...

Razzoli gets a Democratic opponent in Old Bridge council race

April 5, 2021 9:07 am

In Old Bridge, Board of Education Vice President Jill DeCaro will seek the Democratic nomination for Town Council in fourth ward against incumbent Mark Razzoli. Razzoli had been elected as a Democrat, served as Democratic municipal chairman, and sought his...