State Sen. Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) and Assemblyman Balvir Singh (D-Burlington Twp) were sworn into office Thursday afternoon. Senate President Nick ...

Benjie Wimberly defeated Shavonda Sumter to fill Nellie Pou's state Senate seat. Paterson Councilman Al Abdelaziz will fill ...

The election of Benjie Wimberly to the New Jersey State Senate last night means even more reshuffling in the New Jersey State ...

PATERSON — After the first tally produced a tie, Benjie Wimberly edged his longtime Assembly running mate Shavonda Sumter by one vote Thursday night, 87-86, to gain the state Senate seat that became ...

PATERSON — Benjie Wimberly openly embraced his long-shot status in the contest against his longtime Assembly running mate, Shavonda Sumter, for the vacant 35th District state Senate seat.

Benjie Wimberly moved to the Senate after serving seven terms in the Assembly and ex-Burlington commissioner Balvir Singh ...

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin swore in Assembly members Al Abdelaziz and Melinda Kane Thursday, filling vacancies.

Assembly Speaker Craigh Coughlin, left, swearing in Assemblywoman Melinda Kane in Trenton on Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Assembly Democrats) The Assembly added two new members Thursday to ...

Assemblyman Al Abdelaziz (D-Passaic), a former Paterson councilman and the longtime Paterson Democratic chair, was sworn in to replace Benjie Wimberly, who left the Assembly to fill a state Senate ...