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Democrats, incumbents winners in fundraising before primary MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democrats outraised Republicans and incumbents hauled in more than challengers in New Jerseys legislative primary contest set for next month, new figures released Tuesday by state regulators show. Democrats brought in $25 million and have $13 million on hand compared with about $6 million brought in by Republicans, who have $3.1 million on hand, according to t...

Murphy top fundraiser in NJ so far; Ciattarelli leads GOP MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has had the biggest cash haul and spent the most so far in this years gubernatorial primary, followed by Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who vastly leads his three GOP challengers, state officials revealed Wednesday. The Election Law Enforcement Commission released a snapshot of the candidates fundraising and spendin...

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Special interests spent a record $105 million in New Jersey last year trying to influence policy related to the COVID pandemic, marijuana and more.

Record-setting spending by lobbyists in NJ, 2020 Of all the endeavors that have been decimated in New Jersey by the coronavirus pandemic, one notable exception is lobbying. In fact, lobbyists in the Garden State spent a record-busting $105 million in 2020, an increase of almost 3.4% over their 2019 outlay. According to Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, the very pandemic itself — or at least “state efforts to confront the COVID-19 outbrea...

Despite the coronavirus pandemic disrupting the economy, lobbying spending still went up.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lobbyists spent a record amount of money trying to influence New...

County political party committees in 2020 reported their second smallest fund-raising haul in a dozen years, collecting just $6.9 million.

An agencys analysis shows pay-to-play laws work, according to a new report. This is partly why public contractors are donating less to campaigns.

Trenton Bureau A leading Republican candidate for governor, well-connected lawyer and longtime power player in Warren County politics, Doug Steinhardt, and people close to him have bypassed state pay-to-play laws while winning more than $10 million in government contracts in the past decade. The small group of donors, which includes Steinhardts replacement as chairman of the state Republican Party, contributed more than half of the $250,000 total raised by the independent group Leadership PA...