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Keady will take second shot at Smith

November 11, 2019 8:43 pmNovember 11, 2019 11:04 pm

Former Asbury Park Councilman Jim Keady will again seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district. Keady announced his bid to challenge Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) on Twitter earlier today, saying he will run a “bold, progressive,...

Andy Kim has raised $1.8 million for re-election bid so far

October 15, 2019 9:00 amOctober 15, 2019 10:03 am

Freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) has raised an impressive $1.8 million since taking his seat in Congress in January, bringing in $575,000 for the 3rd quarter of 2019. Kim has accumulated a warchest of almost $1.5 million as he prepares...

Schmid raises $100k in first month as congressional candidate

September 30, 2019 11:23 pmOctober 1, 2019 1:22 am

Democrat Stephanie Schmid, a former U.S. Department of State official who is seeking to challenge Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) in New Jersey’s 4th district, has raised over $100,000 in her first month as a candidate. With some time still remaining...

Monmouth poll to look at Trump impeachment effect on key NJ House seats

September 24, 2019 4:06 pm

The Monmouth University Polling Institute will release the results of a New Jersey poll on Wednesday that looks at how Democratic House members who flipped Republican seats in the 2018 mid-term elections might be impacted by a move to impeach...

Kate Gibbs forms exploratory committee for House bid against Andy Kim

September 12, 2019 3:49 pmSeptember 12, 2019 4:12 pm

Former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs today announced that she was forming an exploratory committee to mull a challenge to freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) in New Jersey’s 3rd district. “I have had enough of politicians in both parties spending...

District shopping may be only path for a Democrat running for Congress

September 6, 2019 3:06 pmSeptember 9, 2019 5:20 pm

For a New Jersey Democrat who wants to run for Conrgess but is either too impatient to await a retirement or unwilling to challenge an incumbent in a primary, running against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) is the only game in...

Kim not ready to back Murphy re-election

September 4, 2019 12:40 pmSeptember 4, 2019 7:34 pm

Rep. Andy Kim declined to endorse Gov. Phil Murphy for re-election Wednesday, saying he’d prefer to wait for the conclusion of his 2020 re-election race before weighing in on a race that will take place the following year. “Look, my...