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Forum for NJ-4 Democratic candidates on Sunday

July 3, 2020 7:08 pmJuly 3, 2020 7:10 pm

The New Jersey Globe will host a forum for the three Democratic candidates seeking to challenge Rep. Christopher Smith in New Jersey’s 4th district on Sunday, July 5 at 9:15 PM. All three candidates – David Applefield, Christine Conforti and...

Dems make registration gains in key N.J. congressional districts

July 2, 2020 11:05 amJuly 2, 2020 5:36 pm

Democrats have gained voters in New Jersey’s most competitive congressional districts. The 3rd, where Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) is seeking re-election in a district that hasn’t re-elected a Democratic congressman since the 1852, there are now 14,910 more Democrats than...

Schmid nearly out of money trying to win Democratic primary

June 25, 2020 8:57 pm

A Democrat trying to stop Rep. Christopher Smith’s 40-year winning streak has already burned through most of her money trying to win the July 7 primary. Stephanie Schmid has just $51,806 cash-on-hand after raising $324,813 for her bid to challenge...

Smith co-sponsors police reform and transparency legislation

June 19, 2020 10:45 amJune 19, 2020 11:48 am

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) has taken the lead in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the JUSTICE Act, legislation that 20-term incumbent says will enhance transparency and accountability in policing. “I watched the video of Derek Chauvin kneeling on...

Earp endorses Schmid in NJ-4 primary

June 18, 2020 7:16 pm

Ocean County Democratic Chairman Wyatt Earp has endorsed Stephanie Schmid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district. Schmid narrowly defeated Christine Conforti to win the Ocean Democratic organization line at the March convention. Democratic Chair Cathy...

Remembering Tiananmen

June 4, 2020 12:01 amJune 3, 2020 10:18 pm

OPINION Thirty-one years ago today, the world watched with a mixture of hope and anticipation as over a million people gathered peacefully to demand democracy and human rights in the streets of Beijing and over 400 other Chinese cities. The...

Remarks by Rep. Chris Smith on the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act

May 27, 2020 4:57 pm

Madame Speaker, Communist party general secretary Xi Jinping’s ongoing genocide against the approximately 10 million Uighurs living in Xinjiang in northwestern China demands action. Today, more than a million Uighurs are in concentration camps. Millions more are harassed, beaten, raped...