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Assemblymember Jamel Holley (D-Union) made it formal yesterday: He’s primarying his former running mate, state Sen. Joe Cryan (D-Union).
Holley, who’s Black, put out an announcement video that portrays him in the mold of Martin Luther King, Jr., RFK (Sr.), John Lewis and Barack Obama. It made only glancing references to
the anti-vaccine conspiracy theories he’s spent the last couple years pushing (with some help by RFK Jr.), and none to the false theories he’s promoted about
“This candidacy for State Senate is not about me. It’s about the boy in Elizabeth whose parents came to this country to seek a better life and many of the same services and support I received when I was young,” Holley said in a statement.
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It’s actually happening. Bridget Anne Kelly, the former Chris Christie aide who wrote the “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” email that kicked off the Bridgegate scandal, is
There is evidence that Kelly was used as a scapegoat. And the Mastro report’s theory that she ordered the lane closure because she was dumped by Bill Stepien was indeed baseless and misogynistic. She suffered longer-lasting consequences than many other people involved. But that doesn’t negate Kelly’s actions in the late summer of 2013, and she continues to argue that she was not aware that creating a huge tra
By Jay Lassiter | January 25, 2021, 11:01 am | in Columnist
There’s a big election in New Jersey this year and Governor Phil Murphy and all 120 members of the General Assembly are on the ballot. Most races are predictable thanks to partisan redistricting and/or an overwhelming democratic voter edge. A small handful of races, however, could be quite close.
We’ll preview those potential nail-biters below, starting with a couple primary races before highlighting a few of November’s most-anticipated showdowns.
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New Jersey’s 20th legislative district is Elizabeth, Roselle, Union Township, and Hillside in Union County.
In June’s primary election, incumbent Senator Joe Cryan will try to repel two off-the-line challengers: a relative unknown called Jason Krychiw and Cryan’s own running-mate Assemblyman Jamel Holley.
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Former Gov. Jon Corzine years ago called her the “conscience of the Legislature.” Gov. Phil Murphy yesterday said she may be “the most consequential legislator in the history of our state.” Former Gov. Chris Christie wanted to “take the bat out on her.”