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Becchi announces bid to challenge Sherrill

January 21, 2020 12:30 pmJanuary 21, 2020 4:15 pm

Former U.S. Senate staffer Rosemary Becchi has formally announced that she will challenge freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for New Jersey’s 11th district congressional seat. Becchi’s announcement comes two days after she told party leaders that she was prepared to...

GOP leaders applaud Casha

January 21, 2020 11:48 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:07 pm

Four Republican county chairs are praising Larry Casha for stepping aside to avoid a GOP congressional primary to pick an opponent for Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey’s 11th district. Casha agreed to drop out of the race this morning,...

Pennacchio prepared to back Becchi for Congress

January 21, 2020 11:35 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:43 pm

The co-chairman of Donald Trump’s New Jersey campaign says that Rosemary Becchi’s decision to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) puts the 7th and the 11th congressional districts in play and that he will endorse her if she asks. “Instead of...

Casha drops congressional bid

January 21, 2020 10:43 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:37 pm

Larry Casha has dropped out of the race for the GOP congressional nomination in New Jersey’s 11th district, the New Jersey Globe has learned, clearing the field for Rosemary Becchi to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill. Just 90 minutes ago, Casha...

Casha still in 11th district House race

January 20, 2020 3:06 pmJanuary 20, 2020 4:07 pm

Former Kinnelon councilman Larry Casha remains in the race for the Republican congressional nomination in the 11th district after a face-to-face meeting with Rosemary Becchi this morning. “We’re resurrecting the conversation tomorrow,” Casha told the New Jersey Globe. “We’re putting...

How the Becchi district swap happened

January 19, 2020 9:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:23 pm

Rosemarie Becchi began to seriously consider switching districts and running against Mikie Sherrill instead of Tom Malinowski sometime on Friday and made a final decision on Sunday morning, according to fourteen sources familiar with all or part of the marathon...

Becchi will challenge Sherrill instead of Malinowski

January 19, 2020 12:36 pmJanuary 19, 2020 9:43 pm

Rosemary Becchi will drop her bid for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district and instead challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in the next-door 11th district, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Becchi will switch from a challenge to Rep. Tom...