Patrick Morrisey Archives - New Jersey Globe

When congressmen shop for new districts

January 19, 2020 3:59 pmJanuary 20, 2020 12:02 pm

Congressional candidates changing their minds and moving to a different district is not unusual in New Jersey Republican Mike Ferguson, then 27, lost a 1998 race against Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in the 6th district by 17 points...

Donor who shunned Frelinghuysen over guns returns to GOP fold

January 30, 2019 10:08 pmJanuary 31, 2019 12:37 pm

The co- finance chairman of Chris Christie’s 2016 presidential campaign is back in the Republican fold, one year after making a big deal out of eschewing Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s re-election campaign and backing Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress. Finn Wentworth,...

Murphy pulls out of Clean Power suit

January 30, 2018 4:12 pm

New Jersey will withdraw as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seeks to overturn President Obama’s Clean Power Plan regulations. The suit was filed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a New...