Tom Feely Archives - New Jersey Globe

Boosted by a Democrat who wound up losing, Menendez won House leadership contest by one vote

January 29, 2025 4:22 pm

When Bob Menendez was a congressman in 2002, he ran for House Democratic Caucus Chairman – the number three leadership post – and beat Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) by just one vote, 104 to 103. House Democrats had several leadership contests...

Was Menendez endorsement in NJ-2 just settling a grudge against Patrick Kennedy?

February 28, 2020 1:33 pmMarch 2, 2020 1:54 pm

The decision of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez to endorse Brigid Callahan Harrison for Congress in the 2nd district Democratic primary could be the settlement of an 18-year old political grudge. When Menendez was a congressman in 2002, he ran for...