Rough Sailing Ahead for DiMaio
By: Fred Snowflack | Published: 2025-11-07 19:08:00 | Source: www.insidernj.com
It was just a week ago Friday when John DiMaio was introduced by an optimistic Jack Ciattarelli as the next Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly.
This was while Ciattarelli voted in Bridgewater, which is part of DiMaio’s legislative district.
At the time, Ciattarelli envisioned Republicans gaining 13 seats in the Assembly and that would make DiMaio Speaker.
Of course, even Republicans knew that was not going to happen.
But they had no idea how terrible things would turn out.
Not only did Mikie Sherrill easily beat Ciattarelli, Republicans lost five seats, including one in a Morris County district that has not elected a Democrat in more than 50 years.
That loss was on top of a six-seat loss in the Assembly two years ago.
And that has DiMaio getting some heat, despite being…
