To the immense relief of just about everybody, Chris Christie’s tenure in the State House is about to come to an end. Monday was the deadline to file for the primaries, and 11 people —five Republicans and six Democrats—submitted petitions of 1,000 signatures, which places them on their parties’ ballots.

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate John Wisniewski addressed a packed room of Sussex County Democrats as Wednesday’s general committee meeting in Newton.

With events in Washington unfolding as they are, the need to install progressive leadership at the state level is becoming more urgent: State governments can do a great deal to mitigate damaging actions at the federal level, from guaranteeing civil and reproductive rights to funding education, from regulating polluters to promoting a living wage.

PoliitikerNJ is reporting that NJ Assemblyman John Wisniewski is planning on making a formal announcement on Tuesday that he will seek the governor’s office.

Ambassador Phil Murphy may not have New Jersey’s 2017 Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the bag after all.  Assemblyman and Bridgegate Committee Co-Chair John Wisniewski may pursue the nomination.

As of now, two Democrats are considered contenders for nomination to become New Jersey’s Governor in the 2017 election.

Not all New Jersey Democrats are pleased with last Saturday’s ouster of Assemblyman John Wisniewski from the Democratic National Committee.

On Saturday, State Democratic Chair John Currie (on right) arranged to eliminate all New Jersey “super delegates” pledged to Bernie Sanders from their positions on the National Democratic Committee.

All five acknowledged aspirants to the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey took part in last weekend’s Monmouth County Democratic convention.

Bluewave NJ is sponsoring a debate for Democratic presidential candidates tonight, at 7 o’clock, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Church Street in Montclair.