The last NJ First Lady to run for Congress
Helen Meyner ousted a freshman GOP congressman from Morris County in 1974
Tag: Joseph Maraziti
The curse of the Longworth Building
78% of NJ congressmen who lost had Longworth offices in first term
38 years after losing to Fenwick, Democrat is still running
Kieran Pillion’s story includes Joe Maraziti, Harry Sears — and Garret Hobart
The Carpetbagger
McCain, Lance, Malinowski — and more than you probably want to know
Men win 98% of NJ House races
It’s 95% since women won the right to vote
Bill Schluter, former Senator, dies at 90
Served in Legislature for parts of five decades
Rosemarie Totaro, Democratic Assemblywoman from Morris, dies
Twice won Assembly seat in heavily Republican district
Wave year elections in New Jersey
Two modern era wave elections happened so long ago that a comparison to New Jersey in 2018 is apples and oranges. But both are examples of highly-charged mid-term elections that allowed Democrats in the wake of the Watergate scandal to pick up 49 House seats in 1974, and Republicans to gain 54 seats in the Republican Revolution that became a national referendum on President Clinton’s health care reform. Republicans picked
The story of Rodney’s long and painful path to Congress
The most frustrating thing for Rep. Rodney Proctor Frelinghuysen has got to be that he’s reached the pinnacle of his political career, only to face the inconvenience of an election. He’s being tagged as out of touch; that’s something incumbents often overcome. His greatest challenge is a complete unfamiliarity with campaigning against Democrats in competitive general elections. For Frelinghuysen, this is his family business. It’s a long, long story --