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Andy Kim has raised $1.8 million for re-election bid so far

October 15, 2019 9:00 amOctober 15, 2019 10:03 am

Freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) has raised an impressive $1.8 million since taking his seat in Congress in January, bringing in $575,000 for the 3rd quarter of 2019. Kim has accumulated a warchest of almost $1.5 million as he prepares...

Darcy Draeger is a real farmer, but Bucco attacks her anyway

October 4, 2019 2:02 amOctober 4, 2019 3:41 pm

After giving up her Wall Street career, Democratic Assembly candidate Darcy Draeger is a full-time farmer. Draeger’s small farm in rural Chester Township has 24 sheep, 15 chickens – down from 19 after an unfortunate incident with a raccoon –...

NJ Transit boss shaves thousands off his property tax bill as a sheep farmer

September 16, 2019 12:01 amSeptember 15, 2019 11:33 pm

The Murphy administration official who runs New Jersey Transit receives a huge break on his property taxes because he raises sheep at his Mendham Township home. Kevin Corbett, who earns $281,000-a-year as president and CEO of the state’s beleaguered transit...

Van Drew plays carpetbagger card against Richter

August 13, 2019 3:58 pmAugust 13, 2019 5:53 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) is already raising money off the announcement that the wealthy former CEO of one of the nation’s largest construction companies will run against him in 2020, and it took him just a few hours to...

Kate Gibbs mulling run for Congress against Andy Kim

July 26, 2019 1:52 pmJuly 27, 2019 11:43 am

Former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs is actively exploring a bid for the Republican nomination for Congress against Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) in New Jersey’s 3rd district, according to four sources familiar with the fledgling campaign. Kim is considered one...

Mount Laurel GOP seeks non-partisan elections

April 9, 2019 8:38 pmApril 10, 2019 1:41 pm

A Hail Mary by Mount Laurel Republicans to shift to non-partisan elections could wind up helping Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) win a second term. Democrats won two council seats in Mount Laurel in 2018 and the three remaining GOP incumbents...

Millionaire David Richter mulls self-funded challenge to Jeff Van Drew

March 2, 2019 12:00 pmMarch 12, 2019 5:59 pm

David Richter, the former CEO of one of the nation’s largest construction firms, is considering a self-funded challenge to freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) in New Jersey’s 2nd district next year. He is attending the NJGOP Summit in Atlantic...