TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent little money and underscoring Democratic woes in the Biden era. “I don’t really think it was Steve Sweeney,” said incoming Republican Senate Leader Steve Oroho. Murphy’s desk for him to sign without the cooperation of the Senate president,” Weinberg said. It’s unclear who will become the next Senate president. In the state Senate, Democrats had 25 seats to the Republicans’ 15.

Source: Huffington Post November 05, 2021 19:51 UTC