Thursday, May 16, 2013
New Jersey's only female governor spoke at the Bergen County Women's Republican Club's 90th anniversary celebration.
Former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman urged attendees at the Bergen County Women's Republican Club's 90th anniversary celebration Wednesday to vote for minorities, women and Gov. Chris Christie. "We need people with different life experiences, with different ways of thinking, to be at that [decision-making] table," Whitman said during her keynote address at Seasons in Washington Township. Whitman, New Jersey's first and only female governor, said she supported more women and citizens from minority groups running for office and also voiced support for Governor Christie in his run for re-election against Democrat Sen. Barbara Buono. Whitman pointed to Christie’s willingness to work across party lines. "We really can set the pace for the nation…
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Organizer denies political action committee sought to hide contributions
A political action committee financed largely by contractors doing business in Bergen County paid for an event celebrating the county Democratic party's election night victory last November in Hasbrouck Heights, the Star-Ledger reported Wednesday. The PAC that covered the $10,033.54 event, the New Leadership Council of New Jersey, was created by Daniel Ortega, a former Democratic party official under ex-chairman Joe Ferriero. The former party chair was indicted on mail fraud charges, but his conviction was later overturned. Ortega said the PAC was not seeking to hide contributions, according to the report. The celebration was not an official Democratic party event, he said. "The purpose of this PAC is to support current and new …
Monday, April 8, 2013
New Jersey law allows contributors who donate less than $300 to remain anonymous.
A published report Sunday revealed New Jersey’s current campaign donation system needs to be revised after it was disclosed politicians can receive more money while still keeping the names of their donors secret — as long as the contributions are less than $300. The NJ.com report said most states allow campaigns to keep only those donors who give $100, $50 or less private, but Garden State politicians don’t have to report any information about people who contribute less than $300. The report said because of the state’s secretive laws, candidates were able to hide about $12 million out of the $100 million donated. The state’s rule allowing campaigns to keep these donors anonymous could undergo a re-evaluation after one of the state’s most …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Gov. Christie: “I intend on living here after I’m governor... and I do not want to live under a Democratic governor.”
Gov. Chris Christie told Bergen County Republicans Thursday that members of his party should work together to elect strong Republican candidates across New Jersey in the coming years. Christie, speaking at Bergen County Republican Organization Headquarters in Hackensack, urged the audience that strong Republican leaders and candidates are needed at all levels of government. “This can’t just be about me,” said Christie. “After we win re-election in November it’ll be just four more years that I can be governor and then I’m term limited. [We need] good candidates that can run for governor, run for the legislature, run for freeholder, run for local offices. If we don’t have that set up then we haven’t done as good of a job as we could.” The …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
A Quinnipiac University poll released this week shows Chris Christie with a big lead over his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Barbara Buono.
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Saturday, February 23
Gov. Chris Christie is the best person to lead New Jersey over the next four years, according to voters polled in a survey released this week by Quinnipiac University. Christie, a Republican, leads his Democratic rival, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex), 62 percent to 25 percent in the state's 2013 gubernatorial race, according to the poll. The governor's overall approval rating also remains high. Christie's 74 percent approval rating and 69 percent favorable rating tie his personal record highs from January, the Huffington Post reports, both numbers buoyed by public perception of the way he handled Hurricane Sandy's impact and its aftermath. Christie appears to have strong support on the other side of the aisle, as well. In the …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Mahwah native Jan Bidwell is seeking the seat held by Gerry Cardinale in the 39th legislative district
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Thursday, January 24
Mahwah Democrat Jan Bidwell announced Wednesday she will run for a seat in the state Senate, politickernj.com reported. Longtime state senator Gerry Cardinale currently holds the 39th District seat Bidwell is seeking. "Our district needs a senator who understands the challenges of citizens who are buckling under the burden of high taxes and budget cuts, who are unemployed, who deserve to be paid a fair wage," Bidwell, a social worker, told politickernj.com. "The 39th District deserves a senator who strongly denounces corruption." Bidwell, who was as a member of Gov. Jon Corzine's Child Welfare Policy Group,said she will use “modern tools” to reach out to the district’s voters, the report said. District 39 represents towns in Bergen and …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Former Bergen County Freeholder Rob Hermansen plans to run for his party's nomination for an assembly seat, reports say
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Wednesday, January 9
A former Mahwah Councilman and ex-Bergen County Freeholder plans to run for the Republican nomination for a state assembly seat in the 39th District, reports said Wednesday. According to a NorthJersey.com report, Rob Hermansen, who served as a Mahwah councilman before he won a seat on the Bergen County Freeholder Board in 2009, announced Tuesday his intent to replace Republican Assemblyman Robert Schroeder, who is under indictment. Schroeder “so far has resisted calls from party leaders to step down from the Assembly, where he has served since 2010,” the report said. “An indictment issued on Dec. 21 accuses him of stealing $1.89 million from five people who lent him money for a business venture and with writing 47 bad checks to 12 …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Speculation about Newark mayor's plans swirled for months
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Newark Mayor Cory Booker ended months of speculation Thursday when he announced that he was considering a run for US Senate. “[ I ] will complete my full second term as mayor. As for my political future, I will explore the possibility of running for The United States Senate in 2014,” Booker said in a statement released shortly before noon. Political observers in the state and beyond have speculated whether Booker, 43, a Rhodes scholar and Bergen County native, would run for governor against Chris Christie in 2013 or seek the Senate seat now held by Booker’s fellow Democrat Frank Lautenberg. Lautenberg, at 88 the Senate’s oldest member, has not announced any plans to step down when his term expires in 2014. In his statement, Booker’s …
Friday, December 14, 2012
But, Romney supporters from Ramsey donated more money to their candidate of choice
More Ramsey residents cast their vote for Mitt Romney in November’s presidential election, but more than double the number of people from Ramsey who donated money to the Romney campaign, donated to the Obama campaign. According to an interactive map posted on NJSpotlight.com Friday, 185 Ramsey residents contributed to the Obama campaign from March 2011 through Nov. 2012. Only 89 donated funds to the Romney campaign during the same time period. But, the amount donated by Romney supporters was much higher. Romney raised $42,657 from Ramsey contributors, whereas Obama only raised $18,014, the map reported. No. of Ramsey votes No. of Ramsey Contributors Total Contributions from Ramsey ($) Average dollar amount per contributor Romney 4,005 89…
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Booker to HuffPo Live: "When I go out and campaign next year for myself as a gubernatorial candidate or for another gubernatorial candidate should I decide not to run..."
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Bob Bembridge
1:16 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Christie Whitman was the worst governor in New Jersey history. She bankrupted the state by making suburban, middle class voters pay for expensive new schools in Democratic strongholds in Newark, Paterson, and Jersey City. Whitman's fiscal recklessness fueled the exodus of middle class voters out of New Jersey, ensuring permanent control of the state by the corrupt Democratic machine. more ›