Dustin Racioppi

6 days ago | politico.com | Dustin Racioppi |Anna Wiederkehr

This story includes major Democratic and Republican candidates for New Jersey’s 2025 gubernatorial election, with inclusion based on endorsements, fundraising, electoral or political history, and polling. Donation numbers are based on campaign finance reports filed with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission and ELEC announcements of public matching fund amounts. Time in politics is based on the total number of years a candidate has spent in elected office.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Dustin Racioppi

Now Tobin’s own archdiocese is trying to regain control. The moves expose a conflict at the highest levels of Catholic education — pitting Tobin against the university he oversees — and threatens to unravel his public promises of transparency with the school’s “full cooperation.” Joseph Nyre, the university’s former president, had been scheduled to speak with investigators until Seton Hall intervened.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Dustin Racioppi

Cardinal Joseph Tobin of New Jersey left for Vatican City earlier this month to help select the next pope — a rare moment on the global stage for one of the most powerful Catholic leaders in the United States. Back home, Seton Hall University — the oldest Catholic diocesan university in America, where Tobin personally oversees both governing boards — was preparing to defy him.

2 months ago | politico.com | Dustin Racioppi

New Jersey Democrats hit the town hall circuit this weekend to warn of potential cuts out of Washington and constitutional threats under the Trump administration. That would not normally be newsworthy. But it was actually quite unusual. That’s because some federal lawmakers went into districts represented by Republicans — and found large and engaged audiences.

Mar 5, 2025 | politico.com | Dustin Racioppi

Yet even Benjamin said she was stunned to learn from reporting in POLITICO about the existence of the report, which includes accusations that Monsignor Joseph Reilly, now Seton Hall’s president, failed to properly report abuse claims. Seton Hall and the archdiocese disclosed other materials related to abuse, but not the report. “This report is from 2019.