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New Jersey Republican congressional candidate Robert Patterson was an acting associate commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration under President Donald Trump.

Patterson slams Van Drew as a ‘lifelong liberal’

January 27, 2020 2:05 pm

Former Trump administration official Robert Patterson now has the race he wants: a head-to-head matchup with Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew. The other two Republicans in the race, David Richter and Brian Fitzherbert, have withdrawn and endorsed Van Drew, who...

Big group of Monmouth local chairs endorse Schmid

January 23, 2020 8:51 amJanuary 23, 2020 10:46 am

A group of eight Democratic municipal chairs in Monmouth County are coalescing behind Stephanie Schmid to challenge Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) in New Jersey’s 4th district. Schmid has won the endorsement of Ocean Township Democratic municipal chair Michael Beson, a...

Hassan Shehadeh ends bid to challenge Chris Smith

January 17, 2020 11:17 amJanuary 18, 2020 11:29 pm

Hassan Shehadeh has dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district, where Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) is seeking re-election to a 21st term. “I would like to withdraw my candidacy for NJ...

Josh Gottheimer one of eight House Democrats to vote against the House resolution.

Gottheimer votes against limiting Trump war powers

January 9, 2020 10:55 pmJanuary 10, 2020 10:48 am

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) was one of eight House Democrats to oppose a resolution limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran, arguing that the move could prevent a response to “grave and unforeseen threats in the region.” “To protect...

Report: Robinson resigns from State Committee

December 11, 2019 8:58 amDecember 11, 2019 3:11 pm

Bill Robinson has resigned as the Democratic State Committeeman from Monmouth County after former congressional candidate Tiffany Kaszuba criticized party leaders for not informing her that Robinson pleaded guilty to stalking several women nearly 25 years ago. The resignation was...

Number of women in NJ House delegation could jump in 2020

December 8, 2019 9:51 pmDecember 9, 2019 9:07 pm

New Jersey could see a spike in the number of women in the congressional delegation after next year’s election. Women candidates are running for Congress in 9 of the state’s 12 districts in 2020, so far – although most face...

Princeton graduate student released from Iran

December 7, 2019 12:27 pmDecember 7, 2019 3:59 pm

The White House announced today that Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang has been released from Iran, where he had been sentenced to 10 years in prison after his conviction on espionage charges. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and Rep. Christopher...