Some top leaders to skip New Jersey Democratic Convention

ATLANTIC CITY — Some top party officials will be skipping the New Jersey state Democratic Convention in the city this week.

Senate President Steve Sweeney will not attend the event at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City despite being the second-highest ranking Democrat in the state government.

“The Senate president has scheduling conflicts that won’t allow his attendance, but it is also true that the Senate president and many other Democrats are unhappy with the state party for taking sides in policy debates among Democrats,” Senate spokesman Rich McGrath said in a statement. “The party is supposed to represent all Democrats, and it is divisive and counterproductive to take sides.”

Over the summer, state party Chairman John Currie publicly backed Gov. Phil Murphy in the budget battle that led to the state shutdown.

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