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Newt Gingrich endorses Tom Kean for Congress

September 8, 2019 5:37 pmSeptember 9, 2019 10:25 am

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has endorsed Tom Kean, Jr. for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. “Tom is a proven conservative leader in the New Jersey State Senate,” Gingrich said. “He has been a steadfast advocate for...

Hugo Pfaltz, former assemblyman, dies at 87

September 5, 2019 12:30 pmSeptember 5, 2019 2:21 pm

Hugo M. Pfaltz, Jr., who was considered an intellectual giant during his two terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the late 1960s and early 1970s, died on August 31 following complications from pneumonia. He was 87. He became...

If you’re under 45, you may have missed the epoch period of New Jersey politics

August 13, 2019 1:46 amAugust 13, 2019 11:12 am

The current drama of New Jersey politics doesn’t hold a candle to the events that occurred between 1999 to 2004 – a five-year period of constant folly that causes politicos over the age of 45 to appear a bit unfazed...

2001: Whitman resigns and DiFrancesco drops out

August 13, 2019 1:45 amAugust 13, 2019 1:47 am

President-elect George W. Bush announced in December 2000 that he would nominate New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman to serve in his cabinet as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Next in New Jersey’s line of succession was Senate...

House Minority Leader endorses Tom Kean for Congress

August 7, 2019 9:36 amAugust 7, 2019 3:41 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) has won a significant national endorsement from the highest-ranking House Republican in his bid to unseat freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in New Jersey’s 7th district. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has...

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...