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D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

November 6, 2026 6:06 pmNovember 6, 2026 9:04 pm

U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, the top Democrat on the census subcommittee, is leading an effort to stop the Census Bureau from no longer counting all noncitizens and from no longer asking questions on race and ethnicity. Kim; outgoing U.S. Sen....

Rahway Democrats sweep

November 4, 2026 5:04 amNovember 4, 2026 5:05 am

Democrats Ray Giacobbe, Jeffrey Brooks, Joanna Miles and Jeremy Mojica win re-election, preserving the party’s control of the mayor’s office and every City Council seat Democratic Mayor Ray Giacobbe has won another term, defeating Republican Casey Granieri and independent Hope...

Democratic blue wave washes away Van Drew in 2nd District

November 3, 2026 10:13 pmNovember 4, 2026 12:06 pm

The Democratic blue wave that once swept Rep. Jeff Van Drew into office swept him out Tuesday. Van Drew. who switched parties after opposing Donald Trump’s impeachment and has been a strong supporter of the president since then, lost the...

Rebecca Bennett ousts Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in 7th District

November 3, 2026 9:11 pmNovember 4, 2026 12:07 pm

Former Navy pilot Rebecca Bennett flipped Central New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, defeating two-term Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in the state’s most competitive House race. Bennett defeated Kean (R-Westfield), 57.1% to 41.4% on Tuesday. She outraised Kean through Oct....

Mejia has little trouble winning her first full term in Congress

November 3, 2026 8:26 pmNovember 4, 2026 12:08 pm

Rep. Analilia Mejia, first elected to succeed Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress earlier this year, easily won a full two-year term in North Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Tuesday. Mejia (D-Glen Ridge) defeated Randolph Township Council member Joe Hathaway, 60.2%...

Nellie Pou, once seen as endangered, easily wins second term in Washington

November 3, 2026 8:12 pmNovember 4, 2026 12:10 pm

Rep. Nellie Pou, the only New Jersey Democrat to appear on the House Republicans’ target list, easily defeated Clifton City Councilwoman Rosie Pino in the 9th Congressional District on Tuesday. Pou (D-North Haledon) beat Pino, 66.7% to 31.8%. Pou, who...

Pallone romps to victory over newcomer in 6th District

November 3, 2026 8:06 pmNovember 4, 2026 12:12 pm

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., the dean of New Jersey’s Democratic House delegation, easily defeated newcomer Hillary Herzig in Central Jersey’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday. Pallone (D-Long Branch) beat Herzig, a Middletown resident and former federal worker, 69.1% to 30.9%,...