Tricia Flanagan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Arango endorses Meissner for U.S. Senate

November 12, 2019 9:23 am

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Stuart Meissner has won the endorsement of Hudson County GOP Chairman Jose Arango. Meissner, a former deputy attorney general of New York, is one of five candidates already in the race to challenge incumbent Cory Booker...

Morris lawyer announces U.S. Senate bid

October 17, 2019 10:20 amOctober 17, 2019 12:55 pm

Rik Mehta, a Morris lawyer, announced his intention to challenge U.S. Sen Cory Booker Thursday. “While Cory Booker campaigns around the country for his doomed presidential bid, the New Jersey economy continues to tank and our beautiful towns are becoming...

In race against Booker, Singh raises $177k

October 15, 2019 8:24 pmOctober 15, 2019 8:58 pm

Hirsh Singh has raised $176,732 in his bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination but has just $30,738 cash-on-hand. Singh is expected to face incumbent Cory Booker, who is permitted to run for President and re-election to the Senate simultaneously....

Conservative independents could tank Bramnick

September 20, 2019 4:01 pmSeptember 20, 2019 4:01 pm

The X Factor in the race for State Assembly in the 21st district is the presence of two pro-Trump Republicans running as independent conservatives against GOP incumbents Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R-Summit). It’s possible that former Scotch Plains...

Meissner again attacks Booker over defunct Newark water agency

September 9, 2019 3:52 pm

Stuart Meissner, the former New York Deputy Attorney General seeking the GOP U.S. Senate nomination, renewed his attacks on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker over Newark’s water crisis, this time aiming at the presidential candidate’s management of the Newark Watershed Conservation...

All three GOP Senate candidates have run statewide before

August 24, 2019 2:53 pm

So far, all three candidates for the 2020 Republican U.S. Senate nomination to challenge Cory Booker have run statewide before. Tricia Flanagan and Stuart Meissner ran as independent candidates for the United States Senate, while Hirsh Singh sought the Republican...

Singh raises $78k for U.S. Senate run vs. Booker

July 17, 2019 9:25 am

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh has raised $78,125 and has $66,893 cash-on-hand, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Singh announced in April that he would challenge incumbent Cory Booker. Booker has not yet announced if he...