Emilo Dabul

April 16, 2008 - 7:46am

Roughneen in court today on signature challenge

Thomas RoughneenThomas RoughneenThe lovefest Republican forums the candidates in the 7th district Congressional race enjoyed in the pre-primary season have come to an end, as the remaining candidates jockey for power in the lead-up to Election Day on June 3.

The first target appears to be Thomas Roughneen of Watchung.

Hailed as a war hero by his rivals, Roughneen today finds himself before an administrative law judge in the Board of Elections office in Elizabeth on a challenge to his petition signatures made by Emilio Dabul of South Plainfield. Two-hundred signatures are required, and Roughneen has 273. Dabul has called into question 79 of Roughneen’s signatures.

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