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Sebastian Gorka endorses McCann for Congress

March 19, 2018 10:16 amMarch 20, 2018 10:10 am

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, who served in the Trump White House as deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, has endorsed John McCann for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district. McCann faces former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan in...

Donald Trump on Steve Lonegan: He’s always lost, he’s a loser

March 8, 2018 6:11 pmMarch 9, 2018 1:24 pm

Clips from Donald Trump in 2016 attacking Steve Lonegan are featured in a new video from John McCann. The two are seeking the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district, where Democrat Josh Gottheimer is seeking a second...

Lonegan opposes Assembly gun control bills

February 28, 2018 1:21 pmMarch 1, 2018 1:37 am

Former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 5th district, voiced strong opposition to a series bills aimed at tightening gun laws in testimony submitted to the Assembly Judiciary Committee today. The proposals,...

McCann endorsed by Trump supporter

February 10, 2018 10:22 am

A grass roots leader for President Donald Trump’s campaign has endorsed attorney John McCann for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey fifth district. Dr. Darrell Scott, the CEO of the National Diversity Coalition for Trump, and a pastor...

McCann praises Trump address

January 30, 2018 11:42 pm

Republican congressional candidate John McCann went all in for President Trump tonight, saying that the president’s State of the Union message “showed us how far we have come in just a short year and what it means to Make America...

NRCC puts McCann on Young Guns list

January 29, 2018 10:54 am

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has added John McCann to their Young Guns program. This is not an endorsement, and McCann’s challenger in the fifth district primary, former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, was added to the Young Guns list...

Bergen GOP Has No Exec candidate

January 25, 2018 9:32 am

A promises endorsement from a subset of Bergen County Republicans led by Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo never materialized last night, in part because the only candidate who showed up was former Hackensack Mayor Jack Zisa. It appears that incumbent...