State Legislature

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, D-17, was the top individual fundraiser in the 2016 St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event at the North Plainfield Fire Department. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation funds childhood cancer research. The head shaving was held at the fire department’s headquarters on March 19. This was Danielsen’s ninth year participating in the event. This year, the Assemblyman and township …

Incumbent state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) easily won election to his first full term in the lower house in the Nov. 3 election. Danielsen’s running mate, Joseph Egan of New Brunswick, also won his re-election bid. Danielsen was chosen by the district Democrats to replace former Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula upon the latter’s appointment to a seat on the state Board …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) has received endorsements from a number of organizations in his run for a full term, according to a release from his campaign. Endorsements for the Assemblyman, who is running for a full term in the state Legislature’s lower house, include: AFL-CIO CWA Health Professionals and Allied Employees I.B.E.W. JNESO New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA) New …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 at the Imperia, 1714 Easton Ave. The job fair is being presented with the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce. “The workforce in New Jersey is highly knowledgeable and well-qualified, and I’m happy to provide a forum for job seekers to interact …

State Assemblyman Joeseph Danielsen (D-17) will move into his new offices at 334 Elizabeth Ave. on April 23. Danielsen and his staff have been working out of multiple locations since a March fire destroyed the Easton Avenue building housing his original office and a number of businesses. “My staff has been tremendously patient and flexible, making themselves available via phones …

Update: State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) will temporarily work out of three locations in the township municipal complex on DeMott Lane. Video taken by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen during his walk-through of his former office, destroyed along with other businesses’ offices in a March 6 fire. Video courtesy of Assemb. Joe Danielsen. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker told the Township Council …

Update 2: Danielsen will be sworn in in the Assembly chamber at 1 p.m. on Oct. 16. Update: Danielsen was elected to fill Chivukula’s seat on Oct. 5. Original Story: Barring any last-minute surprises, township Democratic Party chairman Joe Danielsen will become the 17th Legislative District’s newest state Assemblyman. Danielsen is expected to win a special party election to fill the …

Measures co-sponsored by state Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula, D-17, that support granting Filipino nationals Temporary Protected Status in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan and would allow for pediatric respite facilities in the state saw action recently. The Assembly on Jan. 6 passed a resolution that would urge the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to grant the TPS status to …

The two township residents running for state Legislative seats had mixed results Nov. 5. Democratic state Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula easily won re-election from the 17th Legislative District with his running mate, Joseph Egan. The two bested Republican challengers Carlo DiLalla of North Brunswick and Sanjay Patel of Piscataway. Straight ballot results – without provisionals or mail-ins – show that Chivukula …

It was billed as a debate between the two state Senate candidates for the 17th Legislative District, but it ended up being more of a policy discussion. To be sure, there were differences in the stands taken by Democratic incumbent Sen. Robert Smith and his Republican challenger, township Mayor Brian Levine, but there was none of the fireworks one might …