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NJ-11 race just 5th time in N.J. history where two women ran for Congress

October 12, 2020 12:01 pm

One takeaway from the race between Mikie Sherrill and Rosemary Becchi in New the 11th district: since women won the right to vote in 1920, this is just the 5th time both major parties have nominated a woman to run...

Nicholas Corbiscello, former Bergen freeholder, Fort Lee Mayor, dies at 100

July 11, 2020 10:27 pmJuly 11, 2020 10:28 pm

Nicholas A. Corbiscello, a former Bergen County freeholder and a three-term mayor of Fort Lee, died on July 7. He was 100. Corbiscello became involved in politics in 1975 when he ran for a Fort Lee Borough Council seat as...

78% of successful House challengers were political unknowns

May 11, 2020 3:16 pmSeptember 5, 2025 3:43 pm

In a race for Congress, New Jerseyans are historically more likely to vote for someone they had never really heard of against an incumbent Member of Congress than they are to go with someone who has been winning elections for...

For primary challengers to incumbent House members, history isn’t on their side

April 20, 2020 5:59 pm

It happens every two years, when candidates like John Caramanna, Dennis Speed and Jeanne Martines emerge as self-proclaimed contenders for the U.S. House of Representatives in primaries against incumbents. With eight of New Jersey’s twelve House incumbents facing challengers in...

Kreibich raises money off ERA, but doesn’t cite Gottheimer support of issue

February 13, 2020 4:20 pmFebruary 13, 2020 4:20 pm

Arati Kreibich is raising money off the House’s vote to eliminate the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but her fundraising pitch doesn’t mention Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) co-sponsored the measure and voted for it this morning. In an...

Did Kreibich forget about Marge Roukema?

January 21, 2020 6:05 pm

Glen Rock councilwoman Arati Kreibich is raising money for her Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Josh Gottheimer by claims of gender-related hurdles. “I’m running for Congress because women are tired of being told to wait our turn,” Kreibich said in...

When congressmen shop for new districts

January 19, 2020 3:59 pmJanuary 20, 2020 12:02 pm

Congressional candidates changing their minds and moving to a different district is not unusual in New Jersey Republican Mike Ferguson, then 27, lost a 1998 race against Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in the 6th district by 17 points...