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| Winner |
Losers |
| PHIL MURPHY |
GEORGE GILMORE |
| Two years before the next gubernatorial primary, the incumbent governor is endorsed by the likely Democratic chairman in New Jersey’s largest county, Paul Juliano of Bergen.
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The Ocean County Republican chairman is convicted on three counts of two counts of failing to pay IRS payroll taxes withheld from the firm’s employees and one count of making a false statement on a bank loan application. |
| PAUL JULIANO |
JEFF VAN DREW |
| The Fairview public works director has emerged as the clear front runner to succeed Louis Stellato as the Bergen County Democratic chairman. |
The freshman congressman posts pathetic 1st quarter fundraising numbers — the worst in the nation for a Democrat in a targeted district. |
| JOHN LABROSSE |
LAURENCE DOWNES |
| The Hackensack mayor has control of the Board of Education after one ally is re-elected and other picks up an open seat. |
The early backer of Phil Murphy for governor finds himself out of a job when asked to resign as chairman of the Economic Development Authority. |
| TOM KEAN, JR. |
LIZETTE DELGADO-POLANCO |
| The Senate minority leader has a successful launch in his bid for the Republican nomination for Congress in NJ-7, with five GOP county chairs at his formal announcement. |
The not as early a backer of Larry Downes of Phil Murphy for governor still has her job as CEO of the Schools Development Authority. |
| AMIRI BARAKA, PHIL ALAGIA AND MO BUTLER |
DEIRDRE WEBSTER COBB |
| Major players on Cory Booker’s team helped orchestrate a successful hometown kickoff of a national Justice for All tour. |
The chair of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission appears to have no clue how a gag order in what was supposed to be a “survivor centered” workplace discrimination policy turned out to a gag order for victims. |