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GOP local officials nearly unanimous in support of Chris Smith

May 23, 2022 11:16 amMay 23, 2022 11:41 am

Nearly all of the Republican elected officials in Monmouth and Ocean counties have lined up in support of Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) for re-election to a 22nd term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith has the organization lines in...

The congressional rematch

May 23, 2022 1:02 am

It’s been more than 40 years since a New Jersey congressional candidate won a rematch with an incumbent, a point that won’t necessarily affect five House races this year, except for believers in political superstition. Five candidates, all Republicans, are...

Giuliani backs Crispi over 21-term incumbent in N.J. GOP primary

May 22, 2022 10:58 amMay 22, 2022 12:17 pm

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has endorsed Mike Crispi for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district against 21-term Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester). Giuliani will be in New Jersey on Monday to headline a Crispi...

The state of New Jersey’s congressional primaries

April 19, 2022 3:26 pmApril 20, 2022 11:02 am

For a group of mostly-unknown New Jersey congressional candidates with no significant political base, sluggish fundraising puts them in an unlikely pray-for-a-miracle box just seven weeks before the June 7 Democratic and Republican primary elections. It’s a steep uphill climb...

Crispi raises $96k for primary bid against Smith, including some self-funding, but trails Smith cash by 23-1 margin

April 15, 2022 2:34 pmApril 18, 2022 1:38 pm

Mike Crispi, a conservative podcaster seeking to deny renomination to Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), reported raising $95,770 in the first quarter of 2022, with $37,330 of that total coming from the candidate himself; he has $35,846 left in cash-on-hand. Smith...

Chris Smith has $825,000 in campaign warchest

April 15, 2022 9:19 amApril 15, 2022 1:32 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) has raised $1,031,780 for his re-election campaign in New Jersey’s 4th district and has $825,347 cash-on-hand after bringing in $264,010 during the first quarter of 2022. Smith represents a solidly Republican district in Ocean and Monmouth...

N.J. GOP House candidate seeks to use ballot slogan ‘Let’s Go Brandon’

April 4, 2022 7:02 pm

A Republican candidate for the 4th congressional district filed his bid for Congress today on a line entitled “Let’s Go Brand*n – FJB,” two variations on a not-especially-subtle code for “Fuck Joe Biden,” which may prompt a smackdown from Secretary...