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Schmid shows $240k raised in 3rd quarter

October 16, 2020 12:28 amOctober 16, 2020 12:44 am

Democratic congressional candidate Stephanie Schmid raised $240,582 during the 3rd quarter of 2020 and has raised $718,280 so far in her bid to unseat 20-term Republican Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) in New Jersey’s 4th district. Schmid’s report shows cash-on-hand of...

NOW endorses Schmid in NJ-4

September 9, 2020 8:14 pm

The National Organization for Women (NOW) has endorsed Democrat Stephanie Schmid for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district against 20-term incumbent Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton). “Stephanie’s experience protecting and advancing women’s rights at home and abroad as a U.S. Foreign Service...

New Jersey’s longest-living congressional candidate ran with LBJ in 1964

August 18, 2020 10:22 am

With the passing of Paul Porreca on Friday evening, the longest-living New Jersey congressional candidate is Richard J. Traynor, who ran as a Democrat against Rep. Florence P. Dwyer (R-Elizabeth) in 1964. Now 91 and living in Maine, Traynor is...

Paul Porreca, New Jersey’s longest-living congressional candidate, dies at 85

August 15, 2020 11:08 amAugust 17, 2020 12:52 am

Paul R. Porreca, a respected former Superior Court Judge who was New Jersey’ longest-living candidate for Congress, died on Friday night. He was 85. Porreca was a 27-year-old Millville city commissioner when he became the Democratic congressional candidate in 1962...

Flashback: New Jerseyans on Nixon resignation in 1974

August 9, 2020 8:21 pmAugust 9, 2020 8:26 pm

Richard M. Nixon resigned as President of the United States 46 years ago today, just as the U.S. House of Representatives was about to impeach him for his role in the Watergate scandal: “I have never been a quitter. To...

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...

78% of successful House challengers were political unknowns

May 11, 2020 3:16 pmMay 14, 2020 10:25 am

In a race for Congress, New Jerseyans are historically more likely to vote for someone they had never really heard of against an incumbent Member of Congress than they are to go with someone who has been winning elections for...