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Dick Zimmer, former congressman and U.S. Senate contender, dies at 81

January 1, 2026 11:23 amJanuary 4, 2026 9:53 pm

Richard A. Zimmer, a three-term Republican congressman from Hunterdon County and longtime state legislator who ran a competitive race for U.S. Senate in 1996 and built a career as an advocate of fiscal conservatism, transparency in government, and the safety...

68% of New Jersey voters don’t want Dr. Oz to run for office here, Monmouth finds

January 11, 2023 11:00 amJanuary 11, 2023 11:26 am

A Monmouth University poll released today finds that New Jersey native Mehmet Oz, fresh off his loss in last year’s high-profile Pennsylvania Senate election, probably doesn’t have much of a political future in his home state, either. Asked whether they...

The race for the Senate is a race for Bob Menendez’s Foreign Relations chairmanship

October 14, 2022 3:48 pmOctober 15, 2022 1:37 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez isn’t on the ballot this year – but his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is. When Democrats flipped two Senate seats in Georgia in early 2021, it allowed Menendez to become possibly the most...

Cliffside Park man gains ground in Monmouth poll

October 5, 2022 11:10 am

Former Cliffside Park resident Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has clawed back some support but remains at a disadvantage against Democratic Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman, according to a new Monmouth University Poll released today. The...

New Jersey has become an exporter of candidates

September 16, 2022 2:06 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:25 pm

New Jersey makes and the world takes, at least when it comes to raising candidates and then exporting them to other states. This year in Pennsylvania, two Republican statewide candidates are Jersey Boys: Dr. Mehmet Oz grew up in New...

Jersey guys lag behind in new Pennsylvania, Georgia polls

September 14, 2022 4:58 pm

Two former New Jersey residents, both Republicans, running for U.S. Senate trail their Democratic opponents in new polls released today of Georgia and Pennsylvania. According to a Quinnipiac University poll of Georgia, Herschel Walker, a resident of Verona in the...

Here’s where four U.S. Senate candidates with N.J. roots stand in the polls

August 27, 2022 5:43 pmAugust 29, 2022 12:06 am

Of the four New Jersey candidates running for the United States Senate in other states, recent polling puts one in the lead and another in a tied race, while two others are currently behind. U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona...