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Varela gets endorsement from Andrew Yang, one of his earliest political allies

February 12, 2026 2:19 pm

Back when Brian Varela launched a longshot campaign for the 8th congressional district in 2022, one of the few politicians anywhere who was willing to stand with him against party favorite Rob Menendez was Andrew Yang, the idiosyncratic former presidential...

Centrist Whitman-led group backs Signorello for U.S. Senate

April 24, 2023 11:10 amApril 25, 2023 9:41 am

The New Jersey arm of the Forward Party, a nascent centrist group led by former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, made an unexpected and early endorsement this morning of Joe Signorello, the unabashedly...

Whitman will co-chair new centrist political party

July 28, 2022 10:31 amJuly 28, 2022 3:28 pm

Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, a moderate Republican who has repeatedly expressed her displeasure with the rightward swing of national Republicans, announced yesterday that she and former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang will co-chair the Forward Party, a new centrist...

Pallone has 176:1 cash advantage in NJ-6 primary bid

June 26, 2020 1:03 am

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) has $2,904,234 in his campaign warchest after raising $108,351 between March 1 and June 17. Fundraising for two progressive Democrats trying to deny Pallone renomination to an 18th term...

Andrew Yang endorses Pallone primary opponent

May 27, 2020 3:45 pm

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has endorsed Russ Cirincione for Congress in his primary challenge to House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch). “When I spoke with Russ, he told me he was running for...

Sanders leads Biden in Monmouth national poll

February 11, 2020 11:00 amFebruary 11, 2020 9:16 am

Bernie Sanders has a 26%-16% lead over Joe Biden among Democrats nationally, but 66% of Americans think Donald Trump will win re-election to a second term, according to a Monmouth University Poll released this morning. A majority of voters (55%)...

Booker White House opponents raised $3.2 million in New Jersey in 2019

February 10, 2020 6:54 pmFebruary 10, 2020 8:38 pm

Cory Booker had his home state locked up before dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on January 13, but his rivals still raised nearly $3.2 million from New Jersey donors in 2019. Booker raised $3,436,234 from...