Frank Thompson Archives - New Jersey Globe

How a 1,200-vote primary win led to a 26-year congressional career

September 2, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 2, 2021 8:35 am

A relatively small number of votes can affect the political history of the state and there is no shortage of times that’s happened in New Jersey. When four-term Rep. Charles Howell (D-Pennington) gave up his 4th district House seat to...

Van Drew votes against ERA ratification extension after supporting, co-sponsoring it last year

March 17, 2021 9:08 pmMarch 18, 2021 1:14 am

Thirteen months after voting to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment – a measure he co-sponsored — Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) voted against it today. Van Drew was one of five Republicans to support the measure...

Chris Smith breaks Rodino record as longest-serving New Jersey congressman

January 3, 2021 12:02 amJanuary 2, 2021 9:29 pm

When the U.S. House of Representatives meets at noon today to swear in the members of the 117th Congress, Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) will set the record as the longest-serving member of Congress in New Jersey history. After Smith won...

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...