Rodney Frelinghuysen Archives

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Morris Township Democrats have withdrawn party support from one of their incumbents in the race for township committee.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...

Frelinghuysen will be a lobbyist

February 22, 2020 11:09 amFebruary 22, 2020 11:15 am

Former Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen is now a lobbyist. The onetime House Appropriations Committee chairman has joined Greenberg Traurig as a senior director in their Government Law & Policy practice, according to The Hill report on Friday. That allows Frelinghuysen, an...

Former congressmen still holding on to warchests

February 20, 2020 12:48 pmFebruary 20, 2020 1:39 pm

Six former congressmen from New Jersey have a combined warchest of nearly $900,000, according to reports filed with the federal election commission. And Frank Lautenberg, who has been dead for nearly seven years, has $89,803 remaining in his campaign account....

Frelinghuysen returns to endorse Becchi

February 20, 2020 9:10 am

Former Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) has waded into the race for his old 11th district seat, endorsing Republican Rosemary Becchi for the chance to take on his successor, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). “Rosemary Becchi is uniquely qualified to represent New...

Republicans say Sherill endorsement of Bloomberg was payback

February 6, 2020 9:03 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) tonight accused Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) of endorsing Michael Bloomberg for president as repayment for the support of his Independence USA PAC in her 2018 campaign. “All it took for Mikie Sherrill to sell...