Meryl Frank

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Frank Lautenberg, who at age 84 will seek a fifth term as a United States Senator from New Jersey. If he wins, he’d become the oldest and longest-serving Senator in state history. But a sudden retirement could turn New Jersey politics upside-down.

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John Adler, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman who is seeking to become the first Democratic Congressman from Jim Saxton’s district since 1994. And watch Frank LoBiondo, if Jeff Van Drew decides he wants to be a Congressman

Kate Whitman

Charlotte DeFilippo, the veteran Union County Democratic Chair, had her records as Executive Director of the Union County Improvement Authority subpoenaed by the state Attorney General’s office.

Matthew Boxer,

Troy Singleton

The Group

Dennis Shulman

Two veteran New Jersey operatives get a chance to manage in the major leagues:

Two of the state’s leading young Hispanic politicians are

New Jersey AFL-CIO President

A group of Democratic power fundraisers have committed to raising “at least $1 million” for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign at a December 12 event at the State Theater in New Brunswick. More than 75 party fundraisers met last week at the MWW offices in East Rutherford for a meeting sponsored by “The Group” – the unofficial name for John Graham, Michael Kempner, Alfred DeCotiis,William Harla, Rev. Reginald Jackson, and Mayor Meryl Frank, who are the leaders of Clinton’s New Jersey finance operation. Democratic State Chairman Joseph Cryan attended the meeting.

Assemblywoman Linda Stender, who came within one percentage point of ousting Republican Congressman Michael Ferguson in 2006, has lined up two key fundraisers to help her in next year’s rematch.  John F. X. Graham, who is Hillary Clinton’s New Jersey finance chairman and played the same role for John Kerry four years ago, will serve as Co-Chair of Stender’s ’08 Finance Committee, along with Highland Park Mayor Meryl Frank.  State Senator Raymond Lesniak has agreed to serve as Honorary Chairman.  Stender raised $239,000 for her federal campaign between June and September of this year.