Roger Bacon Archives - New Jersey Globe

Fazzone wants in GOP gubernatorial debate

December 30, 2024 6:58 pmDecember 30, 2024 6:59 pm

Former Burlington City Mayor James Fazzone is protesting his omission from the first Republican gubernatorial debate on February 4. The New Jersey Globe, which is sponsoring the debate, extended invitations to four candidates: Jon Bramnick, Jack Ciattarelli, Ed Durr, and...

Altman vs. Kean matchup officially set in NJ-7

June 4, 2024 8:32 pmJune 4, 2024 9:46 pm

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) and his Democratic challenger, Sue Altman, have been gearing up to run against one another for months – and now, with the primary results in, their general election showdown in the 7th congressional district is...

Altman raises $580k in Q1 for campaign against Kean

April 9, 2024 9:52 am

Sue Altman, the presumptive Democratic nominee for New Jersey’s closely watched 7th congressional district, raised more than $580,000 in the first three months of the year and has more than $910,000 on-hand for her race against Rep. Tom Kean Jr....

Five N.J. House members back Altman for Congress

March 27, 2024 9:56 am

Five members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation are endorsing Sue Altman, the presumptive Democratic nominee for New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark), Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson), and Frank...

Kean, Smith officially get minor primary challengers

March 21, 2024 8:20 pmMarch 21, 2024 8:38 pm

Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) and Chris Smith (R-Manchester), two Republicans who have frustrated the more conservative wings of their party at times, both officially got primary challengers today – but neither has much to worry about. In the 4th...

Roger Bacon is back again, taking on Kean in GOP primary

February 23, 2024 12:09 amFebruary 23, 2024 8:26 am

Saying he is “passionate about challenging incumbent candidates regardless of party,” perennial candidate Roger Bacon will challenge Rep. Tom Kean (R-Westfield) for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. A self-proclaimed MAGA candidate who supports Donald Trump,...

Pro-Trump Democrat Roger Bacon loses his eighth election

June 6, 2023 9:29 pm

Roger Bacon, a pro-Trump Democrat who frequently pops up to run for offices across the state, has lost his eighth attempt at public office, the New Jersey Globe projects. Bacon filed to run this year for the State Senate in...