Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The U.S. Senate campaign heats up as Holt touts progressive record in new web ad.
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) touts big brains and a progressive voting record as he aims squarely at Newark Mayor Cory Booker in his first web campaign spot in the New Jersey Senate race. The video was part of Holt’s full campaign website, launched Wednesday morning. In the video, Holt spends a good deal of time separating himself from Booker’s high-publicity actions. “I don’t have a million Twitter followers. I’ve never run into a burning building. And I‘m not friends with Mark Zuckerberg,’’ Holt says. “So why would I run for Senate against Cory Booker? Well, in Congress, I’ve always done what I think is right for New Jersey.” Sitting atop a classroom desk, Holt identifies himself as a teacher and a scientist with a progressive voting …
Monday, June 10, 2013
Newark mayor benefits from name-recognition, Rutgers-Eagleton survey finds.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s high public profile appears to have contributed to a strong lead over his rivals for U.S. Senate, according to a Rutgers University -Eagleton poll released Monday. Booker announced Saturday he seeks to fill the unexpired term of Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died last week. Gov.Chris Christie called for a primary election Aug. 13 to be followed by a general election Oct. 16. The current Senate term expires in January 2015. Booker will run in the primary against Sheila Oliver, an Essex County Democrat and Speaker of the state Assembly, as well as two members of Congress, Rush Holt and Frank Pallone. Oliver, who filed her candidacy shortly before the deadline Monday, was not included in the polling. The …
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Gov. Chris Christie called for special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
During a press conference in Trenton Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie called for a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of longtime Sen. Frank Lautenberg. As a result, a primary election will be held Aug. 13, with the special election scheduled for Oct. 16. Lautenberg’s vacant seat will be held by New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa, who will not run in the Oct. 16 special election, for the time being. He will assume office on Monday, cutting the Democratic majority in the Senate to 52-46. In the meantime, Morris County election officials are looking for people to work at the polls during the August 13 special primary election. Any Morris County resident who is a registered voter and who is able to read and …
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Among them are a current U.S. Representative and a former New Jersey mayor and Tea Party activist.
With Monday the deadline for prospective U.S. Senate hopefuls to get their signatures into the State in time for August's primary, the list of candidates vying for the vacant seat has operated as a sort of accordion, growing and shrinking as announcements are made, rumors dispelled, and campaigns kicked off. Opting for a special election to find a replacement for five-term U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) who died earlier this week, Gov. Chris Christie's decision generated critcism but plenty of significant interest from both Republicans and Democrats, many of whom see their potential election this October as a leg up in the 2014 race. But, when it comes to making an official announcement, there's been some reticence. Though some …
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Official results from the primary election.
Mail-in ballots did not help get Michael Yodice a spot on the ballot for the Chatham Borough Council this November. Yodice, a Democrat, ran in the primary as a write-in candidate in Tuesday's primary. According to Chatham Borough Clerk Susan Caljean, Yodice drew four votes in the primary of the 13 write-in votes cast on the Democratic ballot. Six votes, Caljean said, were needed to get his name on the November ballot. Chatham Borough Council incumbents James Collander and Vicki Fife will proceed uncontested to the general election in November. Fife is running for her second three-year term on the ballot; Collander, for a fourth term. Of the 11 mail-in ballots submitted in the Chatham Borough primary, one was for the Demcratic ticket. The …
Republican Assembly candidates have renewed confidence heading into November election.
Some say Republicans don't have a chance of winning a general election in Democrat-heavy District 27, but former Chatham Township member Laura Ali and East Hanover firefighter Angelo Tedesco have a different view. Following their victory in Tuesday's GOP primary over candidate Tayfun Selen, the two are taking on longtime Democratic General Assembly members John McKeon and Mila Jasey in the Nov. 5 general election. Unofficial tallies from the Morris County Clerk's Office show Tedesco with 45 percent of the primary vote, Ali with 43 percent and Selen with a little more than 13 percent. The Essex County Clerk's Office reports a similar result from Tuesday's vote: Both Tedesco and Ali garnered about 46 percent of the vote, with Selen's 8 …
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Governor will face Democrat Barbara Buono, who defeated Troy Webster to earn her respective nomination for the November elections.
Amid chants of "four more years" from Republicans from around the state, Gov. Chris Christie celebrated his primary win Tuesday night with a GOP event at the Bridgewater Marriott. Christie thanked the gathered crowd for their support as he easily defeated opponent Seth Grossman to earn the Republican nomination in the November election. Christie will face Democrat Barbara Buono, who defeated Troy Webster to earn her respective nomination for the November elections. "America will be watching to see if the elections will be about tomorrow or yesterday," Christie said as he stood on stage with his wife, Mary Pat, and four children. "New Jersey's tomorrows are filled with much more potential than our yesterdays." The event was held near …
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Daniel Miller was short of getting a seat on the committee by 35 votes.
Chatham Township residents voted to keep Robert Gallop on the committee and to let Curt Ritter join him. Results from Tuesday's primary election were available at about 8:45 p.m. and included the absentee ballots, according to township Administrator Thomas E. Ciccarone. Ritter led the candidates with 710 votes. Robert Gallop had 564 votes, 146 less than Ritter, and Daniel Miller earned 534 votes. If he had garnered only 33 more votes he would have ousted Gallop. Gallop was not present when the ballots were counted. Ritter said he was pleased with the results and thanked members of the community who voted for him. "I am looking forward to improving communications between the committee and township residents," Ritter said, "and having …
Six candidates move on to general election for county freeholder seats.
In the Republican primary for the Morris County Clerk's job, which will be vacated by Joan Bramhall this year, Ann Grossi took the most votes and will move on to face Democrat Terry O'Connor Redwine, of Butler, in the general election. Five GOP candidates vied for a chance to represent the Republican party in the race in November. Total number of votes were as follows for all Republican county clerk candidates, according to unofficial results reported by the Morris County Board of Elections: Morris County Clerk (1 position) Meanwhile, Kathy DeFillippo, Tom Mastrangelo and Douglas Cabana gathered the most votes on the Republicans' side in the race for three open seats on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. For the Democrats, …
Turnout is anticipated to rise as residents get off of work.
The polls were relatively quiet Tuesday morning as Chatham Township residents went about their days. Despite a contested general election in which three candidates--Robert Gallop, Curt Ritter and Daniel S. Miller--are running for two available spots on the Chatham Township Committee, poll workers and Township Clerk Greg LaConte said turnout had been relatively light as of noon Tuesday. Turnout in the polls typically increases as residents return from work, between 6 and 8 p.m. Only one district in the township, District 3, had a challenger at the polls. District 3 residents vote at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church along with the residents of District 5.
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4:12 pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2013
You say you have always done "what I think is right for New Jersey". Just once I would like to hear one of these guys say: I went out and talked to several hundred New Jerseyans on the street and came away with a flavor of what they wanted and followed their wishes. No phonied up town hall meetings, not "random" phone poles, but walking through shopping malls or food stores, or train stations, in… more ›