Chris Russell Archives - New Jersey Globe

As Richter and Gibbs fight for GOP nod, Kim builds warchest from the sidelines

March 5, 2020 11:17 amMarch 5, 2020 3:24 pm

The race to pick an opponent for freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) is now expected to be decided in the June 2 Republican primary after millionaire David Richter won the Ocean County GOP line at the party’s convention last night....

Checkmate Strategies wins 3 Reed Awards

February 22, 2020 5:56 pm

Checkmate Strategies, the New Jersey-based political consulting firm run by Chris Russell, won three Reed Awards for their work on 2019 campaigns. The Reed Awards are named after Campaigns & Elections founder Stanley Foster Reed. Along with the Pollies, they...

Wheeler joining Ciattarelli’s gubernatorial campaign

February 5, 2020 5:52 pm

Brittany Wheeler is departing her post as chief of staff to Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff) and will join Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign for governor, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Ciattarelli formally launched his campaign in January, although he hasn’t stopped...

Eric Arpert will manage Ciattarelli campaign

February 1, 2020 3:39 pmFebruary 1, 2020 3:41 pm

Jack Ciattarelli has picked an operative schooled in New Jersey politics by the legendary Glenn Paulsen to manage his campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Eric Arpert, who has worked for Rep. Jon Runyan (R-Moorestown), then-State Sen. Sean Kean (R-Wall)...

Mehta raises $286k for Senate race against Booker

January 29, 2020 9:37 amJanuary 29, 2020 11:58 am

Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official Rik Mehta has raised $286,576 for his bid to capture the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, where incumbent Cory Booker is seeking re-election. Mehta, who entered the race on October...

NRCC separates Richter from his consultants

December 24, 2019 11:04 amDecember 26, 2019 11:28 am

Some consultants and staffers have left David Richter’s congressional campaign after the National Republican Congressional Committee told them they would be blackballed if they worked against a GOP incumbent in a primary. The announcement last week that Rep. Jeff Van...

Progressive write-in candidates seek to take votes from Andrzejczak

October 29, 2019 2:33 pmOctober 30, 2019 11:27 am

The 7,116 Democrats in the 1st district who voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential primary have a decision to make in the State Senate race: do they vote for a Republican who is chairing Donald Trump’s New Jersey...