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Some GOP senators question Singer’s ties to Lakewood Vaad

October 21, 2021 4:05 pmOctober 21, 2021 5:21 pm

The endorsement of Gov. Phil Murphy by the Lakewood Vaad has some Republican senators concerned that the relationship between the Democratic governor and the hugely influential coalition of religious leaders from the township’s Orthodox Jewish community could impact the race...

Malinowski amasses $2.1 million warchest after behemoth Q3 fundraising

October 13, 2021 7:23 pmOctober 14, 2021 9:22 am

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) had a monster third quarter, raising over $860,000 since July, and now has more than $2.1 million cash-on-hand as he prepares to seek a third term in what could be one of the most competitive House...

Kean raises $630k in three months in bid to take on Malinowski

October 13, 2021 1:45 pmOctober 13, 2021 1:46 pm

Republican Tom Kean, Jr. raised $630,000 for his rematch against Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) in New Jersey’s 7th district next year. This is Kean’s first fundraising quarter as a candidate for Congress. He entered the race in July. In 2020,...

Raising money in California this week, Malinowski will vote by proxy

October 12, 2021 2:21 pmOctober 12, 2021 7:52 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) will cast his vote on extending debt ceiling by proxy this week, using emergency rules set in place during the coronavirus pandemic to vote while on a week-long fundraising trip to California. Malinowski has events set...

Kean qualifies for first round of NRCC ‘Young Guns’ program

October 12, 2021 9:29 amOctober 12, 2021 2:23 pm

New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. is one of 32 House candidates nationally to qualify for the first level of GOP program that measures the early success of congressional aspirants against a rigid series of benchmarks. He is...

George Richardson, former assemblyman first elected in 1961, dies at 90

October 11, 2021 12:01 amOctober 11, 2021 10:52 pm

George C. Richardson, a maverick civil rights leader who served four terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1960s and 1970s, died on September 24. He was 90. Richardson had sought to become the first Black to serve...

15 things you should know about the new legislative redistricting tiebreaker

October 8, 2021 11:22 amOctober 9, 2021 12:01 am

For a brief period of time over the next few months, former Superior Court Judge Philip S. Carchman will be the most arduously romanced man in New Jersey with the political futures of 120 state legislators potentially under his control....