Mike Proto Archives - New Jersey Globe

Singh, Youngblood, McCann fail to disclose finances

May 14, 2018 6:49 pmMay 15, 2018 9:59 pm

Three candidates in competitive primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives have missed the deadline to file personal financial disclosure reports. Republican Hirsh Singh and Democrat Tanzie Youngblood in the 2nd district and Republican John McCann in the 5th district...

5th district GOP primary won’t turn civil

April 20, 2018 12:01 amApril 20, 2018 3:10 pm

The fight for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district has turned nasty and personal, and it shows no signs of turning civil. Former Bogota mayor Steve Lonegan and former Cresskill councilman John McCann’s race for the Republican...

McCann, Lonegan quarrel over slogan

April 4, 2018 12:28 amApril 4, 2018 1:49 pm

Two North Jersey Republican congressional candidates are quarreling over a slogan, bringing back memories of a similar spat last March. John McCann and Steven Lonegan are feuding over the slogan “Republicans for the President’s Agenda,” which originally appeared as McCann’s...