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D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

May 3, 2024 4:38 pm

Congress returned this week after a brief recess, and for the first time in a long while, there wasn’t a colossal, contentious issue looming over their heads that they needed to resolve immediately. (Well, there is the Federal Aviation Administration...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

February 16, 2024 3:17 pm

Happy Valentine’s Day (Week?), New Jersey! Congress has decided to give the gift of an impeached Homeland Security Secretary and a pending foreign aid bill for Ukraine and Israel, but a SALTy bonus was sunk without a proper vote. The...

Republican Jewish Coalition backs Kean for re-election

September 19, 2023 1:30 pmSeptember 19, 2023 1:34 pm

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) today received the support of the Republican Jewish Coalition, a national organization of Jewish Republicans. Kean “has a proven record of mainstream conservative leadership throughout his career in public service in New Jersey,” the RJC...

Mondaire Jones will take on Mike Lawler in New York House race

July 5, 2023 11:10 amJuly 5, 2023 11:13 am

A former congressman and the sister of Michigan’s governor will face off in a Democratic primary in New York’s 17th district, where freshman Republican Mike Lawler is seeking re-election to a second term next year. Former Rep. Mondaire Jones announced...

Chris Russell’s business partner will challenge DCCC chairman in N.Y. House race

May 23, 2022 1:13 pmMay 23, 2022 4:49 pm

A prominent Republican political consultant with strong ties to New Jersey will take on Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney in New York’s newly-drawn 17th district, which includes Westchester and the lower Hudson Valley. Mike Lawler and Chris...

Checkmate Strategies wins 3 Reed Awards

February 22, 2020 5:56 pm

Checkmate Strategies, the New Jersey-based political consulting firm run by Chris Russell, won three Reed Awards for their work on 2019 campaigns. The Reed Awards are named after Campaigns & Elections founder Stanley Foster Reed. Along with the Pollies, they...