ELIZABETH – Union County Commissioner Joseph C. Bodek is the new chairman of the Union County Board of County Commissioners. Bodek, a Linden resident, was sworn in as chairman during the county’s 169th reorganization meeting on Jan. 1. Bodek announced the county’s initiatives for the new year with the theme, “Union County 2026: Honoring the…Read More >>

Turnout surged across New Jersey Tuesday, helping propel Democrat Mikie Sherrill to a landslide win in the race for governor. The Garden State is blowing past its turnout in its last gubernatorial contest in 2021, when Republican Jack Ciattarelli came within a few points of an upset win over Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. In fact, relative to…Read More >>

SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Incumbent Richard Huber, the current mayor, and his Democrat running mate Harris Laufer appear to have won victories in the election for two open seats on the Springfield Township Committee on Tuesday evening. As of 9:33 p.m. Tuesday, with all districts reporting, Huber, the most tenured member of Springfield’s governing body, had…Read More >>

New Jersey Assembly Democrats flipped at least three seats tonight, securing a supermajority as voters resoundingly elected Democrats up and down the ticket. The DLCC identified New Jersey as a priority early in 2025 by investing six figures and spotlighting 12 of the most competitive races that were among the biggest successes of the night. Tonight’s Assembly…Read More >>

Democrats in Union County had an extraordinarily successful night, bolstering the political power of Senate President Nicholas Scutari, the Democratic county chairman, with Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill winning by a 2-1 margin, adding two Assembly seats in the 21st district, and scoring victories at the municipal level. In Westfield, where two-term Mayor Shelley Brindle did not…Read More >>