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Richter will stay in race if Van Drew switches parties

December 7, 2019 10:25 am

Republican House candidate David Richter won’t back out of the race if Rep. Jeff Van Drew decides to run for re-election as a Republican. “Hypothetically, if he switches and becomes Republican, I’m in the race, and I’m going to beat...

Burlington GOP backs Gibbs, RIchter, Gustafson

December 7, 2019 10:10 amDecember 7, 2019 12:39 pm

The Burlington County Republican Committee formalized its support of former freeholder Kate Gibbs’ 3rd district congressional bid Saturday. It also gave the county line to David Richter in the 2nd district and to Claire Gustafson in the 1st. The convention...

Democratic chairs decline to sign letter supporting Van Drew

December 6, 2019 5:16 pmDecember 6, 2019 6:18 pm

Facing growing concerns about his ability to win a Democratic primary next year, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) asked Democratic county chairmen to sign a letter backing him for re-election. The answer for many of them was no, the New...

Top Atlantic Democrat urges Van Drew to vote for Trump impeachment or face loss of party support

December 6, 2019 1:53 amDecember 6, 2019 3:36 pm

The Atlantic County Democratic Chairman has told Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) that he might have a problem winning a primary next year if he doesn’t vote to impeach President Donald Trump. In a letter obtained by the New Jersey...

Sweeney doesn’t intend to shuffle committee chairs

December 4, 2019 1:43 pmDecember 4, 2019 11:02 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney said he doesn’t intend to replace any of his committee chairs next year. “Not in my house,” Sweeney said when asked if he intended to make any major changes to committee chairmanships in 2020. Coming into...

Democrats approach million voter registration edge in New Jersey

December 4, 2019 12:15 pmDecember 4, 2019 11:02 pm

New Jersey now has 981,303 more Democrats than Republicans, according to statewide voter registration numbers released by the New Jersey Secretary of State. Democrats are on a path to having a registration edge of one million voters at some point...

Risley, Dase back Richter

December 3, 2019 12:10 pm

Two Atlantic County freeholders endorsed David Richter’s House bid Tuesday. Freeholders John Risley and Richard Dase are backing Richter over Brian Fitzherbert and Robert Patterson. “We have a great opportunity next year to take back this congressional seat from the...