Rodney Frelinghuysen Archives

Sherrill defeats DeGroot in 11th congressional district

November 8, 2022 11:18 pmNovember 8, 2022 11:25 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) has won re-election, defeating Republican Paul DeGroot in the 11th congressional district. As of 11:18 p.m. and with an estimated 61% of votes reported, Sherrill leads DeGroot by a 59%-41%...

Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts NJ-11 to Safe Democratic

September 29, 2022 9:29 amSeptember 29, 2022 11:12 am

Sabato’s Crystal Ball, one of the country’s most prominent election forecasters, upgraded Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair)’s re-election chances today, shifting her 11th congressional district from Likely Democratic to Safe Democratic. “We also are pushing a few heavily Democratic seats —...

Justice Department reaches settlement with Lakeland Bank over bank’s redlining practices

September 28, 2022 12:53 pmSeptember 28, 2022 12:59 pm

This morning, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip Sellinger and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced that the Justice Department has secured an agreement with Lakeland Bank to address allegations of redlining in and around Newark. According...

Republican congressional candidates say Dem incumbents failed on SALT

August 17, 2022 11:34 amAugust 17, 2022 5:23 pm

Last fall, a cohort of New Jersey congressional Democrats had a clear message on reconciliation negotiations: “No SALT, no deal,” referring to the state and local tax deduction cap that has impacted their suburban districts. Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), Tom...

Veterans: Frelinghuysen, Kean and Malinowski families

May 30, 2022 12:07 amMay 29, 2022 6:33 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...

Frelinghuysen still wielding big campaign warchest

May 19, 2022 2:23 pm

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) still has $223,841 remaining in his old campaign account after spending $204,682 since he retired from Congress in January 2019. Frelinghuysen has contributed $4,000 to Tom Kean, Jr.’s bid for the Republican House nomination in New...

After huge Q1, Sherrill sitting on a skyscraping $5.5 million warchest

April 15, 2022 12:05 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) raised $823,957 during the first quarter of 2022, giving her a massive campaign warchest of $5,523,624 as she seeks a third term in the Morris and Essex County-based 11th district. In total, Sherrill has raised $3.7...