Tom MacArthur Archives - New Jersey Globe

Richter needs to heal wounds in Burlington, GOP chairman says

July 9, 2020 3:26 pmJuly 9, 2020 3:52 pm

After winning a vicious primary in the New Jersey’s most competitive congressional districts, Republican David Richter has some work ahead of him if he wants to unite the GOP before his general election contest with freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)....

Fifteen independents mount congressional bids

July 7, 2020 7:49 pmJuly 7, 2020 8:05 pm

Fifteen candidates from 12 minor political parties have filed to run for New Jersey’s House and Senate seats. Longtime environmental and social justice activist Madelyn Hoffman is running for U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-Newark) seat as the Green Party’s nominee,...

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...

Andy Kim raises whopping $1 million in Q2, has $3.5 million warchest

June 30, 2020 9:44 pm

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) has expanded his warchest to over $3.5 million in his bid for re-election to a 2nd term in Congress after raising over $1 million during the second quarter of 2020. Without taking any corporate PAC money,...

Richter, Gibbs post weak fundraising numbers since March

June 26, 2020 12:30 amJune 26, 2020 8:30 am

The two Republicans engulfed in a bitter primary battle for the chance to take flip a congressional seat in a district Donald Trump carried by six points are both struggling to raise money, including one candidate who is a self-funder....

Andy Kim has $3.2 million in warchest

June 22, 2020 10:53 pm

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) raised $718,433 between April 1 and June 17 and has $3,249,780 cash-on-hand in his bid to win re-election to a second term in New Jerseys 3rd district. Kim has now raised $4,213,884 since entering Congress in...

NRA endorses Richter in NJ-3

June 22, 2020 4:52 pm

The National Rifle Association has endorsed David Richter for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district, giving the former construction company executive the backing of an major advocacy organization heading into the final two weeks of the primary election. Richter faces...