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Kern locks down party support for re-election as Warren Commissioner

January 8, 2021 4:14 pm

Warren County Commissioner James W. Kern III today announced his bid for re-election to a second term with broad support from county Republican leaders. Kern, 32, who became the first director of the Board of Commissioners when they reorganized earlier...

Kern will serve as director of Warren Board of Commissioners

December 30, 2020 10:54 amDecember 30, 2020 4:06 pm

James R. Kern III is expected to become the first director of the Warren County Board of Commissioners when the county holds their reorganization meeting on January 4. Kern had served as deputy freeholder director in 2020 and will assume...

Warren County has produced five nominees for statewide office

December 21, 2020 12:01 amDecember 21, 2020 1:32 pm

Warren may be the third-smallest county in New Jersey, but it has generated an outsized number of statewide candidates. The latest in Doug Steinhardt, a former mayor of Lopatcong who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor. The last governor...

Steinhardt dominates endorsements in Warren, his home county

December 18, 2020 7:27 pmDecember 18, 2020 7:46 pm

Warren County is backing favorite son Doug Steinhardt for governor with near unanimity, releasing 103 endorsements from county and local GOP leaders on Friday. This is Steinhardt’s first rollout of endorsements since announcing his bid to take on Gov. Phil...

Provisional ballots bring Republican victory in Alpha

November 24, 2020 1:34 pm

Democratic incumbent Tracy Grossman lost her re-election bid, facing defeat at the hands of Republican challenger Louis Cartabona by 12 votes. Cartabona, the second-place finisher in a race for one of two council seats, beat Grossman 533-521. The Democrat led...

Ciesla, O’Neill win in Warren

November 3, 2020 11:26 pm

Former Lopatcong Council President Lori Ciesla will defeat Democrat Theresa Bender Chapman, the New Jersey Globe projects. Republican Surrogate Kevin O’Neill is on track to beat challenger John Massaro. Ciesla, a close ally of State Republican chairman Doug Steinhardt, ran...

There’s a flicker of light in just 8 of New Jersey’s 21 county elections

October 28, 2020 3:33 pm

Just eight New Jersey counties have elections worth watching, with control of county government up for grabs in just one. Ten counties presently elect only Democrats and seven are represented by only Republican officeholders. Only four — Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem...