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Rizzo enters race against Malinowski in NJ-7

January 12, 2022 10:06 amJanuary 12, 2022 1:10 pm

Republican Phil Rizzo, a conservative pastor and real estate developer who ran for governor last year, has entered the race to challenge Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) in New Jersey’s 7th district. Last month, Rizzo had announced a bid to take...

Malinowski makes Kean’s reproductive rights vote an issue in ’22 congressional campaign

January 10, 2022 11:28 pm

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) opposed legislation that would codify the right to an abortion in New Jersey on Monday, a vote that the Democratic congressman he wants to unseat says he’ll use in his re-election bid in...

Malinowski will run for re-election in 7th district

January 10, 2022 10:35 amJanuary 10, 2022 12:48 pm

After weeks of speculation, Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) announced in a seven-word statement this morning that he plans on running for re-election to a third term. “Once more unto the breach, dear friends,” Malinowski said, citing another leader attempting to...

Malinowski raises whopping $900k in 4th quarter, with $2.7 million warchest

January 7, 2022 3:34 pmJanuary 8, 2022 9:26 pm

Putting up some colossal fundraising numbers, Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) raised just over $900,000 during the fourth quarter of 2021 and has over $2.7 million cash-on-hand for his re-election campaign in New Jersey’s 7th district. Malinowski raised more than $3.6...

Hunterdon GOP filing deadline set for January 20, a move that could force Rizzo’s hand

January 5, 2022 4:25 pmJanuary 6, 2022 12:21 pm

The timeline is tightening for the field of Republican candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 7th district, with filing deadlines being set today for GOP candidates in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. Candidates have until 5 PM...

Malinowski, Kean trade barbs ahead of potential rematch

January 5, 2022 1:31 pm

There’s no guarantee that either Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) or Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) will be their party’s nominee for the 7th congressional district this year; Malinowski hasn’t yet confirmed he’s running for re-election, and Kean has...

Congressional Leadership Fund names Kean to first wave of ‘Trailblazers’

January 5, 2022 9:24 amJanuary 11, 2022 6:20 pm

The Congressional Leadership Fund, a major Super PAC dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. House, named Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) as one of its first 11 ‘Trailblazer’ candidates, a list of Republican candidates around the nation...