A morning email with must-read analysis and breaking news on New Jersey politics and policy. The state’s commuter agency, NJ Transit, declined under Christie, and even though Murphy promised to rebuild the agency “if it kills me,” the recovery has been slow. Incumbent Governor Phil Murphy will attempt to break that streak this November, as he has officially announced his run for re-election. ", He continues: "The pandemic isn't easy. 04/2/2021. In the ad, Ciattarelli, a former state legislator, lays the responsibility for New Jersey's nursing home deaths squarely at Murphy's feet. ", "No one is innocent here. Phil Murphy's at a news conference regarding the COVID-19 cases at the War Memorial in Trenton, N.J. on Saturday, April 11, 2020. You can contact him at tyler.olson@foxnews.com and follow him on Twitter at @TylerOlson1791. 2021-04-07T06:22-0400. “If Steinhardt is the Republican candidate, we have no chance of winning and he will be absolutely annihilated. 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Tuesday night’s election reminded the state that Republicans have a pulse, especially in South Jersey with the LD1 win of Senator-elect Michael Testa and in LD8, where a win by Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-8) puts state senator Dawn Addiego (D-8) directly in harm’s way in 2021. Tyler Olson covers politics for FoxNews.com. New Jersey 2021 Gubernatorial debates and race coverage: ABC This Week interview of Phil Murphy on 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial race, 12.13.2020 New Jersey Globe, "Singh launches bid for Governor against Murphy," by David Wildstein, November 09, 2020 March 17, 2021 2 min read Matt Rooney New Jersey’s top conservative radio personality is lending a hand to a Republican running for governor in 2021 who isn’t named Jack Ciattarelli. Ciattarelli is also releasing a separate ad that details his roots in New Jersey, as the June 8 GOP primary for New Jersey governor nears. Property tax growth has slowed in recent years, but New Jersey maintains the distinction of having the highest property taxes in the nation. Even Morris County, one of New Jersey’s wealthiest and most historically red counties, went for Biden in November, though down-ballot Republicans managed to hold on as voters split their tickets. But the governor's seat has gone to Republicans in the past as recently as 2013 when Chris Christie won that race. That won’t necessarily happen immediately – the deadline to select a candidate for Lt. The former New Jersey state lawmaker does want to win the GOP nomination to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received harsh criticism over. — Virginia’s open-seat race starts as Leans Democratic in the Crystal Ball ratings. All rights reserved. Over the past 30 years, New Jerseyans have tended to elect governors from the opposite party that holds the White House, but the state’s strong antipathy to Trump — he consistently polls in the low- to mid-30s — could end that trend in 2021. Phil Murphy over his 2020 order that nursing homes accept coronavirus-positive patients from hospitals. Phil Murphy, an unabashed progressive whose approval ratings remain high based on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but who has faced his own challenges with intraparty fights and scandal. New Jersey governor nominates woman to lead state’s National Guard. Meanwhile, a report by New Jersey Advance Media indicates that Murphy's administration was told ‒ before issuing his March 31 order ‒ that it would likely result in seniors dying who otherwise would have lived. Legal Statement. On Thursday, a day after a mob of pro-Trump rioters incited by the president’s false claims that the election was stolen from him stormed the U.S. Capitol, one of the candidates, Doug Steinhardt, a no-holds-barred supporter of the president, put no distance between himself and Trump. Posted Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 2:44 pm ET. “The actions of violent criminals do not speak for Republicans and supporters of President Trump,” Steinhardt, a former state GOP chair, said in a statement. Many, especially Republicans, believe that Murphy's order contributed to the fact New Jersey has the highest coronavirus deaths per capita of any state in the U.S., according to Statista. “To beat Phil Murphy, New Jersey Republicans need … an actual Republican,” says the ad by Steinhardt, who until last month was the state GOP chair. Announcement of Intent to run for New Jersey Governor. We get it. Our morning email about New Jersey health care policy and politics. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is poised to become the state’s first Democratic governor to secure reelection since 1977. His overtly negative campaign strategy is to divide NJ Republicans,” campaign manager Eric Arpert said in a statement Wednesday before the riots. That was before the Trump era, which, save for an extremely low-turnout state legislative election in 2019, has seen pronounced voter backlash against the president. New Jersey starts as Likely Democratic. Phil Murphy in … (RELATED: ‘Sanctuary State’ Governor Faces Backlash From Pro-Illegal Immigration Groups Over COVID-19 Relief Benefits) “The problem for Steinhardt is that our folks are smarter than that. The … His policies have worked for the country,” Ciattarelli said at the time. They also know he can’t win a general election. Delivered monthly, New Jersey CEO Report gives you a high-level outlook on policy issues driving the agenda in the Garden State. Jack Ciattarelli, Brian Levine, Philip Rizzo, and Hirsh Singh will compete in the June 8 primary election for their party’s nomination. Matt Friedman's must-read briefing on the Garden State's important news of the day. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. This Week in NJ: April 2nd, 2021 . Still, Bramnick thinks Trump will fade from voters’ minds a year after his defeat and the gubernatorial election will be a referendum on Murphy. Legal Statement. New Jersey's property taxes are the highest in the nation and our state is ranked the worst place to do business. New Jersey Gov. And Murphy only recently soothed relations after years of fighting with the powerful South Jersey Democratic machine whose committed support he'll need if the race for governor is close. A movement conservative who is again trying to claim that statewide lane, this time in 2021, Rullo is a graduate of the College of New Jersey and a self-employed businessman. He is running for governor of New Jersey. Murphy‘s job approval rating remains above 60 percent in recent polls, but he could be vulnerable on several issues, including New Jersey’s highest-in-the-nation coronavirus death rate and a #MeToo scandal in which he and top administration officials were accused of delaying dealing with a staffer’s rape accusations against another staffer. He is considered the frontrunner in that race -- the Philadephia Inquirer said Ciattarelli "is seen as the presumptive GOP nominee.". 04/06/2021 11:52 AM EDT. Other governors, like Florida Gov. “Some cut and run from our president during tough times hoping he wouldn’t notice, while others were never there in the first place. Davis would like to formerly announce my intention to run for governor of the state of New Jersey on November 02 2021. This is one of three state legislative chambers—along with New Jersey’s Assembly and Senate—with regularly scheduled elections in 2021. Jack Ciattarelli's top priorities are making New Jersey more affordable by lowering property taxes and growing the economy. In my view, the election for Governor of New Jersey in 2021 should be about affordability and job creation. Posted: Apr 23, 2021 / 04:30 PM EDT / Updated: Apr 23, 2021 / 07:36 PM EDT Pastor Phil Rizzo, Republican primary candidate for Governor of New Jersey (Photo: Jersey Rizzo) TRENTON, N.J. New Jersey is deeply blue when it comes to federal elections — Biden carried the state by 17 points in November and New Jersey hasn’t elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate in nearly a half-century —  but that has never given Democrats a lock on the governorship. Some New Jersey Republicans have urged the party to disavow Trump, but they represent a tiny minority and few have any power. Trump will be in New Jersey during the dog days of summer and in the middle of the battle between Democrat Governor Phil Murphy and whoever his Republican challenger will be. Phil Murphy, an unabashed progressive whose approval ratings remain … ... 2021… Roger Bacon of Phillipsburg Is challenging him for the Democratic nomination. Phil Murphy on Monday named Col. Lisa Hou as his pick to head of the state's National Guard and serve as commissioner of … Gubernatorial elections this year in New Jersey and Virginia will likely be seen as the first referendums of Biden’s presidency. Steinhardt and Ciattarelli are running to unseat first-term Democratic Gov. Virginia is also holding elections for lieutenant governor, attorney general, and House of Delegates in 2021. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Jack Ciattarelli, the Ocean County Republican Party's nominee for governor, speaks during the annual convention held in the gym at Toms River Intermediate East on Wednesday night, March 10, 2021.Ocean County Republicans (Reuters). New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, expects a "big summer" at the shore. NJ GOV. Even during the final, desperate days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the two main Republicans running for governor of New Jersey — a state where Trump has repeatedly proven to be electoral poison for the GOP — are maintaining their support for him. Steinhardt’s support of Trump could be effective in a primary but hurt him in a general election in state where a strong anti-Trump backlash has seen many once-solidly Republican suburbs go Democratic and several House seats flip from red to blue. Democrats control the governor… Market data provided by Factset. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he is considering cash incentives to lure people to get vaccinated. New York is second. Levine, who lost his bid for reelection in November, announced on New Year's Day that he was forming an exploratory committee to run … New Jersey Gov. Businessman and America-First candidate Hirsh Singh is running for the Republican nomination in New Jersey's GOP Gubernatorial primary. or redistributed. Ciattarelli has previously voiced stronger support for the president, telling New Jersey Globe in August that he planned to vote Trump. POLITICO New Jersey Pro’s high-level outlook on the policy issues driving the month in New Jersey. Democrats will no doubt continue to link Steinhardt and Ciattarelli to Trump. (Chris Pedota/The Record via AP, Pool). April 8, 2021 at 9:34 AM Four Republican candidates filed to run for governor of New Jersey ahead of the April 5 filing deadline. Market data provided by Factset. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Steinhardt and Ciattarelli are running to unseat first-term Democratic Gov. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. I, W. Timothy P.S. "Patients will die," one unnamed administrator told New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, according to the report. Persichilli was also told that separating wings of a nursing home was not a feasible task for the facilities. Phil Murphy (D) on Monday announced a statewide initiative that offers a free beer to those who receive a COVID-19 shot in May. As recently as 2013, former Republican Gov. ... signs the oath on Jan. 4 after he was sworn in to his 14th term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. "That is why I am running for governor of New Jersey." The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. “Time heals all wounds, and consequently, I guarantee you it will be a referendum on the governor,” Bramnick said. The ad is likely a preview of what's to come in the 2021 governor's race, as Murphy is put on the defensive over his handling of the pandemic. “As someone aspiring to be Governor and the leader of our state, I am committed to leading the way and making New Jersey a model for how our country can move forward.“. General election for Governor of New Jersey Gregg Mele, Joanne Kuniansky, Justin Maldonado, and David Winkler are running in the general election for Governor of New Jersey on November 2, 2021. Ciattarelli‘s campaign has taken a more nuanced approach to Trump. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally Jan. 28, 2020, in Wildwoods, N.J. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo. The 2021 United States gubernatorial elections will be held on November 2, 2021, in two states, New Jersey and Virginia and a special recall election in California, on a date yet to be determined.These elections formed part of the 2021 United States elections.The last regular gubernatorial elections for these two states were in 2017.Both seats are currently held by Democrats. "Scared and alone. We need a bipartisan, zero tolerance policy on this behavior — both in word and action,” Ciattarelli said in a statement Thursday. Updated 04/07/2021 06:22 PM EDT. “I support President Trump, I always have,” Steinhardt said in a December video kicking off his candidacy. Feb 4, 2021 Jack Ciattarelli doesn’t want to talk about Donald Trump. Pastor running for New Jersey governor lives in luxury $1.6M home — tax free. New Jersey-led Coalition of States Sends Letter to Biden Administration Calling for Elimination of SALT Cap. Phil Murphy. There are nearly 1 million more registered Democratic voters than Republicans in New Jersey. Trump will be moving his entire 45Office operation from Florida to New Jersey and will return to Florida to escape the harsh cold New Jersey winter. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, took a different tact and focused on keeping those with the virus out of nursing homes, even as his state wasn't as locked down as New York or New Jersey. New Jersey is on track to meet Governor Murphy’s goal of fully vaccinating 4.7 million adults by June 30. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Jack Ciattarelli is attacking Democratic Gov. The Republican Party primary will happen on June 8, 2021. Murphy has responded to the criticism from Republicans over his nursing homes decision by pointing out the steps his administration took to address numerous outbreaks in facilities, including mandatory grouping of those with the virus away from others and halting visits. Democratic Party: In a fact that may be (at least partly) coincidental, every New Jersey gubernatorial race since 1985 has been won by the candidate representing the opposite party of the sitting president. • Jack Ciattarelli, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 16th district (2011–2018) and candidate for governor in 2017 Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt dropped out of the race, finds himself in a four-way primary for the chance to take on Gov. In New Jersey it’s much more damaging in a general election to be painted as a right-wing extremist than a left-wing extremist, and with the negative feelings voters have toward Trump in the state, it’s definitely going to be an anchor around him dragging him down to some extent,” Murray said. ... interim New Jersey adjutant general, speaks with Lt. Col. John T. Boyd in Washington on Jan. 15, 2021. Vaccinating inmates before seniors, refusing to open our schools, forcing people to wait months before their unemployment, and shutting down small businesses, some forever.". — In New Jersey, Gov. "Republican leaders in New Jersey like Jack Ciattarelli, Doug Steinhardt, [Rep.] Jeff Van Drew, and sadly far too many others are directly complicit in the atrocity that is unfolding today in Washington, DC. At a time when too many Republicans support Donald Trump's brand of nativism, bigotry, authoritarianism, and socialism, Jack Ciattarrelli is running on issues important to the state. In New Jersey- a blue bastion of stupidity if there ever was one- the incumbent squirrel-faced Phil Murphy will run for reelection, likely unopposed in his primary barring any unforeseen event. “Trump is hated, and he should be hated,” said Bob Yudin, who served eight years as the Bergen County Republican chair. MURPHY OFFICE WARNED 'PATIENTS WILL DIE' BEFORE ORDERING COVID PATIENTS INTO NURSING HOMES: REPORT. Jon Bramnick, the Assembly minority leader and one of the state’s few elected Republicans to openly criticize Trump’s rhetoric, had been mulling a run for governor but opted against it because, he said, he could not win a Republican primary because of his criticism of the president. The latter state has a unique system of one term and out, so we know there will be a new governor in Richmond come 2022. On Wednesday, before the riots at the Capitol and just hours after it became clear Republicans had lost both U.S. Senate seats in Georgia, Steinhardt released an ad slamming Ciattarelli for refusing to vote for Trump in 2016 and for once referring to Trump as a “charlatan.”. "They died because Governor Murphy ordered nursing homes to take in COVID-19 patients. TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Assuming Jack Ciattarelli wins the Republican nomination for governor, his first big decision will be picking a running mate. So far, 13 breweries are participating in the “ Shot and a Beer ” program, which is applicable to residents ages 21 and older who present a valid vaccination card. That’s not the kind of guy I am.”. Peters wants revenge on Addiego, who changed parties, giving South Jersey Democrats another seat in the caucus … The ad will start running statewide on Wednesday. “I’m voting for the president. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Fox News' Houston Keene and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Back to the 1980s for Virginia Democrats? All 100 House districts are up for election. His top strategist is Bill Stepien, a New Jersey native who was Trump’s 2020 campaign manager and a former administration official. Murphy's order on March 31, 2020 is similar to the one that New York Gov. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Steinhardt’s strategy appears to be embrace Trump, political toxicity be damned, and hope it’s not too damaging in the general election. Delivered daily by 6 a.m., New Jersey Health Care is your daily guide to health care news and policy in Trenton and around the Garden State. Over the past four years, once-solidly red Somerset County, home of Trump’s “Summer White House” in Bedminster, has gone from all-Republican to all-Democratic control and the the state’s U.S. House delegation, once evenly split, is now controlled by Democrats, 10-2. In a television ad first obtained by Fox News, Ciattarelli lambastes Murphy over the deaths of seniors to the coronavirus. Delivered daily by 6 a.m., Trenton Brief is your must-read analysis and recap on New Jersey news, politics and policy. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. “Doug Steinhardt is an ethically challenged and desperate candidate. 04/5/2021. Chris Christie — who first won office in 2009 after running as a moderate amid a collapsing national economy and a corruption scandal that embroiled many of the state’s Democrats — was reelected in a landslide, thanks in part to his leadership during Hurricane Sandy and deals he cut with Democratic bosses. All rights reserved. When Republicans in the state legislature held a hearing on Murphy's nursing homes decision this month, the governor responded by saying that he didn't "begrudge anyone’s right to assess what’s going on." Michigan county prosecutor calls for review of nursing home deaths in state, Virginia showdown: GOP using ranked-choice voting to pick gubernatorial nominee, Democrats' dream: Congressional earmarks aim to federally fund 'wokeism', Martha McSally's ex-deputy campaign manager pleads guilty to stealing more than $115,000 from campaign, Kamala Harris has gone 45 days without a news conference since being tapped for border crisis role. Over the past year, he’s expressed support for the president and even attended a Trump rally in South Jersey last January. "You understand that by asking us to take COVID patients, by demanding we take COVID patients, that patients will die in nursing homes that wouldn't have otherwise died had we screened them out.". “We don’t know by how much, but there’s no question it’s not going to help him.”. Governor is 30 days after the certification of the winner of the primary election – but it’s unlikely that Ciattarelli will wait until the end of July to declare his choice. The winner will go on to run against Murphy in the state’s gubernatorial election on November 2, 2021. The ad is likely a preview of what's to come in the 2021 governor's race, as Murphy is put on the defensive over his handling of the pandemic. As a member of the Assembly in 2015, Ciattarelli did refer to Trump as a “charlatan” who is embarrassing the nation, but has backpedaled on his criticism since announcing his candidacy for governor. Each of them has refused to condemn President Trump's lies not just about the election, but throughout the last four years,” said Saily Avelenda, executive director of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, in a statement Wednesday. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. The New Jersey gubernatorial election will take place on Nov. 2, 2021. By MATT FRIEDMAN. But Phil Murphy's failures made it worse. “The conservative grassroots movement that I’m proud to represent here in New Jersey supports democracy and the rule of law.”, Steinhardt’s main primary opponent, former Assemblymember Jack Ciattarelli, refused to fault fault Trump by name for the riot, saying "political leaders in both parties share responsibility for the hyper-partisan rhetoric that inflamed it. I am a Democrat with bright ideas on how to bring a greater unity and sense of accountability to our great state. His being at the top of the ticket would cause many down-ticket to lose.”. After the Nov. 3 election, Ciattarelli‘s campaign ducked questions on whether he believed Democrat Joe Biden won the election, and in December, Ciattarelli spoke at a rally billed as “Stop the Steal,” referring to Trump’s repeatedly debunked claims of election fraud. New Jersey Candidates. Anthony Messina, whose sister died of COVID-19 in a nursing home, reacts and discusses how state nursing home policies affected his family. “And they will also determine whether or not they like the Republican candidate.”, Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray said he thinks the anti-Trump sentiment “will linger to some extent until November, especially if someone who’s tied himself as closely to the president as Steinhardt has is the nominee.”, “No question about it. Bacon, who submitted 1,271 petitions, is running under the “Make New Jersey Great Again” slogan. The governor's race is 2021. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, They know Steinhardt personifies the very swamp that President Trump rallied against. The nation to who is running for governor of new jersey in 2021 about Donald Trump nominee. `` Jack Ciattarelli wins the Party. 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