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Christie is draw for Kean Washington fundraiser

July 9, 2019 3:12 pm

Former Gov. Chris Christie is headlining a fundraiser for Tom Kean Jr.’s congressional campaign in Washington later this month. The two men had a troubled relationship during the time Christie was governor and Kean was the Senate minority leader. Christie...

Kean raises $500k for House bid

July 8, 2019 8:54 amJuly 8, 2019 1:14 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) raised over $500,000 during the first three months of his campaign for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. Kean announced his bid to challenge freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) on April 16....

Tom Kean exploring run for Congress against Tom Malinowski

March 7, 2019 1:07 am

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) moved closer to a run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, saying he is exploring a challenge to freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in New Jersey’s 7th district. “I have...

Rosemary Becchi denies meetings to discuss Malinowski challenge, but GOP insiders dispute that

February 26, 2019 1:40 pmFebruary 26, 2019 3:22 pm

Republicans expect the race for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district, where Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) will seek a second term next year, is expected to take shape within the next few months. The front-runner continues to be Senate...

New Jerseys 20 Living ex-Congressmen

October 15, 2018 9:15 amOctober 15, 2018 1:40 pm

Rush Holt is 70 today, the 11th oldest of the nineteen living former Congressmen from New Jersey. The oldest is Cornelius Gallagher, who celebrated his 97th birthday last March. The Bayonne Democrat was first elected to Congress in 1958, making...

Democrats haven’t won 7th since 1954

August 3, 2018 11:13 am

If Tom Malinowski unseats Leonard Lance in New Jersey’s 7th district, he’ll become the first Democrat to hold the seat since 1956. The district, albeit in various configurations, is the seat the Republicans have held the longest in the state....

Labor leader to lead Sports Authority

April 4, 2018 3:46 pmApril 5, 2018 5:59 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has picked John Ballantyne, the Executive Secretary-Treasurer for the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters, as the new chairman of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. Ballantyne replaces former Republican congressman Michael Ferguson, who had been named...