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Menendez raises $300k for 2024 campaign

October 15, 2019 6:28 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, who still has five more years left in his term, raised $72,857 during the last three months. Menendez has raised $299,287 in 2019 and has $276,791 cash-on-hand, according to a report filed with the Federal Election...

Richter raises $413k for race against Van Drew

October 7, 2019 3:13 pmOctober 7, 2019 3:41 pm

Former Hill International CEO David Richter has raised $413,000 for his bid to unseat freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) in New Jersey’s 2nd district. He has put $300,000 of his own money into the campaign. Richter, one of three...

Meissner announces Senate bid against Booker

September 23, 2019 9:42 amSeptember 23, 2019 11:56 am

Former prosecutor Stuart Meissner has announced that he will run for the United States Senate in 2020, becoming the fourth Republican to enter the race to take on incumbent Cory Booker. Meissner formed an exploratory committee on August 22 and...

Conservative independents could tank Bramnick

September 20, 2019 4:01 pmSeptember 20, 2019 4:01 pm

The X Factor in the race for State Assembly in the 21st district is the presence of two pro-Trump Republicans running as independent conservatives against GOP incumbents Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R-Summit). It’s possible that former Scotch Plains...

Despite polling, Menendez convinced Booker top candidate in NJ

September 20, 2019 12:58 pmSeptember 20, 2019 1:19 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez isn’t buying a Monmouth University poll that pegged Booker as New Jersey voters’ fourth in the Democratic presidential primary. “Listen, as far as I’m concerned, he’s number one in New Jersey,” Menendez said. “He’s run statewide....

Ambrosino calls on Camden’s women lawmakers to condemn Barclay

September 18, 2019 11:53 am

Camden County Republican Chairman Rich Ambrosino called the county’s Democratic women lawmakers to say where they stand on former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay’s continued employment in county government. “Assemblywomen Pam Lampitt and Pat Egan Jones and Freeholders Carmen Rodriguez and Susan...

NJ pollster Adam Geller hired by pro-Trump super PACs

August 30, 2019 5:05 pmAugust 30, 2019 6:05 pm

New Jersey pollster Adam Geller has signed on to work for two super PACs working to re-elect President Donald Trump. American First Action PAC and America First Policies said they have hired Geller, according to a report in the Washington...