September 3, 2008 - 3:05pm
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Andrews to hold press conference tomorrow

U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce his intentions with regard to his House seat, according to Burlington County Democratic Chairman Rick Perr.

Perr would not confirm that Andrews is going to run again, but said he will support him if he does.

“I understand that Rob has a press conference tomorrow, but my position has always been that Rob Andrews is the best person to hold the seat and if that’s going to be his final decision, then I support it 100%,” he said.

Andrews (D-Haddon Heights) vacated his spot on the ballot to run a primary campaign against Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park). He insisted many times that he would not seek to return to his House seat.

South Jersey Democratic sources say that the Democratic committees from the three districts that make up the 1st Congressional District will meet on Monday to place Andrews back on the ballot. His spot is currently being held by his wife, Camille Andrews.

Update: A press release from Andrews said he's slated to make a "major announcement" at 10 am tomorrow at Camden's ACIN Camden Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology at the Waterfront Technology Cente.

Matt Friedman is a PolitickerNJ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at matt@politicsnj.com.

Related topics: NJ-01, ROB ANDREWS