Rep.-elect Tom Malinowski appeared to come out against a redistricting constitutional amendment being pushed by legislative leaders in Trenton. “From coast to coast, we're fighting the GOP over partisan gerrymandering,” Malinowski said on Twitter. “Whatever NJ's legislature does on redistricting, I hope it takes into account the necessity of Democrats keeping moral high ground in this national fight.” The amendment would impose a formula on the redistricting process that would
Rep.-elect Tom Malinowski is maintaining his public silence on his committee assignment preferences. “Not until I get 'em,” Malinowski said when asked if he’d like to discuss committee assignments. As a former assistant secretary of state, Malinowski could be well-suited to a role on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but he has so far been unwilling to give any indication about whether he’ll see such a role. Rep. Leonard Lance,
Rep. Frank Pallone, Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said it’s unlikely one of New Jersey’s four first-term congresspeople will replace Rep. Leonard Lance on the committee. “Generally speaking, it's going to be hard for anybody who's a new member to be on Energy and Commerce or any of the exclusive committees because there're so many people who are already there who want to be on it,”
Gateway Tunnel a focus for New Jersey Reps.
Rep.-elect Tom Malinowski more than doubled the fundraising and spending of Rep. Leonard Lance in his successful bid to flip the seventh congressional district’s House seat. According to post-election reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission, Malinowski raised $6,265,579 and spent $6,127,693, or $36.70 for each of his 166,985 votes. Lance reported having raised $2,598,607 and spent $2,714,339. That’s $18 for every one of Lance’s 150,785 votes. Those spending figures
Lance dropped nearly 13 percentage points from 2014
Three New Jersey Democrats are expected to assume key subcommittee chairmanships when the 116th Congress convenes in January. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-Paterson) is in line to be chairman of the House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee. Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) will likely become the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) is appears poised to chair the House
78% of NJ congressmen who lost had Longworth offices in first term
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