State Sen. Joseph Cryan (D-Union) has endorsed Senate President Nick Scutari for re-election in 2027, both for his Senate seat in the 22nd district and for Union County Democratic chairman. “Nick has proven he’s the effective leadership we need in Trenton and in Union County for the foreseeable future,” said Cryan. The endorsement is further…Read More >>

As Republican-led states around the country rush to redraw their congressional maps to add new red seats, Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Linden) is now saying he’s open to the possibility of New Jersey responding in kind, though any such changes would have to be for the 2028 elections rather than 2026. At a Democratic primary…Read More >>

Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Clark) and more than 50 other Union County Democrats are lining up behind Rebecca Bennett, the Union County Democratic Committee-endorsed candidate for the 7th congressional district. Also endorsing Bennett: Assemblymembers James Kennedy (D-Rahway) and Linda Carter (D-Plainfield); County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi, County Sheriff Peter Corvelli, and all nine members of the County Board…Read More >>

The leader of the state Senate is officially taking sides in the race to succeed Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), joining other Union County Democrats to endorse Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp for Congress. Senate President Nicholas Scutari, also the Democratic chair of Union County, announced his endorsement of Mapp on Friday. Mapp is one of…Read More >>

Rebecca Bennett has won the endorsement of the Union County Democrats, giving her the backing of the 7th congressional district’s largest and most formidable county party organization. Under Union County Democratic rules, only the 12 municipal chairs from the 7th district are allowed to participate in the district’s endorsement votes. Bennett received six votes on…Read More >>