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Sweeney wins Salem County Democratic convention in landslide

March 15, 2025 1:28 pmSeptember 5, 2025 4:04 pm

Former Senate President Steve Sweeney won the Salem County Democratic convention on Saturday, allowing him to use the organization slogan in the June 10 primary in his bid to follow term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. Sweeney defeated Newark Mayor Ras Baraka,...

Salem GOP backs Ramsay and Konawel for Assembly, Ostrum for Surrogate

March 1, 2025 3:12 pmMarch 2, 2025 11:56 pm

Salem County Republicans endorsed two county officials for State Assembly in the swing 3rd legislative district at their convention this morning, backing Salem County Commissioner Edward Ramsay and Gloucester County Commissioner Chris Konawel. Ramsey (45) and Konawel (42) defeated Harrison...

Salem commissioner announces Assembly run in LD-3

February 18, 2025 7:00 pmFebruary 18, 2025 8:02 pm

Salem County Commissioner Ed Ramsay announced Tuesday he will run for state Assembly in the 3rd legislative district. Ramsay is joining what could be a crowded GOP primary to take on Assemblymembers Dave Bailey (D-Woodstown) and Heather Simmons (D-Glassboro). Ramsay...

It’s Fire Commissioner Election Day in 43 N.J. municipalities

February 15, 2025 5:17 amFebruary 15, 2025 10:10 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day in 129 different local fire districts where voters on the third Saturday of every February go to the polls to elect members of the Board of Fire Commissioners and approve fire commission budgets. ...

Last Salem County Democrat won’t seek re-election

February 7, 2025 10:45 am

Nicki A. Burke, the last standing Democratic county official in Salem County and a popular vote-getter, will not seek re-election to a fifth term as Surrogate this year, making Republicans the favorites in a county that has become decidedly red...

Former Hunterdon Dem chair endorses Baraka days before convention

February 4, 2025 11:39 am

Former Hunterdon County Chair Joey Novick endorsed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for governor Tuesday, just days before Hunterdon’s Democratic convention. Novick led the Hunterdon County Democrats from 1996 to 2000 and has a history of supporting progressive candidates—he vouched for...

Long list of GOP candidates emerge for 3rd district Assembly seats

January 8, 2025 6:02 pmJanuary 9, 2025 2:06 am

Two State Assembly seats in deep South Jersey that Democrats flipped in 2023 are atop the GOP target list this year, but with the filing deadline just 75 days away, Republicans don’t have clarity on their candidates, and it’s possible...