Rodney Frelinghuysen Archives

New Sherrill TV ad focuses on concerns for work and families

September 14, 2020 9:15 amSeptember 14, 2020 12:37 am

The first TV ad for Mikie Sherrill’s re-election campaign talks about balancing work, families and health care concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. In “Juggling,” the freshman congresswoman narrates an ad the uses images of her family and constituents as she...

Zimmer, former GOP congressman from N.J., to endorse Biden

August 24, 2020 11:07 am

Former Rep. Dick Zimmer (R-Delaware Township), a former three-term Republican congressman and the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in 1996 and 2008, will endorse Democrat Joe Biden for president today, the Biden campaign said. The Hunterdon County Republican is one...

Becchi has $308,512 war chest heading into general election

July 15, 2020 4:59 pm

Republican House candidate Rosemary Becchi raised $214,469 for her challenge against Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in the second quarter of 2020. Becchi, a former U.S. Senate staffer, had $308,512 banked at the end of June, according to a July quarterly...

Another huge fundraising haul for Sherrill, who has $3.4 million banked

July 15, 2020 10:34 amJuly 15, 2020 11:51 am

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) raised a remarkable $951,450 during the 2nd quarter of 2020 and now has $3,439,955 in her campaign warchest for her bid for a second term as the congresswoman from New Jersey’s 11th district. It was Sherrill’s...

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...