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Koren will run Valerie Plame campaign in New Mexico

January 15, 2020 12:23 pm

Alex Koren, who managed the State Assembly races of Lisa Mandelblatt and Stacey Gunderman in the 21st district last year, has signed on as campaign manager for Valerie Plame, the former CIA operative who is running for Congress in New...

Sweeney likes Biden, but he’s not ready to endorse

January 14, 2020 2:59 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney has a special place in his heart for former Vice President Joe Biden, but he’s not ready to endorse him, or anyone else, for the presidency. “You know, I like Joe Biden a lot, but I...

Ex-U.S. Senator born in New Jersey says Matt Mowers has paid his dues in New Hampshire

January 14, 2020 12:42 pmJanuary 14, 2020 5:49 pm

If Bergen County native Matt Mowers wins his race for Congress, he’ll be the first New Jersey native to represent New Hampshire’s first district since onetime Trenton resident Robert C. Smith gave up his seat in 1990 to run for...

Malinowski endorses Biden for president

January 14, 2020 9:40 amJanuary 14, 2020 10:59 am

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) endorsed Joe Biden for president, becoming the first prominent New Jersey Democrat to take sides following the withdrawal of Cory Booker from the race on Monday. “We need a nominee who can calm partisan divisions, unify...

DeGise rejects open primary for president in Hudson

January 14, 2020 9:19 am

Hudson County Democrats will settle on a single presidential candidate to be on their organization line in the June primary, county chair Amy DeGise told the New Jersey Globe. DeGise dismissed the option of holding an open primary for any...

Matt Mowers will seek New Hampshire congressional seat

January 13, 2020 11:44 pmJanuary 14, 2020 11:49 am

Matt Mowers, a former Trump State Department official and aide to Gov. Chris Christie, will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Hampshire against freshman Rep. Chris Pappas (D-Manchester). Mowers has not filed with the Federal Election Commission, but...

Beach, Madden not ready to back a presidential candidate

January 13, 2020 9:19 pm

Democratic chairs in Gloucester and Camden Counties have not yet picked favored presidential candidates following U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s withdrawal from the race. “I just heard he dropped out this afternoon,” State Sen. Fred Madden, Gloucester County’s Democratic chairman, said....