Brian Fitzherbert Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ex-Trump aide who said ‘semen-exposed’ women have better cognitive skills is running for Congress in New Jersey

July 17, 2019 10:43 amJuly 18, 2019 4:29 pm

A controversial former Trump administration official who used to work for Breitbart News, has entered the race to challenge freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Robert Patterson, who served as a senior advisor and acting...

Fitzherbert picks Kellyanne Conway’s former polling firm

July 15, 2019 1:51 pmJuly 16, 2019 12:12 pm

Republican congressional candidate Brian Fitzherbert has picked a political consulting firm headed by Ted Cruz’s 2016 campaign manager and the polling firm founded by Kellyanne Conway to help his bid to oust freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey’s...

Van Drew, the ‘comeback kid,’ raises $638k for re-election bid

July 10, 2019 5:29 pm

You can call Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) the “Comeback Kid.” The freshman congressman raised a massive $637,835 during the second quarter of 2019, a haul that is likely to put him near the top of House freshman fundraising nationally....

Fitzherbert announces Van Drew challenge

July 9, 2019 3:41 pm

Brian Fitzherbert said today that he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district against freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew. He ran for the seat in 2018 and won the GOP organization line in Gloucester County,...

13 Assembly candidates vulnerable to petition challenges

April 1, 2019 10:13 pm

Last year, Dana Wefer’s U.S. Senate bid was quashed a week after filing day. Brian Fitzherbert’s bid for now-former Rep. Frank LoBiondo’s House seat met a similar end. Both candidates were tossed off the ballot after challenges to their nominating...

Fitzherbert won’t run in LD2

January 12, 2019 4:49 pm

Brian Fitzherbert will not challenge Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and John Armato in 2019, the former Republican congressional candidate told the New Jersey Globe Saturday. “I will not be running for Assembly in LD2 in 2019,” Fitzherbert said. “My focus will...

Turkavage calls for Grossman to back out of race

July 19, 2018 9:00 amAugust 31, 2018 12:46 am

Robert Turkavage, once a candidate for the Republican nomination in the second congressional district, called for Seth Grossman, the Republican nominee, to drop out of the race. Turkavage’s call comes after Grossman has faced fire for a series of statements...