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Sherrill co-sponsors voting rights bill

January 22, 2019 11:30 am

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) will co-sponsor H.R. 1, a voting rights and anti-corruption bill that proposes reforms in campaign finance laws, strengthen cybersecurity in elections, and enhancing government ethics laws. The legislation is aimed at creating greater transparency on how...

Menendez, Norcross, Van Drew call for end of shutdown

January 21, 2019 3:11 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross and Rep. Jeff Van Drew joined union officials Monday to call for an end to the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history. The shutdown has stretched on for 31 days, eclipsing...

Christie-tied Super PAC spent $7.5 million to oust Menendez

December 13, 2018 10:28 amDecember 13, 2018 11:16 am

Integrity NJ, a super PAC with close ties to former Gov. Chris Christie spent $7,464,206 in their unsuccessful bid to unseat U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The group spent most of their...

New Menendez web ad ties Hugin to Trump, McConnell, others

October 30, 2018 10:07 am

Sen. Bob Menendez’s campaign released a new web ad Tuesday attemping to link Bob Hugin to President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, among others. The ad highlights says Hugin cannot hold certain policy...

Menendez: Hugin supported Kavanaugh all along

October 9, 2018 11:56 amOctober 9, 2018 9:32 pm

At a press conference Thursday, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said his opponent Bob Hugin’s delayed support of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was there all along despite the candidate’s claims that he was waiting for more information, first from the...

Hugin has now watched Kavanaugh hearing, will now wait for FBI probe

September 29, 2018 8:49 pmOctober 1, 2018 11:05 am

Republican Bob Hugin has now finished watching Thursday’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, but will still wait until after the FBI completes their investigation before he takes a position,...

Hugin yet to decide on Kavanaugh

September 28, 2018 5:33 pmSeptember 28, 2018 7:03 pm

Bob Hugin has yet to take a yes or no stance on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “As Bob has said throughout this process, he thinks these allegations should be investigated thoroughly,” Hugin spokesman Nick Iacovella said when asked...