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Bergen GOP undecided about awarding organization line

March 23, 2020 8:45 pm

The Bergen County Republican convention was supposed to be tonight, but the coronavirus-related cancellation has left some uncertainty about awarding the organization line. “I don’t think we’ll be able to pull off a convention.,” Bergen GOP chairman Jack Zisa said. ...

Richter might drop Van Drew challenge, run against Kim

January 24, 2020 6:45 amJanuary 24, 2020 10:32 am

There is considerable speculation this morning that David Richter might switch from a challenge to Rep. Jeff Van Drew in the 2nd district Republican primary to a race against freshman Democratic Rep. Andy Kim in the 3rd. Former Gov. Chris...

District shopping may be only path for a Democrat running for Congress

September 6, 2019 3:06 pmSeptember 9, 2019 5:20 pm

For a New Jersey Democrat who wants to run for Conrgess but is either too impatient to await a retirement or unwilling to challenge an incumbent in a primary, running against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) is the only game in...

All three GOP Senate candidates have run statewide before

August 24, 2019 2:53 pm

So far, all three candidates for the 2020 Republican U.S. Senate nomination to challenge Cory Booker have run statewide before. Tricia Flanagan and Stuart Meissner ran as independent candidates for the United States Senate, while Hirsh Singh sought the Republican...

Van Drew plays carpetbagger card against Richter

August 13, 2019 3:58 pmAugust 13, 2019 5:53 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) is already raising money off the announcement that the wealthy former CEO of one of the nation’s largest construction companies will run against him in 2020, and it took him just a few hours to...

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15 years ago today, James E. McGreevey resigned as Governor of New Jersey

August 12, 2019 10:12 amAugust 12, 2019 2:04 pm

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the day that rocked New Jersey: the resignation of Governor James E. McGreevey. “At a point in every person’s life one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s...

Maps: The 5th district GOP House race

May 17, 2019 10:06 amMay 21, 2019 8:59 am

As candidates begin to declare for the 2020 election, New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, already has Two Republican challengers to two-term Rep. Josh Gottheimer, also known as the “Human Fundraising Machine.” Gottheimer won this R+3 district by 4.4% in 2016...