Scott Hitchner Archives - New Jersey Globe

Van Drew raises $300k in Q1, putting him far ahead of Alexander

April 15, 2022 11:46 pmApril 16, 2022 12:11 am

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) remains the clear financial leader in the 2nd district after raising $300,197 last quarter; his most prominent Democratic challenger, civil rights lawyer Tim Alexander, raised $47,954. After achieving a nearly $600,000 fourth quarter last year,...

Here’s who did – and didn’t – end up filing for Congress in N.J.

April 4, 2022 6:14 pmApril 12, 2022 10:46 am

4 p.m. today marked the official end of candidate filing for this year’s federal elections in New Jersey, with 63 candidates submitting petitions to compete for major party nominations in the state’s 12 congressional districts. It’s possible that not all...

For off-the-line congressional candidates, March 31 is the most important day in the world

March 28, 2022 12:24 amMarch 29, 2022 11:49 am

As New Jersey’s annual avalanche of party conventions begins winding down, the frontrunners for the state’s 12 congressional districts are becoming increasingly clear. With near-universal backing from their party’s establishments, candidates like Democrat Tim Alexander in the 2nd district or...

More than 60 candidates are running for Congress in N.J. How seriously should we take them?

February 4, 2022 4:49 pmFebruary 4, 2022 6:29 pm

With 4th quarter fundraising reports arriving at the beginning of this week, it’s finally possible to take a look at how New Jersey’s 2022 congressional races are shaping up. Among the more than 60 candidates running for Congress, of which...

Barker switches from race against Kim to primary vs. Van Drew

December 29, 2021 9:30 amDecember 29, 2021 7:56 pm

John Barker will switch from 3rd district to the 2nd and challenge Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in the Republican primary after the redistricting commission moved his hometown of Bayville into the GOP congressman’s district. “I am going to represent...

Four N.J. incumbents face congressional primaries so far

November 30, 2021 1:07 pmDecember 4, 2021 10:07 am

Four New Jersey House members are facing primary elections so far in a state that hasn’t defeated an incumbent House member in a primary since 1958, except for redistricting years when two incumbents were forced to run against each other....