Brian Fitzherbert Archives - New Jersey Globe

Patterson camp claims Van Drew mailer meant to suppress votes

June 12, 2020 4:05 pmJune 12, 2020 4:46 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) is facing allegations of attempted voter suppression from primary challenger Bob Patterson after a campaign mailer that incorrectly said there was no in-person voting in the state’s July 7 Republican primary. “It is blatantly false,...

Patterson TV ad calls Van Drew ‘too liberal’

May 19, 2020 10:32 amMay 19, 2020 10:55 am

Bob Patterson has taken GOP primary challenge against Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) to the airwaves, launching a TV ad contrasting his support of President Donald Trump to Van Drew’s record as a Democratic congressman and state legislator. The...

N.J. Right to Life endorses Patterson over Van Drew

April 30, 2020 4:06 pmApril 30, 2020 4:40 pm

The New Jersey Right to Life PAC has endorsed Robert Patterson in his bit to unseat Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in the Republican primary. “Bob Patterson is the only pro-life candidate running in the 2nd congressional district, and...

Fitzherbert raised nothing to pay off campaign debt

April 7, 2020 12:37 am

Brian Fitzherbert raised nothing in the three months since he dropped his bid for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district and endorsed Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis), even though he has $30,788 in campaign debts. Fitzherbert was struggling to raise...

New Jersey Republican congressional candidate Robert Patterson was an acting associate commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration under President Donald Trump.

Patterson will skip conventions, calls process a ‘rubber stamp’ endorsement of Van Drew

February 10, 2020 8:03 pm

Former Trump administration official Robert Patterson will bypass county GOP conventions and screening committees and take his campaign for the GOP congressional nomination against Democrat-turned-Republican Jeff Van Drew directly to primary voters. He says the endorsements of Van Drew by...

Patterson has raised $161k for primary against Van Drew

January 31, 2020 9:26 pm

Former Trump administration official Robert Patterson, who faces party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in the Republican primary, has raised $160,750 and has $95,235 cash-on-hand. He raised $60,408 in the 4th quarter of last year and has spent $65,514 on...

Fitzherbert barely raised money, has huge debt

January 31, 2020 5:42 pmFebruary 4, 2020 10:34 am

Brian Fitzherbert may have been out of the race even if Jeff Van Drew was still a Democrat. Fitzherbert raised just $14,025 during the 4th quarter of 2019 and just $35,32 since entering the race last July. His campaign finished...