April 2014

CD3 GOP Primary: Lonegan Campaign would welcome Palin support

Newark First Polling Memo: Baraka 42%, Jeffries 30%

Christie nominates former N.J. Attorney General to serve as Port Authority chairman

Torres argues that Dem leaders disenfranchised seven campaigns

Christie, Bergen County Exec candidates on hand as labor agreement signed to jumpstart American Dream Meadowlands project

Trenton mayoral hopeful: ‘We need to stem the flow of blood on our streets’

Newark mayor’s race: Congressman Hakeem Jeffries comes to Newark to boost candidate Shavar Jeffries

Newark mayor’s race: Newark Fire Officers Union to endorse Jeffries

Gilmore: ‘I agree with the mayor on one thing: he went against Pascrell’

Goow hesitates to lionize Hurricane Carter; calls Patersonian’s life story more complex

FEC: first brother Todd Christie gives $2,000 to movement conservative Lonegan in CD3

New pro-Baraka ad invokes Christie in Newark Mayor’s race

A day after spat with Shaftan, Independence Hall Tea Party group picks Larsen over Lance in CD7

Organization to honor Gov. Kean

Paterson honors Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter

Newark mayor’s race: judge dismisses Baraka lawsuit to remove two Jeffries allies from Essex Board of Elections

CD3 Update: Shaftan butts heads with Independence Hall Tea Party group

Bridgegate committee co-chairman tells GOP assemblyman to stick with lawmaking, not comedy

Paterson’s Nelson Ivy: victory or bust

CD 12 Democratic hopefuls absent from chamber trip, but supporters along for the ride

Byrne says Christie ‘handled himself very well’ during keynote address

Operation Paterson: Dominican factor in play as contest intensifies

Colorado politicians invite Christie to experience ‘Rocky Mountain High’

Holt implores lawmakers to invest in ‘infrastructure,’ support increased minimum wage

Declaring ‘we are now at a crossroads,’ Christie implores officials to work together

Holt has little to say about CD 12 Dem primary, suggests endorsement could be pending

Fulop, without Sweeney in sight, sees parallels between his career and Newark mayor’s race

Ruiz on potential future Newark mayoral bid: when the shoe fits…

Senate leadership absent from this year’s chamber trip

It’s not Bridgegate, it’s ‘Wizgate,’ says top GOP Assembly lawmaker

Wisniewski on Bridgegate: state and federal investigations have “different goals”

Flare-up between Torres and Rodriguez at Paterson mayoral forum

Newark mayor’s race: At pre-Walk to Washington breakfast, Jeffries looks at campaign’s last three weeks, outlines path to victory

Christie: If NJ doesn’t act, it could become Detroit

Frank X. Graves versus Allen Ginsberg

ELEC: in Bayonne, $243K COH-armed Smith swamps challenger Davis

ELEC: aided by donations from Fulop, Sweeney, labor, and Dems Establishment, Jackson smothers Trenton mayoral field

Paterson Mayor’s Race: Torres reports $52.4K COH; Sayegh $85.5K

Newark mayor’s race: Baraka, council team raise more than $500K in campaign funds in last period, have more than $400K cash-on-hand

The Political Passion of Paterson: Goow campaigns in the 4th, Pascrell to vote for Sayegh, Torres backers party at Makao

Watson Coleman’s committee team includes Buono, Mercer allies, Green, Silva and Randal Pinkett

Newark mayor’s race: Jersey City Mayor Fulop, a Baraka backer, endorses Ramos, Jeffries slate member

Fulop endorses Smith in Bayonne mayoral race

Elizabeth Ward Races: Dasilva prevails in residency court case

Goow denounces Sayegh crime plan as ‘weak’

Christie, Fishman and Fulop: three Jersey kings intersect, but do not interact, on Holy Thursday

Torres: ‘the fact that they were with me when I lost speaks volumes’

Chivukula in TV ad: ‘I am the Tea Party’s worst nightmare’

Woman candidate chastises veteran male contenders in Paterson Mayor’s race

Bergen Dems demand Donovan cancel fundraiser with Christie after unlimited contributions comments

CD 5 race: Cho raises more than $250K in first 2014 fundraising quarter, more than rival Garrett

Wisniewski ‘frustrated’ over Mastro report interview notes

Lance smothers Larsen in CD7 money game

Politicians from around New Jersey jump into CD12 race with financial contributions

Newark mayor’s race: break-in reported at offices of Jeffries campaign manager

Bayonne mayor’s race: Davis launches first TV ad, fights back against Smith’s airwaves allegations

CD3 Update: Belgard has nearly $326K COH

Newark First goes up on cable with Spanish TV ad in support of Jeffries

Obama delaying bad parts of Obamacare until he’s ‘almost out the door,’ Chris Christie says

Christie putting increasing pressure on Prieto to post interest arbitration cap bill

Sources: WNY pols pull in HCDO’s Prieto to help put down energized Munoz

CD 12 hopefuls attend Christie’s 119th town hall

Kean hosting N.J. fundraiser for Jeb Bush’s son

CD 12 race: Watson Coleman opens Trenton campaign headquarters, a city key to victory

CD3 Race: Lonegan reports $172K cash on hand

In Irvington, Smith burnishes backing of Crump, Johnson in mayor’s contest

Newark mayor’s race: former Newark FOP president backs Jeffries, calls Baraka’s record on crime “dangerous”

Destination 4th Ward: Perceived wounded mayor in Paterson prompts contenders into his base

Christie confronted Samson about Bridgegate allegations in January

LoBo has nearly $1.3 million COH

Bridgegate committee receives internal review documents

Christie tells Assembly leadership ‘not to play games,’ pass arbitration cap bill

Paterson Mayor’s Race: Feliciano ad goes up on cable this week

Vance subpoenas Port Authority records and other Bridgegate updates

CD3: MacArthur has $1.75 million COH

A night for homeless youth: Bipartisan group of lawmakers raises $25K for Covenant House

Booker on U.S. Senate race, Republican candidates: let’s talk after the GOP primary

Bridgegate committee gets list of people interviewed for Christie’s internal report

May 13th Campaign Notes: Five Questions on the Trail

Interest arbitration sunset shines light on back room dispute

Newark’s mayor race: Jeffries campaign worker arrested and charged for Baraka bus burning

GOP lawmaker weighing in on CD 3 Republican primary

Newark mayor’s race: Political media group tied to Norcross paid for Jeffries independent expenditure TV buy

Judge rules against Select Committee on Investigations in Stepien/Kelly case

DiVincenzo wants Democrats to ‘do the right thing’ on arbitration cap bill

At-Large Paterson Council candidate Younes says he wouldn’t take $42K salary

Newark mayor’s race: pro-Jeffries independent expenditure group responds to first Baraka campaign TV spot, calls Baraka’s career record “failed”

Shouting match ensues at joint legislative Bridgegate hearing (video)

CD7 Update: Kovach back on the ballot

Rutgers-Eagleton: Christie job approval at 55%

N.J. Association of Pipe Trades backs Greenstein in CD 12

Watson Coleman nabs AFSCME Local 979 endorsement

Schaer says he’s lost faith in Christie Administration’s Sandy recovery effort

Singleton presses Constable on Hurricane Sandy aid dissemination

ELEC: contributions by public contractors jumped by $2 million in 2013

Paterson Mayor’s Race: Jose ‘Joey’ Torres

Paterson Mayor’s Race: Andre Sayegh

Paterson Mayor’s Race: David Gilmore

Paterson Mayor’s Race: Donna Nelson-Ivy

Jones: ‘Let people know we ain’t playing’

Newark mayor’s race: Jeffries rallies troops in West Ward after tough week

ABC News: Grand Jury convening in Bridgegate case

Newark mayor’s race: Suspect arrested in campaign bus arson case

Vocal Christie critic optimistic on governor’s pig gestation comments

Sayegh gets backing of the Carpenters

Newark student protest calls for return of local control

Wisniewski a no show at Christie’s Sayreville town hall

Chris Christie says legalized marijuana in N.J. won’t happen under his watch

CD3 GOP Primary – MacArthur to Lonegan: ‘Frankly, Steve, it’s creepy’

Trying to run as a local version of Obama, Jones runs into Gilmore at Paterson forum

Newark mayor’s race: Jeffries calls for Baraka bus burning fugitive to “turn himself in” and for “thorough investigation”

CD 3 Republican primary in full swing

Monmouth Poll: Christie job approval at 51%

Newark mayor’s race: name on Jeffries ELEC report closely resembles name of arson suspect in Baraka campaign bus burning

Newark mayor’s race: Baraka blames Jeffries operatives for campaign bus burning

Bramnick: Putin ‘horrified’ that Menendez banned him from Hudson County

Behar to Christie: ‘You’re toast’

Fulop on Newark mayor’s race: education issue “very complex,” but Baraka “better messenger”

Newark mayor’s race: Warrant issued for arrest of man charged with torching Baraka campaign bus

Sarlo frustrated at treasurer’s silence on cost of Christie’s Bridgegate review

Treasurer: ‘No information’ for lawmakers on cost of Bridgegate internal review