Rodney Frelinghuysen Archives

Sherrill campaign welcomes ‘contrast’ with Becchi

January 21, 2020 8:20 pmJanuary 21, 2020 8:46 pm

A spokesperson for Rep. Mikie Sherrill tonight took aim at Republican Rosemary Becchi’s career as a lobbyist helping corporations lessen their federal tax burden. “We look forward to contrasting Mikie’s lifetime of service in the Navy, as a federal prosecutor,...

Becchi announces bid to challenge Sherrill

January 21, 2020 12:30 pmJanuary 21, 2020 4:15 pm

Former U.S. Senate staffer Rosemary Becchi has formally announced that she will challenge freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for New Jersey’s 11th district congressional seat. Becchi’s announcement comes two days after she told party leaders that she was prepared to...

Gottheimer will swear in Frelinghuysen’s new GOP mayor

January 21, 2020 10:02 amJanuary 21, 2020 10:05 am

The new Republican mayor of Frelinghuysen Township has picked a Democratic congressman to swear him in. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) will administer the oath of office this afternoon to Christopher Stracco. Stracco, 56, has served on the Frelinghuysen Township Committee...

When congressmen shop for new districts

January 19, 2020 3:59 pmJanuary 20, 2020 12:02 pm

Congressional candidates changing their minds and moving to a different district is not unusual in New Jersey Republican Mike Ferguson, then 27, lost a 1998 race against Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch) in the 6th district by 17 points...

Sherrill has huge fundraising haul, amasses $2.2 million warchest

January 14, 2020 7:00 amJanuary 14, 2020 12:10 pm

Freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) has raised a whopping $2,612,434 for her re-election campaign in New Jersey’s 11th district, including $757,451 during the 4th quarter of 2019. Sherrill has $2,211,668 cash-on-hand in a Republican-leaning district the GOP appears ready to...

Kean taps Winegar as campaign manager

December 10, 2019 7:15 pmDecember 10, 2019 7:15 pm

Theresa Winegar will depart her post as executive director of the New Jersey Republican State Committee next month to manage Tom Kean’s campaign for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. Winegar joins Kean’s bid to unseat freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski...

Saily Avelena, Executive Director of NJ 11th for Change, will be campaign manager for John Currie's re-election bid/

Avelenda to manage Currie re-election bid

November 26, 2019 9:22 amNovember 26, 2019 1:04 pm

Saily Avelenda, a progressive leader who played a key role in forcing Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen into retirement, will serve as campaign manager for Democratic State Chairman John Currie’s re-election campaign. The executive director of NJ 11th for Change, the grassroots...