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Tight races in four states boost Menendez’s committee chair prospects

August 6, 2020 4:37 pm

Four Republican senators in states around the country are facing tight challenges that could make U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...

Democrat takes slight lead in Iowa Senate race

June 15, 2020 2:55 pm

A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows Democrat Theresa Greenfield with a 46%-43% lead over Republican U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). U.S. Senate races will have a direct impact on New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, who will...

Menendez: More GOP sponsors for government aid bill to be announced before week’s end

May 11, 2020 3:51 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said he expects to announce additional Republican sponsors to a bill that would provide $500 billion in direct aid to state and local governments that have seen their budgets upended by the pandemic before the end...

Menendez is huge stakeholder in 2020 elections

May 11, 2020 10:46 am

Bob Menendez isn’t on the ballot this year, but he’s still on the biggest stakeholders of the 2020 elections. If Democrats can win control of the United States Senate in the fall, the senior Senator from New Jersey would become...

Susan Collins raising more N.J. money than Democratic opponent

February 18, 2020 6:01 pm

In the closely-watched U.S. Senate race in Maine, Republican incumbent Susan Collins has outraised her Democratic opponent by a 3-1 margin in New Jersey. Collins has raised $171,35 from New Jersey donors, including $5,600 from New Jersey GOP fundraiser Candy...

Van Drew, not yet an ERA ratification sponsor, touts Violence Against Women Act in campaign e-mail

August 26, 2019 7:41 pmAugust 27, 2019 12:07 pm

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) is using Women’s Equality Day to boost his fundraising database. He’s collecting e-mail addresses in an online petition calling on Senate Mitch McConnell to allow the Senate vote on re-authorizing the Violence Against Women Act....

Payne backs ERA extension, leaving Van Drew as only NJ Dem not co-sponsoring resolution

August 13, 2019 11:12 amAugust 13, 2019 2:07 pm

Rep. Donald Payne (D-Newark) is backing an extension to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, leaving Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Middle) as the lone New Jersey Democratic congressman to not co-sponsor the authorizing resolution. Over the last two weeks, four additional...