Richard Franolich Archives - New Jersey Globe

Franolich won’t appear on 5th district Republican ballot thanks to petition error

April 19, 2022 11:55 am

Secretary of State Tahesha Way has determined that Richard Franolich, a mysterious Republican candidate for the 5th congressional district, won’t appear on the primary ballot this June – because he meant to file for the 9th district instead. The confusion...

Schneiderman raises $280k, more than half of it from himself

April 15, 2022 4:59 pm

Businessman Fred Schneiderman’s campaign for the 5th congressional district reported today that it had raised $279,842 – with more than half of that total coming from Schneiderman himself. In addition to raising $114,093 from donors, Schneiderman directly gave his campaign...

The hunt for Richard Franolich

April 5, 2022 1:38 pmApril 5, 2022 4:46 pm

When Richard Franolich walked into the Trenton War Memorial yesterday to file his petitions for the Republican nomination in New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, it was the first time anyone in the New Jersey political world had heard his name....

Schneiderman debuts TV ad, making him first NJ-5 Republican on the airwaves

April 5, 2022 9:54 am

Fred Schneiderman, a businessman seeking the Republican nomination in New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, released his opening TV ad yesterday, beating both of his main Republican rivals to the airwaves ahead of the June 7 primary. “Joe Biden and the...

Here’s who did – and didn’t – end up filing for Congress in N.J.

April 4, 2022 6:14 pmApril 12, 2022 10:46 am

4 p.m. today marked the official end of candidate filing for this year’s federal elections in New Jersey, with 63 candidates submitting petitions to compete for major party nominations in the state’s 12 congressional districts. It’s possible that not all...