It was a horrible year. For Republicans not named Chris Brown. If you’re a Democrat, you probably thought 2017 was great.

Pushed by powerful and influential people in the Democratic Party, the name of Camden Mayor Dana Redd is active in the world of former Ambassador to Germany Phil Murphy as an LG option, sources say.

WILLINGBORO — The race to become New Jersey's next governor will likely garner the most attention, but all 120 seats in the Legislature are also up for grabs in November.

And the elected leaders who sit in those seats will have a huge say about what legislation gets sent to the next governor.

With that in mind, Democrats Troy Singleton, Herb Conaway and Carol Murphy kicked off their election campaign Tuesday, promising to work tirelessly to represent the interests and values of the residents of the 7th Legislative District.

EVESHAM — There were few surprises Tuesday night when the Burlington County Democratic Committee endorsed its full slate of candidates for the June primary.

Democrat Herb Conaway has decided to seek re-election to his longtime seat in the New Jersey Assembly rather than vie for the 7th District's open Senate seat being vacated by Republican Diane Allen.

One day after saying he would “put his name forward to be considered for the Democratic nomination in this year’s state senate race in New Jersey’s 7th Legislative District, Assemblyman Troy Singleton has received the endorsement of two prominent Democrats.

On Tuesday, State Sen. Diane Allen (R-7) announced 2017 would be her last year in office due to unspecified health reasons. She said she would finish her term, but wouldn’t run for re-election.

• GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE
• U.S. SENATOR CORY BOOKER
• SENATE PRESIDENT STEVE SWEENEY
• JERSEY CITY MAYOR STEVEN FULOP
• ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE JOE DIVINCENZO
• NEWARK MAYOR RAS BARAKA
• SENATOR NICK SACCO
• SENATOR BRIAN P. STACK
• SENATE MAJORITY LEADER LORETTA WEINBERG
• CONGRESSMAN BILL PASCRELL

Anne Creter is accustomed to standing on the outside of major political events.

The opening gavel of the Democratic National Convention isn't until Monday afternoon, but New Jersey Democrats got an early start on the festivities Sunday evening during their own kickoff reception aboard the famous Battleship New Jersey.

New York could have become a more humane state for cats had two bills to ban declawing passed. The bills, introduced in New York’s Assembly and Senate, sought to prohibit declawing unless medically necessary to treat injured or diseased paws. It would have made New York the first state to ban this veterinary surgery.