Phil Rizzo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Jersey man’s Senate race in Pennsylvania is too close to call

May 17, 2022 11:22 pm

Mehmet Oz, a Donald Trump endorsee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania who was until recently a resident of Cliffside Park, is locked in a too-close-to-call Republican primary against hedge fund manager Dave McCormick. With most of the state reporting at...

After his own primary, Cawthorn will raise money for Rizzo

May 9, 2022 10:58 am

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-North Carolina) will headline a fundraiser for Phil Rizzo’s campaign for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district on May 26. The fundraiser at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster comes nine days...

Rizzo’s Harding property loses tax-exempt status

May 5, 2022 2:59 pmMay 5, 2022 3:32 pm

The Morris County Board of Taxation has revoked tax-exempt status from the defunct City Baptist Church, which owns the house where 7th district congressional candidate Phil Rizzo keeps his residence, without the church or Rizzo contesting the decision, the New...

Statements on the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

May 3, 2022 10:46 amMay 4, 2022 1:57 pm

Last night, Politico released a leaked draft majority opinion written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that established the constitutional right to abortion. Though the draft is not necessarily final...

Rizzo faces FCC complaint for after-midnight robocall

April 20, 2022 3:50 pm

A 12:14 AM robocall from Republican congressional candidate Phil Rizzo has left at least one resident of New Jersey’s 7th district infuriated. “It is midnight,” said Caitlin, whose last name is being withheld by the New Jersey Globe to protect...

Struggling to keep pace in NJ-7, Isemann reports $33k in fundraising

April 15, 2022 5:32 pm

John Henry Isemann, a businessman waging an underdog campaign in the 7th congressional district, reported raising just $32,850 in the first quarter, a total that puts him far behind the frontrunners of both parties. The Republican favorite, former Senate Minority...

Peterson, lagging well behind NJ-7 frontrunners, raises $29k in Q1

April 15, 2022 11:34 amApril 15, 2022 5:17 pm

Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-Franklin)’s off-the-line campaign for the Republican nomination in the 7th district has gotten off to a rocky financial start, with the seven-term assemblyman raising just $28,907 in the first quarter of 2022. That’s far behind the frontrunner...