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Sussex GOP chairman endorses Pallotta, tells Bergen to have open primary

March 13, 2020 4:54 pmMarch 13, 2020 4:56 pm

Sussex County Republican Chairman Jerry Scanlan has endorsed Frank Pallotta for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district, sharply criticizing the candidacy of another candidate, John McCann. Scanlan has also asked Bergen County Republicans to have an open primary for Congress,...

GOP sheriffs back Becchi

March 13, 2020 9:45 am

Two Republican sheriffs have endorsed Rosemary Becchi for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. “Rosemary is someone I can rely upon for support as we continue to fight the opioid addiction crisis and to keep our schools and communities safe,”...

Ex-Sussex Dem chair endorses Warren

February 23, 2020 10:46 pm

Former Sussex County Democratic Chair Leslie Huhn says she will support Elizabeth Warren for president. Huhn had endorsed Cory Booker in early 2019, before she stepped down as county chair. Her successor, Katie Rotondi, also endorsed Booker and has not...

Sussex Democrats seek removal of county chair

February 10, 2020 9:58 amFebruary 10, 2020 2:10 pm

Update: This story was updated at 10:50 AM with comment from Rotondi. A group of 65 members of the Sussex County Democratic Committee are demanding the resignation of county chair Katie Rotondi, alleging the “environment became poisonous.” “She punished members...

How the Becchi district swap happened

January 19, 2020 9:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:23 pm

Rosemarie Becchi began to seriously consider switching districts and running against Mikie Sherrill instead of Tom Malinowski sometime on Friday and made a final decision on Sunday morning, according to fourteen sources familiar with all or part of the marathon...

Rotondi attacks Sussex Republicans for skipping hate crimes symposium

January 16, 2020 2:47 pmJanuary 16, 2020 3:33 pm

Sussex County Democratic Chairwoman Katie Rotondi attacked area Republicans for skipping a symposium on combating hate crimes there Thursday. “With multiple hate crimes committed in Sussex County over the last four years remaining unsolved amid a substantial uptick of graffitied...

After 18 years, Burrell returns to public office

January 1, 2020 4:48 pm

The last Democrat to win a seat on the Sussex County Board of Freeholders and the only African American freeholder in Sussex history completed a political comeback today, being sworn in as the new mayor of Vernon Township. Howard Burrell,...