Bob Hugin Archives - New Jersey Globe

GOP Senate campaign head says he’s keeping an eye on N.J. in 2024

September 20, 2023 3:26 pmSeptember 20, 2023 7:28 pm

Will New Jersey’s 2024 Senate race, when U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is up for re-election, be competitive? Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told the New Jersey Globe today that he’s keeping tabs on...

Menendez approvals drop in Monmouth poll, with new federal investigation likely to blame

August 17, 2023 11:00 amAugust 17, 2023 3:06 pm

With yet another federal investigation ongoing, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s approval rating among New Jersey registered voters has dropped to 36% approve, 45% disapprove, according to a poll released this morning by the Monmouth University Polling Institute. Menendez has long...

Elections Transparency Act has allowed party committees to raise extra $671k so far

August 3, 2023 11:57 amAugust 4, 2023 9:31 am

New Jersey’s campaign finance laws were upended earlier this year when Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Elections Transparency Act, which dramatically increased campaign fundraising limits for state party committees. And those committees are already reaping the benefits, according to a...

Republicans love to hate Bob Menendez. Can they find anyone to run against him?

April 28, 2023 3:20 pmApril 29, 2023 8:11 pm

For years, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been the guy New Jersey Republicans love to hate. Next year, they’re in luck: Menendez’s seat is up for election, giving them another chance to finally take the three-term senator down. Behind the...

At ‘Roevember’ rally, Sherrill once again highlights importance of abortion issue

October 8, 2022 1:58 pmOctober 8, 2022 7:52 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), like other New Jersey Democrats running for re-election this November, has cast herself as a strong defender of abortion and a bulwark against the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson. To that end, Sherrill spoke...

Ben Carson will give keynote address at NJ Republican summit

March 18, 2022 4:40 pm

The New Jersey Republican Party announced today that Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the administration of President Donald Trump, will deliver the keynote address at the state GOP’s annual leadership summit next...

N.J. Republican state chairman says he voted against Cheney censure

February 7, 2022 6:15 pm

New Jersey GOP State Chairman Bob Hugin says he opposed a resolution censuring Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) for their participation in the House probe of the events of January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol. “As...