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More than 60 candidates are running for Congress in N.J. How seriously should we take them?

February 4, 2022 4:49 pmFebruary 4, 2022 6:29 pm

With 4th quarter fundraising reports arriving at the beginning of this week, it’s finally possible to take a look at how New Jersey’s 2022 congressional races are shaping up. Among the more than 60 candidates running for Congress, of which...

Chris Smith has $658k warchest for re-election in NJ-4

January 31, 2022 11:52 pmFebruary 3, 2022 3:08 pm

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) has $658,383 cash-on-hand for his re-election bid in New Jersey’s 4th district after raising $345,030 during the fourth quarter of 2021. Smith has raised $771,370 so far this cycle as he prepares to seek re-election to...

Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins endorses Smith in CD-4

January 27, 2022 2:38 pm

Tony Perkins, a conservative activist and the president of the Family Research Council, announced today that he is endorsing Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) for re-election in the 4th congressional district. “The most vulnerable, whether at home or abroad, have always...

Menendez gets two opponents in 8th congressional district

January 18, 2022 2:25 pmJanuary 18, 2022 10:49 pm

Rob Menendez, a member of the Port Authority board and the establishment choice for the 8th congressional district, gained two challengers for the Democratic nomination in the past week. Last Wednesday, Union City electrical engineer Ricardo Rojas launched his campaign,...

Hyland will drop congressional bid and endorse Chris Smith

January 7, 2022 10:03 amApril 3, 2022 6:06 pm

Rev. Shawn Hyland, the former executive director of the Family Policy Alliance of New Jersey, will announce today that he’s dropping out of the race for Conrgess in New Jersey’s 4th district and will endorse Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) for...

Flanagan abandons 3rd district campaign, will challenge Smith instead

December 17, 2021 3:49 pm

Perennial candidate Tricia Flanagan, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate as a right-wing candidate in both 2018 and 2020, announced today that she will switch from challenging Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) in the 3rd district to mounting a primary bid...

Four N.J. incumbents face congressional primaries so far

November 30, 2021 1:07 pmDecember 4, 2021 10:07 am

Four New Jersey House members are facing primary elections so far in a state that hasn’t defeated an incumbent House member in a primary since 1958, except for redistricting years when two incumbents were forced to run against each other....