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Rojas ends run for Congress in NJ-8

February 12, 2022 9:48 am

Ricardo Rojas has dropped out of the race for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, leaving just Robert J. Menendez and David Ocampo in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York). “We worked extremely hard...

Menendez won’t commit to backing Menendez for Congress

January 25, 2022 2:49 pmJanuary 25, 2022 2:49 pm

Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez’s bid for New Jersey’s 8th congressional district has gotten the support of virtually every major Democrat in New Jersey politics, from Gov. Phil Murphy to Senator Cory Booker. There’s one prominent name missing from the list...

Sires, retiring at the end of his current term, has $241k cash-on-hand

January 10, 2022 10:01 am

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York), who is not seeking re-election this year, raised $61,605 during the fourth quarter of 2021 and has $240,909 cash-on-hand. Sires raised $215,650 in 2021, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. His...

Rob Menendez enters race for Sires House seat

January 6, 2022 11:41 amJanuary 6, 2022 12:20 pm

Robert J. Menendez, the clear front runner for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, today formally announced that he would seek the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York). Menendez, the son...

Booker endorses Menendez for NJ-8 House seat

December 24, 2021 10:42 amDecember 24, 2021 10:50 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker has endorsed Robert J. Menendez for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, where Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) is retiring after the 2022 elections. “Albio will leave big shoes to fill,...

Union County goes for Menendez, with endorsements from Scutari, Bollwage, Teixeira

December 23, 2021 4:05 pmDecember 23, 2021 7:08 pm

Incoming Senate President Nicholas Scutari, Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage, State Sen. Joseph Cryan (D-Union) and Elizabeth Democratic Municipal Chairman Tony Teixeira will back Robert J. Menendez for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, continuing the juggernaut for Albio Sires’ open...

Murphy endorses Menendez for Congress in NJ-8

December 23, 2021 2:27 pmDecember 24, 2021 9:36 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has endorsed Robert J. Menendez for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district., a move that gives the son of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez a likely lock on a seat in Congress. “As we...