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Democratic congressional candidate Will Cunningham

Cunningham: Arrest trooper who shot Maurice Gordon

June 10, 2020 10:46 am

House candidate Will Cunningham called for the arrest of a state trooper who fatally shot an unarmed black man on the Garden State Parkway last month. “The cruelty and violence displayed against people of color in this country cannot stand...

Cunningham calls on Kennedy to agree to debate, though she already has

June 10, 2020 10:23 am

Will Cunningham is trying to make debate appearances into a campaign issue, but his charge that Amy Kennedy is dodging such a forum doesn’t line up. Thursday night, Cunningham called on Kennedy to agree to attend a debate hosted by...

Codey backs Kennedy, Small

June 9, 2020 3:40 pm

Former Gov. Dick Codey (D-Roseland) endorsed Amy Kennedy’s House bid and backed Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small for re-election Tuesday. “I have only recently met Amy Kennedy, but I quickly realized she is one of the bright lights of the...

No endorsement in NJ-2, Murphy says

June 9, 2020 3:29 pmJune 9, 2020 3:50 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t backing anyone in an increasingly-bitter second-district Democratic primary. “We’ve made no endorsements in CD-2 other than, I’ll pound the table, I want a Democrat to win that seat,” Murphy said Tuesday. “And if we have any...

Atlantic Our Revolution backs Cunningham for Congress

June 8, 2020 9:03 amJune 8, 2020 9:05 am

Atlantic County Our Revolution has endorsed Will Cunningham for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey 2nd district, giving the former congressional aide a boost among progressive activists leading into the July 7 primary election. “In a race beset...

Harrison pushes back on comments by Kennedy

June 4, 2020 2:26 pmJune 4, 2020 3:21 pm

Brigid Callahan Harrison says she’s offended comments made by her opponent’s husband that she is beholden to Democratic powerbroker George Norcross. Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-Rhode Island) told the New Jersey Globe that he contributed $500,000 to a super...

Amy Kennedy tells mysterious super PAC funded by her husband to stay out of her campaign

June 1, 2020 12:09 amJune 1, 2020 12:16 am

Amy Kennedy wants a shadowy super PAC financed only by her husband to stay out of her campaign for the Democratic congressional nomination in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-Rhode Island) contributed $500,000 to Blue Organizing...