Smothers, Ronald. "Democrats Make Peace in Bergen County", The New York Times, April 15, 2007. Accessed February 7, 2012. "On Thursday, all three appeared together at a news conference as Mr. Ferriero announced that he and the county party would endorse Ms. Weinberg and her entire slate for re-election. As a result, Ms. Weinberg gets to run with Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Assemblyman Robert M. Gordon."
Fallon, Scott. Huttle gets Democrats' nod to run for Assembly in 37th -- Freeholder defeats Englewood mayor in party tussle", The Record, October 7, 2005. Accessed April 1, 2008. "Freeholder Valerie Huttle will succeed Loretta Weinberg as a Democratic Assembly candidate in the 37th District after defeating Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes in a county committee election Thursday night. Huttle won, 121-96, to be the party's nominee on the Nov. 8 ballot. She will fill the rest of the Assembly term after Weinberg resigns."