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Chris Smith fundraising off Currie threat

September 28, 2019 4:32 pmSeptember 29, 2019 11:07 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) is raising money off a threat by the Democratic State Chairman that he’s looking to flip New Jersey’s lone Republican congressional seat from red to blue. “Chris Smith, we’re coming for you,” InsiderNJ reported John Currie...

Kaszuba officially announces House bid

September 16, 2019 5:59 pm

Lobbyist Tiffany Kaszuba officially announced her fourth-district House bid Monday. “With my experience working on a bipartisan basis to advance issues, I am ready to be the advocate this district needs and am committed to doing the work it will...

District shopping may be only path for a Democrat running for Congress

September 6, 2019 3:06 pmSeptember 9, 2019 5:20 pm

For a New Jersey Democrat who wants to run for Conrgess but is either too impatient to await a retirement or unwilling to challenge an incumbent in a primary, running against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) is the only game in...

Ex-State Department official will announce challenge to Chris Smith next month

August 28, 2019 9:07 pm

Stephanie Schmid, a former U.S. State Department official, will announce her bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district on September 7. Schmid wants to take on 20-term Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton), the lone Republican in...

Earp hopeful about Democrats’ chances at ousting Smith

August 8, 2019 5:00 pm

Ocean County Democratic Chairman Wyatt Earp thinks Rep. Chris Smith, the lone Republican member of the state’s congressional delegation, could lose his seat in 2020. “I would be very hopeful,” Earp said. “I think it’s an uphill battle, but I...

Chris Smith will run for re-election in 2020

August 5, 2019 1:52 pmAugust 8, 2019 10:26 am

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) told the New Jersey Globe today that he will “enthusiastically” seek re-election to a 21st term in Congress next year. “I’ve never been more enthusiastic about a job in my life,” Smith said. “I hope to...

Smith has $319k in warchest in bid for 21st term in Congress

July 16, 2019 12:47 amJuly 16, 2019 12:55 am

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) raised $155,881 in the second quarter of this year and has brought in $415,269 during the first six months of 2019, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show. Smith, now in his 39th year as...