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Diverse field of Democrats seek to topple Van Drew

January 17, 2020 10:12 amJanuary 17, 2020 10:58 pm

The field of Democratic candidates seeking to challenge party-switching incumbent Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey’s 2nd district may be the most diverse field of congressional contenders in a mostly white, suburban district in state history. The leading candidates so...

Kennedy hires Van Drew’s old campaign manager

January 13, 2020 8:13 amJanuary 13, 2020 11:22 am

Joshua Roesch, who had been managing Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s re-election campaign before resigning last month, will be the campaign manager for Amy Kennedy’s campaign. Kennedy, a former public school teacher and wife of former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island),...

Van Drew taps veteran GOP operative as campaign manager

December 27, 2019 12:42 pmDecember 30, 2019 8:54 am

A former aide to Gov. Chris Christie is headed to the 2nd district to manage Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s re-election campaign. Ron Filan, the political director of the Republican State Committee, has been named to lead Van Drew’s bid for...

Camden GOP: Van Drew will need to ‘screen like everyone else’

December 16, 2019 8:38 amDecember 16, 2019 11:26 am

Progressives drove Jeff Van Drew out of the Democratic Party, according to Camden County Republican Chairman Richard Ambrosino. “I guess attempting to infiltrate our municipal campaigns, at least one Assembly campaign and calling our elected officials and offering ‘help against...

This is what happened in New Jersey on Tuesday

November 6, 2019 7:25 amNovember 6, 2019 8:26 am

Here’s what happened on Tuesday in Gov. Phil Murphy’s mid-term election. * Republicans picked up a State Senate seat in the 1st district, where Michael Testa, Jr. unseated incumbent Bob Andrzejczak in a special election for Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s...

42% of New Jersey voters mailed in votes before polls opened

November 5, 2019 11:59 amNovember 5, 2019 2:30 pm

In advance of the 6 AM opening of the polls for the 2019 mid-term elections, 240,564 New Jerseyans cast their votes by mail. More than two out of five (42.3%) of the 568,959 ballots mailed have already been returned. Of...