Tom Martello

Tom Martello has spent 40 years covering New Jersey’s bare-knuckle political world, slicing through spin to tell you what’s really happening in Trenton — and why it matters. He doesn’t play favorites and doesn’t do talking points — just provides straight talk with a dash of Jersey attitude. As you’ve most likely heard, U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. finally ended the long mystery over his four-month absence from Congress, telling the world he was being treated for depression.

Tom Martello has spent 40 years covering New Jersey's bare-knuckle political world, slicing through spin to tell you what's really happening in Trenton — and why it matters. He doesn't play favorites and doesn't do talking points — just provides straight talk with a dash of Jersey attitude. So here we are in another steamy June in Trenton, with a familiar scene that has played out for decades.

Tom Martello has spent 40 years covering New Jersey’s bare-knuckle political world, slicing through spin to tell you what’s really happening in Trenton — and why it matters. He doesn’t play favorites and doesn’t do talking points — just provides straight talk with a dash of Jersey attitude. House Republicans were already scared of losing their majority this November at Donald Trump’s midterm. Then Tom Kean Jr. pretty much vanished for months.