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Here’s who filed to run for Congress in New Jersey in 2026

March 24, 2026 5:54 pm

With filing day in the rearview mirror and two-and-a-half months to go until the June 2 primary, the fields for New Jersey’s 2026 U.S. Senate and House elections are mostly settled. New Jersey is hosting one incredibly crowded open-seat Democratic...

Eight N.J. incumbents face no primary opponents for re-election

March 24, 2026 12:24 pm

One of the most important national storylines of the 2026 election is entrenched incumbents of both parties facing serious primary challengers, but what may be a wave in other states has turned into a trickle in New Jersey: only three...

Laborers back Rob Menendez for re-election

February 24, 2026 12:23 pmFebruary 24, 2026 4:22 pm

The Laborers’ International Union of North America will support Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) this year, making it the latest and one of the largest unions to endorse the two-term congressman in his bid for re-election. “When LiUNA has called...

Menendez will have Baraka in his corner for NJ-8 primary

February 17, 2026 11:03 am

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has in recent years become one of the leaders of New Jersey’s burgeoning progressive movement, but in one congressional race that overlaps with his hometown, he and the political establishment are on the same page. Baraka...

Where N.J. congressional fundraising stands heading into the 2026 midterms

February 2, 2026 4:58 pm

As the 2026 midterms begin in earnest, New Jersey is gearing up for at least three intense Democratic primaries: one happening this Thursday in the special election for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s 11th district, and two more in June in Rep....

Promising to ‘choose courage,’ Mussab Ali launches primary challenge against Rob Menendez

January 27, 2026 10:19 amJanuary 27, 2026 11:18 am

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City)’s early years in Congress were, inevitably, defined by his father. Senator Bob Menendez secured his son an open congressional seat in 2022, scaring off any potential opposition; then, in 2024, the elder Menendez’s indictment on...

Rob Menendez endorsed by Andy Kim, bolstering progressive credentials

January 14, 2026 2:14 pm

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) has received a number of endorsements this cycle from the establishment-aligned Democrats who propelled him to victory the past two election cycles, but he’s now also got the support of the state’s most prominent Democratic...