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Kean raises $500k for House bid

July 8, 2019 8:54 amJuly 8, 2019 1:14 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) raised over $500,000 during the first three months of his campaign for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. Kean announced his bid to challenge freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) on April 16....

Some Kean for Congress history

April 16, 2019 5:47 pm

If Tom Kean, Jr. unseats Tom Malinowski next year, he’ll be the first Kean to win a congressional seat since 1956 – and the first in his family to oust an incumbent since 1938. Some Kean family history, as it...

The Life and Times of Harry P. Pappas

March 25, 2019 9:30 pmMarch 25, 2019 9:58 pm

Editor’s note: Harry P. Pappas announced today that he was running as an independent conservative candidate for State Assembly in the 21st district against Jon Bramnick and Nancy Munoz. To reintroduce him to the New Jersey political community, here is...

Tom Kean exploring run for Congress against Tom Malinowski

March 7, 2019 1:07 am

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) moved closer to a run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, saying he is exploring a challenge to freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in New Jersey’s 7th district. “I have...

Marlene Casey, former Bergen GOP county chair, dies at 76

March 4, 2019 11:18 amMarch 4, 2019 11:19 am

Former Bergen County Republican chair Marlene Casey, one of the most likable and respected GOP leaders in the county, passed away on Saturday. She was 76. “I will forever remember Chairwoman Casey at the last fundraiser she hosted for me,...

Millionaire David Richter mulls self-funded challenge to Jeff Van Drew

March 2, 2019 12:00 pmMarch 12, 2019 5:59 pm

David Richter, the former CEO of one of the nation’s largest construction firms, is considering a self-funded challenge to freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) in New Jersey’s 2nd district next year. He is attending the NJGOP Summit in Atlantic...

Rosemary Becchi denies meetings to discuss Malinowski challenge, but GOP insiders dispute that

February 26, 2019 1:40 pmFebruary 26, 2019 3:22 pm

Republicans expect the race for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district, where Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) will seek a second term next year, is expected to take shape within the next few months. The front-runner continues to be Senate...