Stephen M. Sweeney is an American politician and labor leader who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2022,representing the 3rd legislative district. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 114th President of the New Jersey Senate from 2010 to 2022.
Marcia A. Karrow is an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party. She is currently serving as the mayor of Flemington,New Jersey. She previously served in the New Jersey State Senate representing the 23rd Legislative District from February 9,2009 to November 23,2009. She previously served for three years in the General Assembly representing the same district she represented in the Senate.
The 2006 New Jersey state government shutdown was the first shutdown in the history of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The shutdown occurred after the New Jersey Legislature and Governor Jon Corzine failed to agree on a state budget by the constitutional deadline. Furthermore,Corzine and the Legislature clashed on the issue of raising the state sales tax to help balance budget. Exercising his constitutional powers as governor,Corzine ordered the shutdown as a means of pressuring the Legislature to pass a budget. The shutdown began at midnight on July 1,2006,when Corzine called for an orderly shutdown of non-essential government services,which was followed by a second round of shutdowns three days later on July 4.
William "Pat" Schuber is an American Republican Party politician who served as Mayor of Bogota,represented the 38th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly and served 12 years as the Bergen County Executive
The 1988 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 8,1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg won re-election to a second term with a margin of 8.37%. This is the last time that a Senate candidate was elected to the United States Senate in New Jersey at the same time that a presidential candidate of the opposite party won New Jersey.
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) is an independent governmental agency that is responsible for monitoring the integrity of campaign finances in elections in New Jersey. The Commission was established in 1973. Candidates for all public elections in New Jersey are required to file contribution and expenditure reports. ELEC also administers public financing for those running in primary or general elections for Governor of New Jersey. The Commission administers aspects of New Jersey's "pay-to-play" laws,registration of governmental affairs agents (lobbyists),and quarterly disclosure of lobbying activity,and requires personal financial disclosure statements for certain candidates.
Richard E. Constable III is an American lawyer who was the 16th Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,serving from 2012 to 2015. A former Assistant US Attorney,he was also the Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Rich Constable currently serves as MSG Entertainment’s chief strategist overseeing legislative,community,and social impact initiatives.
Chris Christie took office as the 55th Governor of New Jersey on January 19,2010,began his second term on January 21,2014,and left office on January 16,2018.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey,one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2014 United States midterm elections for other federal and state offices,including U.S. House elections in other states and a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.
The Fort Lee lane closure scandal,better known as Bridgegate,was a political scandal in the U.S. state of New Jersey in 2013 and 2014. It involved a staff member and political appointees of then-governor Chris Christie colluding to create traffic jams in Fort Lee,New Jersey by closing lanes at the main toll plaza for the upper level of the George Washington Bridge.
David Wildstein is an American businessman,former Republican Party politician,and the founder and editor-in-chief of the New Jersey political news website New Jersey Globe. A former mayor of Livingston,New Jersey,he served as a senior official in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey during the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie until 2013,when Wildstein resigned in the midst of a scandal involving traffic lanes closures. On May 1,2015,he pleaded guilty to two federal felony counts of conspiracy as part of a plea agreement,but his conviction was later overturned.
Richard Carl Leone was an American Democratic Party politician who served as New Jersey State Treasurer from 1974 to 1977 and as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. Leone also worked for Lyndon B. Johnson,Robert F. Kennedy and Edmund Muskie.
The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent governor Phil Murphy was first elected in 2017 with 56% of the vote and won re-election to a second term. Murphy and his running mate,Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver,defeated the Republican ticket of Jack Ciattarelli and Diane Allen,51.2% to 48%.
The 218th New Jersey Legislature began on January 9,2018 following the 2017 Elections. The session started in the end of Chris Christie's governorship and continued in the first two years of Phil Murphy's governorship.
The 2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New Jersey. Democratic congressman Andy Kim and Republican real estate developer Curtis Bashaw are seeking their first term in office. The winner will succeed Democratic interim appointee George Helmy,who is serving as a caretaker for Democrat Bob Menendez's third term. The winner will assume office in late November after the election is certified in order to give an advantage in seniority.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey,one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts.
The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 4,2025,to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Murphy is term-limited and therefore ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.
The 1991 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 5. The election took place mid-way through the term of Governor James Florio. The results were a landslide victory for the Republican Party amidst a tax revolt by New Jersey voters. Democrats picked up only one seat,that of Senator Lee B. Laskin. Republicans picked up eleven Democrat seats,winning control of the Senate for the first time since 1974. This was the first election after the 1990 census.
Robert Jacobsen Menendez,Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez,he was a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2021 to 2023.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the twelve U.S. representatives from the State of New Jersey,one from all twelve of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections were held on June 4,2024.
