Rodney Frelinghuysen Archives

Sherrill warchest now at nearly $3.2 million

June 25, 2020 1:50 pmJune 25, 2020 4:23 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) has $3,185,168 in her campaign warchest after raising $637,166 between April 1 and June 17. The freshman Democrat has now raised $4,129,550 since taking office seventeen months ago. Sherill’s haul follows an impressive 1st quarter where...

Veterans: Frelinghuysen and Kean families

May 25, 2020 12:10 amMay 25, 2020 12:16 am

When you trace the roots of the Frelinghuysen family back to the American Revolution, you can start with Frederick Frelinghuysen, who was the very model of a modern Major-General. Frelinghuysen was a colonel in the Continental Army before his election...

For primary challengers to incumbent House members, history isn’t on their side

April 20, 2020 5:59 pm

It happens every two years, when candidates like John Caramanna, Dennis Speed and Jeanne Martines emerge as self-proclaimed contenders for the U.S. House of Representatives in primaries against incumbents. With eight of New Jersey’s twelve House incumbents facing challengers in...

After mammoth fundraising quarter, Sherrill amasses $2.8 million warchest

April 15, 2020 5:03 pmApril 15, 2020 11:52 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) raised $782,929 during the first three months of 2020 and has $2,774,970 cash-on-hand as she seeks re-election to a second term in New Jersey’s 11th district. The Democratic congresswoman has raised $3,395,363 since taking office in...

N.J. Working Families Alliance expands

March 13, 2020 11:24 amMarch 13, 2020 1:05 pm

The New Jersey Working Families Alliance, a major force in grassroots politics in the state, has added seven new organizations in a move that leaders say expands their board to include additional community-based organizations and racial justice groups. NJ 11th...

Democratic battle brewing in Morris Township

March 9, 2020 4:41 pm

Morris Township Democrats have withdrawn party support from one of their incumbents in the race for township committee. John Arvanites will not get the organization line in his bid for re-election to a second term after calling out party leaders...

T-Mac backs Becchi for Congress

February 24, 2020 10:09 am

Former Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-Toms River), who had served as mayor of Randolph in Morris County before heading south in search of a congressional district in 2015, has endorsed Rosemary Becchi for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. “Rosemary Becchi...