Frank LoBiondo

VINELAND - Voters in NJ's 2nd Congressional District will have the opportunity to attend a multi-party forum at the Chestnut Assembly of God on September 30 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The event, hosted by the God & Country Political Awareness Group, will be attended by candidates David Kurkowski (D), James Grover (Green Party), Gary Stein (Rock the Boat), Constantino Rozzo (Socialist Party), and Peter Boyce (Constitution Party). There is still no confirmation from Republican incumbent Frank LoBiondo. LoBiondo, who in 1994 signed a pledge to stop running for Congress by 2006, is concerned the debate will interfere with his Congressional calendar.

VINELAND - Voters in NJ's 2nd Congressional District will have the opportunity to attend a multi-party forum at the Chestnut Assembly of God on September 30 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The event, hosted by the God & Country Political Awareness Group, will be attended by candidates David Kurkowski (D), James Grover (Green Party), Gary Stein (Rock the Boat), Constantino Rozzo (Socialist Party), and Peter Boyce (Constitution Party). There is still no confirmation from Republican incumbent Frank LoBiondo. LoBiondo, who in 1994 signed a pledge to stop running for Congress by 2006, is concerned the debate will interfere with his Congressional calendar.

MILLVILLE, NJ - On Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 551 N. 6th Street, Millville, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M., take the opportunity to meet a candidate with a revolutionary approach of how Congress can get our country back on the path of freedom and prosperity. Peter Boyce is running for the U.S. Congress in New Jersey's Second Congressional District against Republican incumbent Frank LoBiondo. Robert McQuade - independent-candidate for Cumberland County Freeholder - is sounding the alarm as he invites the community to a "Paul Revere Party" introducing the inventor, businessman, and Constitution Party Candidate for Congress.

Jeff Van Drew insists he won’t be a late entrant into the second district House race against Republican U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, a district where Democrats think Joe Biden’s presence at the top of the ticket could help a congressional candidate in Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties – where some residents watch Delaware TV.  

Republicans last week honored Larry Pepper for his 33 years of service as chair of the Cumberland County GOP.

Marking the occasion of his retirement as chairman, over 400 of Pepper’s friends, family and elected officials throughout the state attended a gala at the Centerton Country Club on June 30.

Guests included U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2), New Jersey State Republican Chairman Tom Wilson, state Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr., Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce, and former state Senator and personal friend James R. Hurley.

LoBiondo and new county Chairman Douglas Sorantino awarded Pepper with a plaque honoring him for his "unprecedented" service.

South Jersey Republican leaders seem to think that by the time the general election ballots are printed, Cape May City Councilman David Kurkowski won’t be the Democratic candidate for Congress against Frank LoBiondo in the second district.  And LoBiondo, insiders say, seems almost obsessed with the idea that State Sen. Jeff Van Drew will enter the race against him. 

Congressional candidate David Kurkowski (D-Cape May): Campaign photoDemocratic Cape May Councilman David Kurkowski, who's challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Frank LoBiondo in the 2nd Congressional District, is facing the hard reality of the campaign traill.

So far, he estimates, he's spent most 90% of his time fundraising, and expects to make it just past the $100,000 mark by the Federal Election Commission's June 30th deadline.

"It's my first time doing this, and it's quite a learning experience to realize you have to spend so much time fundraising, but it's part of the reality," he said. "If you want this seat, you have to do this job."

Democratic congressional candidate David KurkowskiNational Democrats had pinned their hopes on recruiting state Sen. Jeff Van Drew to take out Republican incumbent Frank LoBiondo in the 2nd Congressional District. When Van Drew declined to run, Democrats settled on Cape May's only Democratic councilman as their candidate.  But the national party opted out of funding his campaign.

Despite the lack of support, Kurkowski insists that he's more than just a warm body.

With little name recognition, few upfront financial resources and a base in one of the less populated areas of New Jersey's geographically largest congressional district, Kurkowski is - for now at least - a long shot.

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Ten-term incumbent Rob Andrews is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

Democrat: Camille Andrews, the wife of Rep. Rob Andrews, is seeking the seat her husband for eighteen years until deciding to challenge incumbent Frank Lautenberg in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary. She faces two primary opponents: Mahdi Ibn-Ziyardm, a social studies teacher and Camden Democratic Committeeman; and John Caramanna, who ran for the State Assembly in 2007 but withdrew from the Democratic primary. Bishop David G. Evans, a major religious and civic leader in Camden and a member of the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee, dropped out of the race last week. Safe Andrews

Republicans: Rev. Dale Glading, who runs a prison ministry, is the GOP organization candidate. He races a primary challenge from Gulf War veteran Fernando Powers, a supporter of Ron Paul and Murray Sabrin. Safe Glading

Less than a week after entering the Republican U.S. Senate race, former Rep. Dick Zimmer has won the endorsement of half of the state’s GOP congressional delegation.

Representatives Frank LoBiondo, Jim Saxton and Mike Ferguson all announced their support for Zimmer today, citing his fiscal conservatism.