Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik inducts Bob Salman into the Monmouth Dem Hall of Fame. Middletown Mike photo.
A prominent Monmouth County Democrat who wants the newly created position of chief ethics officer at New Jersey Transit finds himself in a self induced ethical controversy after an email he sent to other Democrat leaders was leaked to Politico.
Bob Salman, 79 of Marlboro, served as Inspector General of the Department of Transportation during the McGreevey/Codey and Corzine administrations. Governor Christie appointed him to the Council on Local Mandates. He is a member of the Democrat State Committee and is an inductee of the Monmouth Democrat Hall of Fame.
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Posted: December 26th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News, New Jersey, NJ Democrats | Tags: Bob Salman, Gov Phil Murphy, Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik, Monmouth County News, NJ Democrats, NJ DOT, NJ GOP, Robert Salman | 13 Comments »
NJ Dem Chairman John Currie, standing between Congressman Frank Pallone and state Senator Vin Gopal in 2014. That’s Dem Freeholder candidate Lawrence Luttrell, left of U.S. Senator Cory Booker
Congratulations to NJ Democratic Party Chairman John Currie on his new job as the Public Information Officer of the Passaic County Board of Social Services. And congratulations to the Board on finally finding the right man for the job after an exhaustive 14 year search.
Currie is the perfect man for the $92,000 part time job because, as the head of the Passaic County Democrats, the New Jersey Democrats, the Passaic Board of Elections and his partnership in a Chevrolet dealership, “he knows everybody,” BSS director Tony Desimone told The Record. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 11th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth Democrats, NJ Democrats | Tags: Congressman Frank Pallone, John Currie, Lawrence Luttrell, Lunging Larry Luttrell, New Jersey Democratic Party, New Jersey Democrats, NJ Pension Crisis, Senator Vin Gopal | 8 Comments »
You can toggle between districts by type — elementary, regional HS and K-12 — by clicking in the Visible layers box (K-12 are shown by default). To find a district, zoom in and move the map, or use the search box (with the magnifying glass). Hover over or click on a district for information. A day… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 16th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, NJ Democrats, Property Taxes | Tags: Education, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, NJ Democrats School Funding Plan, NJ Property Taxes, NJ School Funding | 2 Comments »
Self-declared “master Democratic Party campaign strategist” James Devine of Rahway doubled down on his assertion that Democrats are “at war” with Republicans.
Devine told The Asbury Park Press that James Hodgkinson, the looney tune who gunned down Congressman Steve Scalise and three others yesterday before being shot dead by U.S. Capitol Police, was exercising his Second Amendment Rights to defend himself against duly elected tyrannical Republicans practicing baseball. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 15th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, News, NJ Democrats | Tags: #HuntRepublicanCongressmen, #HuntRepublicans, Asbury Park Press, Deborah Howlett, James Devine, James Hodgkinson, New Jersey | 7 Comments »
James Devine, a well known New Jersey Democrat operative and local newspaper publisher from Union County, responded to the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise and three others yesterday by creating the hashtag #HuntRepublicans and #HuntRepublicanCongressmen on his social media accounts. Devine declared that Democrats are “in a war” with Republicans.
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Posted: June 15th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Democrats, Monmouth County News, Monmouth Democrats, New Jersey, NJ Democrats, NJ Politics | Tags: #HuntRepublicanCongressmen, #HuntRepublicans, Amy Handlin, Asbury Park Press, Deborah Howlett, James Devine, Jim Devine, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Sam Thompson, Steve Scalise, Vin Gopal | 9 Comments »
In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the state Assembly still had business to do before the two-year legislative session expired — including saying goodbye to all the departing lawmakers. Most of the time, it’s nice words followed by contrite thank-yous from the about-to-be-former legislators. Not so this time, when the object of praise was Assemblywoman… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 12th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Mary Pat Angenlini, Monmouth County News, NJ Democrats, NJ State Legislature | Tags: 11th Legislative District, Mary Pat Angelini, Monmouth County News, NJ Legislature | 2 Comments »
TRENTON — A controversial proposal aiming to change the way New Jersey redraws its legislative districts will not be voted on Monday as state lawmakers gather for the final votes of the two-year legislative session, according to the measure’s top sponsor in the state Senate. Instead, state Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-N.J.) said, Democratic lawmakers pushing the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 11th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News, NJ Constitution, NJ Democrats, NJ State Legislature | Tags: Fixed elections, Legislative redistricting, NJ State Legislature, Patrick Murray, SCR-188, Sen. Nicolas Scutari | Comments Off on N.J. Dems’ controversial redistricting plan ‘dead for today’
50% of New Jersey voters think our State’s problems are solvable, but that our politicians are not willing to stick their necks out to get our State moving in the right direction. That’s the take away from the FDU Public Mind Poll released this morning which indicates that Governor Chris Christie approval rating is upside down, 30%-55% and that the State Legislature’s approval rating is negative 24%-44%.
28% of the 792 self identified registered voters survey by FDU from June 15-21 said that New Jersey is moving in the right direction. 57% said we are on the wrong track.
Poll results that this should indicate that change is coming in November. Don’t count on that happening, unless Christie shocks the world and announces that he is not running for president.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2015 Elections, 2015 Legislative Races, Chris Christie, New Jersey, NJ Democrats, NJ GOP, NJ State Legislature | Tags: 2015 Elections, Assembly Democrats, Assembly Republicans, Chris Christie, FDU Public Mind Poll, NJ State Legislature, State Legislature | 2 Comments »
TRENTON — Democratic legislative leaders plan to introduce and fast-track legislation that would make sweeping changes to New Jersey voting laws in an attempt to bring more voters to the polls in a state where turnout and registration rates are in decline, NJ Advance Media has learned. The “Democracy Act” will include about a dozen measures… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 15th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News, NJ Constitution, NJ Democrats, NJ State Legislature | Tags: New Jersey, NJ Legislature, Vote, Voter Turnout | 4 Comments »
ATLANTIC CITY — For the last decade, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has been the butt of jokes about the “Dean Scream.” On Thursday night, Dean turned the joke on Gov. Chris Christie and his presidential hopes. “I’m going to say this to Chris Christie,” Dean told about 200 Democrats in a Harrah’s ballroom. “You can’t… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 15th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, NJ Democrats | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Democratic State Conference, Howard Dean, NJ Democratic State Committee | Comments Off on Howard Dean screams about Chris Christie in N.J.: ‘You’re not gonna win!’