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Malinowski sees a big difference between himself, Kean

July 8, 2020 1:23 pmJuly 8, 2020 1:32 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) sketched out what he views as glaring differences with Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. as the two begin their general election in one of the state’s most competitive congressional districts. “It’s not just the candidate,...

Primary 2020: Kennedy, Richter win; Gottheimer, Sires swamp challengers

July 8, 2020 5:17 amJuly 8, 2020 5:20 am

Amy Kennedy won a decisive victory in the NJ-2 Democratic primary to take on party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) on Tuesday in a primary election delayed a month to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus and conducted almost...

Kean to face Malinowski in November

July 7, 2020 8:47 pmJuly 8, 2020 1:06 pm

The seventh congressional district’s Republicans picked State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Westfield) to face Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in November Tuesday. “Congress is broken and this fall, New Jersey has an opportunity to lead the way on fixing...

Dems make registration gains in key N.J. congressional districts

July 2, 2020 11:05 amJuly 2, 2020 5:36 pm

Democrats have gained voters in New Jersey’s most competitive congressional districts. The 3rd, where Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) is seeking re-election in a district that hasn’t re-elected a Democratic congressman since the 1852, there are now 14,910 more Democrats than...

Kean says he regrets 2010 vote against gay marriage

June 30, 2020 11:00 amJune 30, 2020 12:37 pm

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) says he regrets his vote against legalizing gay marriage in New Jersey when it came up for a vote in the State Senate in 2010. “I was wrong in my vote when the...

Malinowski has big cash lead over Kean in NJ-7

June 25, 2020 6:02 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) raised $559,625 between April 1 and June 17 and how has $2,961,504 cash-on-hand. His likely Republican opponent, Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield), has $1,207,075 in his warchest after raising $256,875 during the April 1...

Joseph Patero, former Assembly Labor Committee chairman, dies at 88

June 23, 2020 1:09 pmJune 23, 2020 3:38 pm

Joseph D. Patero, who served eight terms in the State Assembly and was the sponsor of landmark legislation to establish paid family leave in New Jersey, died on June 20 at his home in Manville. He was 88. He served...