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Dick Zimmer, former congressman and U.S. Senate contender, dies at 81

January 1, 2026 11:23 amJanuary 4, 2026 9:53 pm

Richard A. Zimmer, a three-term Republican congressman from Hunterdon County and longtime state legislator who ran a competitive race for U.S. Senate in 1996 and built a career as an advocate of fiscal conservatism, transparency in government, and the safety...

No organization lines in early 2024 presidential primaries

March 18, 2022 5:14 pm

If New Jersey moves the 2024 presidential primary to earlier in the cycle, there would be no organization lines for the stand-alone contest. Organization lines only exist in primaries where countywide candidates are running. The last time New Jersey held...

New Jersey’s 3rd U.S. Senate? Mark Kelly has 10-point lead over McSally in Arizona

October 15, 2020 11:00 amOctober 15, 2020 10:13 am

New Jersey native Mark Kelly has a 10-point lead in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, according to a Monmouth University poll released this morning. Kelly, a retired astronaut who grew up in West Orange, leads incumbent...

Booker tells N.J. progressives to beat Van Drew and work for Democrats nationally

September 24, 2020 4:20 pmSeptember 25, 2020 12:11 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker told a group of about 150 New Jersey progressive leaders and activists on Thursday that they shouldn’t just focus on beating Donald Trump, but also on beating Mitch McConnell and taking control of the U.S. Senate....

West Orange native Mark Kelly has 9-point lead in Arizona Senate race

July 14, 2020 12:53 pm

Astronaut Mark Kelly, who grew up in West Orange, has almost $24 million cash-on-hand for his U.S. Senate race in Arizona after raising $12.8 million during the 2nd quarter of 2020. Kelly, the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Arizona)...

West Orange’s Mark Kelly has big lead in Arizona U.S. Senate race, poll says

May 19, 2020 7:11 pm

New Jersey native Mark Kelly now has a 13-point lead in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, according to an OH Predictive Insights poll released today. He leads Republican incumbent Martha McSally by a 51%-38% margin. Kelly,...

West Orange’s Mark Kelly leads in Arizona U.S. Senate race, poll shows

March 16, 2020 5:00 amMarch 16, 2020 8:51 am

West Orange native Mark Kelly has a 50%-44% lead over GOP incumbent Martha McSally in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, according to a Monmouth University poll released this morning. Kelly was flew combat missions as a...