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Sherrill picked for key subcommittee chair

January 9, 2020 5:16 pm

Freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) is the new chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on the Environment. Sherill replaces Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pennsylvania), who gave up his subcommittee chairmanship to take the seat on the House Transportation...

Former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs will challenge Andy Kim in the Third Legislative District.

Kate Gibbs will challenge Andy Kim in NJ-3

November 20, 2019 10:18 amNovember 20, 2019 2:12 pm

Former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs will challenge Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) for New Jersey’s 3rd district congressional seat in 2020. “As a millennial Republican woman who has good friends on both sides of the aisle, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s brand of...

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 amDecember 23, 2019 2:10 am

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...