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Arango endorses Meissner for U.S. Senate

November 12, 2019 9:23 am

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Stuart Meissner has won the endorsement of Hudson County GOP Chairman Jose Arango. Meissner, a former deputy attorney general of New York, is one of five candidates already in the race to challenge incumbent Cory Booker...

Hugin contributions to state GOP candidates drops 95% in 2019

October 22, 2019 7:17 pmOctober 22, 2019 7:18 pm

One year after spending $36 million of his own money on an unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid against Bob Menendez last year, contributions by Bob Hugin to local Republican candidates has dropped from $805,360 in 2018 to $43,050 in 2019, according...

Morris lawyer announces U.S. Senate bid

October 17, 2019 10:20 amOctober 17, 2019 12:55 pm

Rik Mehta, a Morris lawyer, announced his intention to challenge U.S. Sen Cory Booker Thursday. “While Cory Booker campaigns around the country for his doomed presidential bid, the New Jersey economy continues to tank and our beautiful towns are becoming...

In race against Booker, Singh raises $177k

October 15, 2019 8:24 pmOctober 15, 2019 8:58 pm

Hirsh Singh has raised $176,732 in his bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination but has just $30,738 cash-on-hand. Singh is expected to face incumbent Cory Booker, who is permitted to run for President and re-election to the Senate simultaneously....

Meissner announces Senate bid against Booker

September 23, 2019 9:42 amSeptember 23, 2019 11:56 am

Former prosecutor Stuart Meissner has announced that he will run for the United States Senate in 2020, becoming the fourth Republican to enter the race to take on incumbent Cory Booker. Meissner formed an exploratory committee on August 22 and...

Meissner again attacks Booker over defunct Newark water agency

September 9, 2019 3:52 pm

Stuart Meissner, the former New York Deputy Attorney General seeking the GOP U.S. Senate nomination, renewed his attacks on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker over Newark’s water crisis, this time aiming at the presidential candidate’s management of the Newark Watershed Conservation...

Maps: The four House seats Dems flipped in ’18

August 30, 2019 11:13 amAugust 30, 2019 6:07 pm

Just three years ago, Republicans held five congressional seats in New jersey New Jersey, but in 2019, only Christopher Smith R-Hamilton) of the strongly Republican 4th district remains. The GOP lost the 5th district in 2016, when Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff)...