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Chris Smith breaks Rodino record as longest-serving New Jersey congressman

January 3, 2021 12:02 amJanuary 2, 2021 9:29 pm

When the U.S. House of Representatives meets at noon today to swear in the members of the 117th Congress, Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) will set the record as the longest-serving member of Congress in New Jersey history. After Smith won...

Veterans: Six World War I veterans elected to NJ Assembly

November 11, 2020 12:05 amNovember 8, 2020 9:47 pm

Six young World War I veterans were elected to the New Jersey State Assembly during the first three years after the war ended: Francis A. Stanton (D-Hoboken) and Thomas Lloyd Lewis (R-Asbury Park) in 1918; Felix Forlenza (D-South Orange) and...

Chris Smith has $782k cash-on-hand

October 15, 2020 10:03 pmOctober 15, 2020 11:59 pm

As he prepares to set a record as the longest-serving congressman in New Jersey history, Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) has raised nearly $1.2 million for his re-election bid and has $782,456 cash-on-hand. Smith, who ousted a thirteen-term incumbent in 1980...

NOW endorses Schmid in NJ-4

September 9, 2020 8:14 pm

The National Organization for Women (NOW) has endorsed Democrat Stephanie Schmid for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district against 20-term incumbent Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton). “Stephanie’s experience protecting and advancing women’s rights at home and abroad as a U.S. Foreign Service...

Flora pays himself back after winning 4% of the vote

August 18, 2020 3:34 pm

John J. Flora has paid himself back all but $11 of a $5,000 personal loan he made to his forgettable bid for the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s a commonly used trick in political campaigns: loan yourself money early as...

Flashback: New Jerseyans on Nixon resignation in 1974

August 9, 2020 8:21 pmAugust 9, 2020 8:26 pm

Richard M. Nixon resigned as President of the United States 46 years ago today, just as the U.S. House of Representatives was about to impeach him for his role in the Watergate scandal: “I have never been a quitter. To...

Schmid nearly out of money trying to win Democratic primary

June 25, 2020 8:57 pm

A Democrat trying to stop Rep. Christopher Smith’s 40-year winning streak has already burned through most of her money trying to win the July 7 primary. Stephanie Schmid has just $51,806 cash-on-hand after raising $324,813 for her bid to challenge...