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Kaszuba officially announces House bid

September 16, 2019 5:59 pm

Lobbyist Tiffany Kaszuba officially announced her fourth-district House bid Monday. “With my experience working on a bipartisan basis to advance issues, I am ready to be the advocate this district needs and am committed to doing the work it will...

District shopping may be only path for a Democrat running for Congress

September 6, 2019 3:06 pmSeptember 9, 2019 5:20 pm

For a New Jersey Democrat who wants to run for Conrgess but is either too impatient to await a retirement or unwilling to challenge an incumbent in a primary, running against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) is the only game in...

Chris Smith inches toward #1 in House seniority

September 4, 2019 6:50 pm

The announcement today that Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) will retire after 42 years in Congress means that New Jersey Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) could move up to third in seniority if he wins re-election next year. Smith is currently 4th...

Ex-State Department official will announce challenge to Chris Smith next month

August 28, 2019 9:07 pm

Stephanie Schmid, a former U.S. State Department official, will announce her bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district on September 7. Schmid wants to take on 20-term Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton), the lone Republican in...

Earp hopeful about Democrats’ chances at ousting Smith

August 8, 2019 5:00 pm

Ocean County Democratic Chairman Wyatt Earp thinks Rep. Chris Smith, the lone Republican member of the state’s congressional delegation, could lose his seat in 2020. “I would be very hopeful,” Earp said. “I think it’s an uphill battle, but I...

Smith, Gottheimer praise resolution opposing anti-Israel movement

July 24, 2019 6:45 pm

Two New Jersey congressmen today celebrated the passage of a resolution denouncing the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement that targets Israel. “The BDS movement demonizes Israel and Jews and applies a double standard whereby Israel is always wrong,...

All New Jersey House members vote yes on federal minimum wage hike

July 18, 2019 3:45 pm

All twelve members of the New Jersey congressional delegation voted to raise the federal minimum wage to $15-per-hour over the next six years. The state’s lone Republican congressman, Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton), was one of just three House Republicans to support...