WHO’S UP

Troy Singleton

The Democratic Party star from BurlCo welcomed Senator Dawn Addiego to the party this week, as buzz circulates about an inevitable future statewide run by the respected Democratic politician.

Glenn Paulsen

Word is that the former Burlington County Republican Chairman will more than land on his feet amid the shakeup on his home turf this week that included the defection of Addiego.

Craig Coughlin

The perennial “adult in the room” speaker of the General Assembly stepped in to smooth over the potential worsened public relations fiasco at a diner this week as he and Governor Phil Murphy and Senate President Steve Sweeney promoted the minimum wage hike bill ahead of Thursday’s vote.

Darrin Russo

In a coming battleground contest, the former career Franklin Township police officer received the support of the Somerset County Democratic Party screening committee in his 2019 countywide bid to be the next sheriff.

Ryan Peters

Following Senator Dawn Addiego’s defection to the Democrats, her district-mate, the Navy SEAL Assemblyman, stood tall, along with his Assembly district-mate  Joe Howarth.

Gerry Scharfenberger 

The Monmouth County Freeholder appears to have the early GOP establishment edge to supplant retiring Assemblywoman Amy Handlin in LD13.

WHO’S DOWN

The BurlCo GOP

The once vaunted party organization watched as Senator Dawn Addiego (D-8) switched parties and joined the Democratic Party, giving the caucus a 26-14 edge over the Republicans.

Tom Kean, Jr.

The Republican Leader of the state senate received a gut punch this week as his caucus dwindled to its lowest ebb.

Michael Cioffi 

Englewood Cliffs finally publicly released recordings which feature their police chief in a starring role, morbidly ruminating about how he would “like to kill” former Council President Carol McMorrow.

Richard Leonard

The longtime Roseland Councilman resigned from the local governing body after pleading guilty to “conspiracy with an unnamed corporation,” among other charges.

Donald J. Trump

Whatever his base projections elsewhere, the defection of Addiego in BurlCo on the heels of U.S. Rep. Andy Kim’s CD3 win indicates more lost ground for Republicans in the Trump era.