Rodney Frelinghuysen Archives

Frelinghuysen backs DeCroce for another term

May 12, 2021 9:53 amMay 12, 2021 9:57 am

Former Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen endorsed Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce for another term in the Assembly Wednesday. “We have been friends for well over thirty years, and she is thoughtful, hardworking, and a very conscientious public servant. She is a conservative Republican...

The time a write-in campaign worked

April 14, 2021 12:01 amApril 13, 2021 10:03 pm

Write-in campaigns are largely uphill, but not impossible under special circumstances. In 1994, Democrats in New Jersey’s 11th district had a critical electoral crisis. Their candidate for Congress against Republican Rep. Dean Gallo (R-Parsippany) was supposed to be Daniel Tauriello,...

Sherrill warchest swells to $3.6 million after strong fundraising quarter

April 6, 2021 12:52 pmApril 6, 2021 1:59 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) has $3,606,174 cash-on-hand after raising a whopping $716,946 during the first three months of 2020. The North Jersey congresswoman’s massive warchest, boosted by a decision to bank money in her 2020 re-election bid, strengthens her expected...

Democrats target Van Drew for defeat in 2022

February 8, 2021 1:57 pmFebruary 8, 2021 2:19 pm

Saily Avelenda helped launch a grassroots group, NJ 11th for Change, in early 2017 to pressure Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) to oppose newly-elected President Donald Trump’s agenda and to meet with his constituents. Her involvement with the group led to...

Sherrill has $3.1 million warchest for 2022

January 31, 2021 12:00 amJanuary 31, 2021 1:12 pm

While winning a second term by 29,150 votes, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) was able to bank over $3 million, putting herself on a strong financial footing as she heads into congressional redistricting in the 2022 mid-term election. Sherrill raised $53,182...

Veterans: Frelinghuysen and Kean families

November 11, 2020 12:02 amNovember 11, 2020 1:03 pm

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...

Sherrill has nearly $4 million in the bank

October 14, 2020 9:27 pmOctober 15, 2020 9:50 am

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) raised $1,530,511 during the 3rd quarter of 2020 and has $3,968,424 cash-on-hand as she seeks re-election to a second term as the congresswoman from New Jersey’s 11th district. Sherrill has raised $5,974,345 since taking office in...