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Brigid Callahan Harrison announced her candidacy for Congress. Photo by Kevin Sanders for New Jersey Globe.

The time Brigid Harrison took on the leader of the Pennsylvania pro-life movement

May 26, 2020 3:28 pmMay 27, 2020 12:11 am

When Democratic congressional candidate Brigid Callahan Harrison was 26-years-old, she tried to help a pro-choice Republican take out the leading pro-life member of the Pennsylvania legislature. In 1992 – one year after Anita Hill charged that U.S. Supreme Court nominee...

New Jersey Republican congressional candidate Robert Patterson was an acting associate commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration under President Donald Trump.

Patterson consultant staying on

December 24, 2019 4:37 pmDecember 26, 2019 10:30 am

Congressional candidate Bob Patterson will hold on to his political consultant despite a push by the National Republican Congressional Committee to stop GOP strategists from working against newly-minted Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew. “I am staying with Bob’s campaign,” Nachama...

Van Drew would have a tough time winning GOP primary, ex-rivals say

December 11, 2019 3:00 pmDecember 11, 2019 5:14 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) has been told by leaders of his own party that he will almost certainly face a serious primary opponent if he fails to support his fellow House Democrats and vote to impeach Trump. The prospect...

Dunn likely to seek Morris Assembly seat

January 29, 2019 9:18 am

Aura Kenny Dunn, who served as Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s district director, is circulating petitions to seek the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 25th district. Dunn wants top run for the open seat of Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris Township),...

Frelinghuysen aide mulling Morris Freeholder bid

March 19, 2018 10:56 amMarch 19, 2018 4:47 pm

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s top New Jersey staffer is seeking support to run for Morris County Freeholder. Aura Kenny Dunn, Frelinghuysen’s district director, was circulating petitions for county office this weekend, according to a Republican official who spoke on the condition...