Tom Phillips Archives

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...

Kean primary challenger has $2,700 cash, $4,059 debt

April 15, 2020 8:37 pm

Tom Phillips has $2,700 in the bank and $4,059 in debt in his uphill battle to capture the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. Phillips, a human resources executive from Scotch Plains who lives in the next-door...

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

Huge fundraising haul for Malinowski, who has almost $2.7 million banked

April 14, 2020 8:39 pmApril 15, 2020 5:00 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) raised $938,636 in the first three months of the year and has $2,671,618 cash-on-hand as he seeks re-election to a second term in New Jersey’s 7th district. Malinowski has raised $3,327,860 since taking office fifteen months...

In strong fundraising quarter, Kean raises $508k and banks more than $1.1 million

April 14, 2020 11:55 amApril 14, 2020 2:59 pm

New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. raised $508,918 in the first quarter of 2020 and has $1,138,477 cash-on-hand in his bid to unseat freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) in New Jersey’s 7th district. This marks Kean’s fourth robust...

Deadline to challenge primary petitions is today

April 3, 2020 8:49 amApril 3, 2020 10:26 am

The deadline to file challenges to nominating petitions for the June 2 primary election is at the close of business today. Several candidates risk being tossed off the ballot simply by cutting it close on the number of signatures they...

Barsoom running again in CD7

March 23, 2020 2:08 pm

A physician who ran a wildly unsuccessful primary challenge to Rep. Leonard Lance in 2018 has filed to run against State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean this year. Raafat Barsoom filed his nominating petitions with 210 signatures, running under the...

Kean gets endorsement from Warren GOP

February 11, 2020 10:54 am

Warren County Republicans have endorsed Thomas Kean, Jr. for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. Kean has now won Republican organization backing in five counties. He won conventions in Union, Somerset and Hunterdon counties in his bid to unseat freshman...