Frank LoBiondo Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Cape May County in 2026

July 21, 2026 2:35 pmJuly 21, 2026 4:31 pm

Cape May, New Jersey’s southernmost county, has been one of the Republican Party’s most reliable sources of votes for more than 160 years. Abraham Lincoln lost the county in 1860 but carried it in 1864, beginning a Republican presidential streak...

Tanzie Youngblood, Van Drew primary opponent in 2018, will run for Assembly

March 24, 2023 12:15 pm

Tanzie Youngblood, who finished in second place behind now-Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in a 2018 Democratic congressional primary, has filed petitions to run for the State Assembly this year in the 3rd legislative district. She joins a slate led...

Van Drew wins re-election in 2nd congressional district

November 8, 2022 9:19 pmNovember 8, 2022 10:10 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) has won re-election, defeating Democrat Tim Alexander in the 2nd congressional district. As of 10:10 p.m. and with an estimated 49% of votes reported, Van Drew leads Alexander by...

Frelinghuysen still wielding big campaign warchest

May 19, 2022 2:23 pm

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) still has $223,841 remaining in his old campaign account after spending $204,682 since he retired from Congress in January 2019. Frelinghuysen has contributed $4,000 to Tom Kean, Jr.’s bid for the Republican House nomination in New...

After 39 years in office, Thornton set to retire as Cape May County Commissioner

March 10, 2022 8:10 pmMarch 10, 2022 8:46 pm

Gerald Thornton, who has spent nearly 39 years as a Cape County Commissioner, will not seek re-election. The 81-year-old Thornton was first elected in 1975 and was re-elected three times. Party officials say the leading candidate to replace Thornton is...

Fed up with U.S. Capitol insurrection, retired police captain announces run against Van Drew

March 24, 2021 12:01 amMarch 23, 2021 11:49 pm

A retired Egg Harbor Township police captain has become the second Democrat to enter the race to challenge Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in New Jersey’s 2nd district next year. Hector Tavarez, the co-founder and executive director of the Egg...

LoBiondo endorses Ciattarelli for governor

March 10, 2021 9:01 am

Former Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-Ventnor), who served 24 years as a popular congressman from South Jersey, has endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for the Republican nomination for Governor. “It’s refreshing to see a candidate who is focused on the needs of South...