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Pallone warchest passes $3.1 million

April 15, 2020 9:15 pm

Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch), the chairman of the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee, has $3,174,744 in his campaign warchest as he seeks re-election to a 17th term in New Jersey’s 6th district. Pallone raised $229,858 during the...

Threatening to run if he didn’t get the line almost cost Howard 24 years in Congress

April 12, 2020 3:51 pmApril 13, 2020 3:47 pm

A political misstep in a closed-door party screening committee might have cost James J. Howard the chance to spends 24 years as a Democratic congressman from a heavily Republican Monmouth-Ocean district. Howard, one of the most politically adept, naturally-gifted politicians...

Cirincione files petitions for primary challenge to Pallone

March 30, 2020 11:01 amMarch 30, 2020 11:02 am

Russ Cirincione says he has filed nominating petitions with more than 400 signatures to get him on the Democratic primary ballot for Congress in New Jersey’s 6th district. The progressive attorney is challenging Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch), the...

Van Drew breaks with GOP, supports lifting of ERA ratification deadline

February 13, 2020 11:22 amFebruary 13, 2020 11:57 am

Party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) voted with House Democrats today to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming just one of five Republicans to support the bill. While still a Democrat, Van Drew became a co-sponsor...

Pallone warchest is $3.1 million

January 31, 2020 8:30 pm

The chairmanship of the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee has put Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in an extraordinarily strong cash position as he seeks re-election to an 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Pallone has...

Pallone sits on $2.9 million warchest

October 15, 2019 8:45 pm

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) has raised $1,432,501 during the first nine months of the year and has $2,947,893 in his campaign warchest. Pallone reported rising $536,445 during the 3rd quarter. He is also...

ERA extension gets support from 6 of 12 New Jersey House members

July 28, 2019 4:18 pm

A resolution in Congress to extend the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment has six co-sponsors from the New Jersey delegation: Reps. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill), Donald Norcross (D-Camden), Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson), Albio Sires...