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DCCC will seek to join Trump v. Murphy vote-by-mail lawsuit

August 23, 2020 7:40 pmAugust 24, 2020 3:41 pm

Updated at 3:30 PM: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will be represented by Angelo Genova and Raj Parikh of Genova Burns and Mark Elias of Perkins Coie. Click here to view their filing. Updated at 12:13 PM: “New Jersey voters...

DCCC will hire any Van Drew staffer who quits

December 15, 2019 10:35 pm

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will hire members of Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s staff who have resigned in protest of the freshman congressman’s switch to the Republican Party. “It’s right before the holidays and these staffers just quit their jobs...

GOP super PAC ad attacks Kim over Pelosi vote

January 4, 2019 12:43 pm

A Super PAC with ties to Republican leadership in the House launched an ad Friday, attacking Rep. Andy Kim over his Thursday vote to elect House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to that role. “With his very first vote in congress, Andy...

Van Drew messes up on first House vote

January 3, 2019 5:33 pmJanuary 3, 2019 11:24 pm

After seventeen years in the New Jersey Legislature, Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) might need a tutorial on the rules and procedures of the U.S. House of Representatives. Van Drew’s first vote as the newly-elected congressman from New Jersey’s 2nd district...

Pelosi gets 9 votes from New Jersey, including Kim

January 3, 2019 1:53 pmJanuary 3, 2019 1:54 pm

The new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, received nine votes from the New Jersey delegation. The only real surprise was Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton), who broke a campaign pledge in his first vote as a Member...