Tom Bonfonti Archives - New Jersey Globe

Richter, Gibbs take divergent paths on door-knocking as campaign enters final week

July 1, 2020 1:59 pm

David Richter’s campaign is steering clear of voters’ front doors as the former Hill International CEO’s primary against former Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs winds to a close. “COVID has changed a lot of what we anticipated and planned...

NJ-3 campaign managers spar over debates on Twitter

May 29, 2020 5:33 pm

Republican campaign managers in the third congressional district had a spat on Twitter over which of their candidates was ducking a debate Friday. “Here are the facts; Kate challenged David to virtual debates and he accepted. As soon as the...

Richter raised $119k in Q1, has $462k banked for race against Kim

April 15, 2020 10:22 amApril 15, 2020 11:17 am

Millionaire Republican congressional candidate David Richter raised $119,295 during the first quarter of 2020 and now has $462,496 cash-on-hand for his bid to unseat freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) in New Jersey’s 3rd district. Like many candidates this cycle, Richter...

As Richter and Gibbs fight for GOP nod, Kim builds warchest from the sidelines

March 5, 2020 11:17 amMarch 5, 2020 3:24 pm

The race to pick an opponent for freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) is now expected to be decided in the June 2 Republican primary after millionaire David Richter won the Ocean County GOP line at the party’s convention last night....

Richter ‘Snooki ad’ is bigoted, slur against Italian Americans, group says

February 26, 2020 4:23 pmFebruary 26, 2020 6:37 pm

A campaign ad that portrays a congressional candidate as Snooki from the “Jersey Shore” reality TV show is being slammed as a bigoted and a slap at Italian-Americans. New Jersey Italian American Heritage Commission chairman Robert J. DiBiase wants Republican...

Lanuto backs Gibbs as ‘Snooki ad’ heats up NJ-3 GOP primary

February 24, 2020 6:05 pmFebruary 26, 2020 4:11 pm

Ocean County GOP chairman Barbara Lanuto has endorsed Kate Gibbs for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district. Lanuto’s endorsement follows a vote to support Gibbs by the Ocean County GOP screening committee and comes in advance...