Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Archives

N.J. reps back resolution supporting Israel

July 18, 2023 7:15 pmJuly 19, 2023 8:07 am

The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a resolution today affirming its support for Israel and denying that it is a racist or apartheid country, with 11 of New Jersey’s House members voting in favor. (One member, Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark),...

Payne overwhelmingly wins renomination in 10th district Democratic primary

June 7, 2022 9:26 pmJune 7, 2022 10:53 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) has won the Democratic primary in the 10th congressional district, defeating challenger Imani Oakley. As of 10:53 p.m., Payne had 83% of the vote to Oakley’s 11%, with minor...

Gottheimer will go without a Democratic primary challenger in 2022

April 5, 2022 4:46 pmApril 5, 2022 6:35 pm

The Huffington Post called him “the most conservative Democrat in Congress.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called him the “Tea Party” of the Democratic caucus. And the New Jersey Division of Elections calls him “unopposed in the Democratic primary.” Since Democrats retook...

Challengers face uphill battle against Payne, whose solidly progressive record has earned him key support from the left

April 4, 2022 12:01 amApril 4, 2022 12:40 pm

There’s not a lot of room for someone to credibly challenge Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) from the left in the June 7 Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 10th district. Payne has voted 97% of the time with Rep. Rep....

NRCC ad slams N.J. Democrats on inflation

December 15, 2021 9:36 amDecember 15, 2021 9:39 am

The National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) debuted a new Christmas-themed ad today against 40 House Democrats, among them four New Jersey Democrats, hitting them for rising inflation and high congressional spending. “Twas the holiday season and all through the land,...

Owning his punk rocker days, Republican Bob Healey will challenge Andy Kim in NJ-3

November 8, 2021 4:20 amApril 3, 2022 11:17 am

Republican businessman Robert Healey, Jr. will announce on Tuesday that he’ll challenge Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) in 2022, setting up a race between a wealthy 38-year-old yacht manufacturer and yoga instructor who was once a punk rocker, and a 39-year-old...

Payne has favorables of 37% in Newark, new FDU Poll says

August 23, 2021 6:00 amAugust 23, 2021 12:06 am

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. has favorables of 37%-11% in his hometown of Newark, a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll shows. Among Democrats – the group of voters Payne needs to be most concerned about to hold his seat – the...