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Van Drew wins Salem County endorsement

March 18, 2018 5:34 pmMarch 19, 2018 9:12 am

Salem County Democrats voted to give their organization line to State Sen. Jeff Van Drew in the race to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Frank LoBiondo in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Van Drew defeated Tanzie Youngblood by a vote of 24...

Van Drew wins Atlantic Democratic line

March 18, 2018 5:14 pmMarch 19, 2018 10:17 am

State Sen. Jeff Van Drew won the endorsement of the Atlantic County Democratic Committee today and will run on the organization line there as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Van Drew won...

Van Drew no slam dunk in Atlantic Democratic vote today

March 18, 2018 2:56 pmMarch 18, 2018 5:16 pm

Jeff Van Drew faces the most serious fight of his campaign for Congress so far when a decidedly more liberal Atlantic County Democratic Committee meets this afternoon to award the organization line in the largest county in the 2nd district....

In Memoriam

March 18, 2018 2:15 amMarch 18, 2018 2:16 am

Gene Ritchings, who founded the Ocean County Young Republican Club in the 1940’s, passed away on March 15. He was 91. Ritchings ran for the State Assembly twice in the 1950’s in GOP primaries against incumbent Lettie Savage. He ran...

John D. Burzichelli, former mayor, dies at 83

March 17, 2018 9:28 pmMarch 19, 2018 8:31 am

John D. Burzichelli., a former Mayor of Paulsboro and the father of Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli, passed away today. He was 83. Burzichelli, a Republican, first ran for Councilman in Paulsboro in 1964, but lost in the Democratic landslide that...

Round 1: The Race for Acting Mayor of Jersey City

March 17, 2018 4:04 pmMarch 19, 2018 8:32 am

Let’s pretend Steve Fulop isn’t being totally straightforward — that he runs for Congress in 2018 and wins. That would trigger a special election for Mayor of Jersey City in 2019. After January 3, 2019, when Fulop would resign to...

Round 2: The Special Election for Mayor of Jersey City

March 17, 2018 4:04 pmMarch 19, 2018 8:32 am

Editor’s Note: Read Round 1 first. After Steve Fulop’s imaginary congressional run – he says he’s not a candidate for Albio Sires’ seat, but whatever – and after the City Council figures out who will fill a short ten-month stint...