Is Roberts running for Senate?
By Wally EdgeAssembly Speaker Joseph Roberts (D-Camden) might not be seeking re-election, but that doesn't mean he'll be leaving the Trenton. State Sen. Dana Redd is a shoo-in to win election as Mayor of Camden in November, and that means she'll have to resign her Senate seat by January 1, 2010 in order to assume her new office. Roberts is considered a potential candidate to replace Redd in the Senate.
The new Legislature will organize on January 12, which is when Roberts' current Assembly term and leadership position expires. His pending announcement tomorrow - officially, he will tell the Camden County Democratic Committee first - will be the start of the race for Speaker. The outcome of the races for Governor and Senate President will be critical factors in picking the next Speaker.
Rumors of Roberts' departure from the Assembly have been circulating for more than a year, and Democratic insiders say that the leading candidates will be Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) and Assemblyman Joseph Cryan (D-Union), the Democratic State Chairman. Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) is also a potential candidate.
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