Loretta Weinberg

The three top candidates for Lt. Governor are of no consequence in the 2009 gubernatorial election, according to a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll released today. 

Democrat Loretta Weinberg, a State Senator from Bergen County and a seventeen-year veteran of the Legislature, is unknown to 80% of likely voters and has statewide favorables of 11%-9%.  She is as unknown to Democrats as she is to Independents and Republicans.

Republican Kim Guadagno, the Monmouth County Sheriff, has statewide favorables of 9%-4%, but 87% of likely voters don't know who she is.  94% of undecided voters don't recognize her name.

Independent Frank Esposito, a retired Kean University professor, is unrecognized by 90% of likely voters.  He has favorables of 6%-4%.  Nearly 90% of those voting for his running mate don't know him.

WHERE IS GOVERNOR CORZINE, SENATOR WEINBERG, DISTRICT 37 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS JOHNSON AND HUTTLE ON MTA (TUNNEL AND BRIDGE) INCREASES?

HILDA SOLIS PRAISES CORZINE’S EFFORTS
ON BEHALF OF WORKING  LATINO FAMILIES
ACROSS NEW JERSEY

 
(PATERSON) – Governor Jon S. Corzine and Senator Loretta Weinberg today were joined on the campaign trail by Hilda Solis at a breakfast event hosted by Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (D-Paterson) to energize and invigorate Hispanic women and celebrate Governor Corzine’s achievements on-behalf of women and New Jersey’s Latino community.

CONGRESSMAN HONDA & CHIVUKULA & NJ ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS CAMPAIGN AT ASIAN AMERICAN EVENTS ACROSS STATE TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR CORZINE/WEINBERG & DEMOCRATS

Key National Leader in Asian American Community Stumps for Corzine/Weinberg & NJ Dems to Largest Growing Minority Community in New Jersey

REP. SANCHEZ BOOSTS CORZINE, WEINBERG & DEMOCRATS TO LATINO BUSINESS OWNERS, WOMEN

Prominent National Advocate for Women and Latinos Praises Corzine/Weinberg's Statewide Efforts to Protect, Improve Opportunities for Latinos

(PATERSON) - U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), a high-profile national advocate for women's issues and the Latino community, stormed across the state today rallying Latina women and Latino business owners' support for Governor Jon S. Corzine, Senator Loretta Weinberg and New Jersey Democrats in the upcoming election.

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PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO CAMPAIGN IN COLLINGSWOOD FOR CORZINE, DEMOCRATS

42nd President of the United States to Headline Collingswood Rally in Support of Corzine-Weinberg & NJ Democrats

(TRENTON) - On Tuesday, Oct. 20, President Bill Clinton will headline two rallies in support of Corzine/Weinberg '09 and the entire Democratic ticket.

As momentum continues to build for Governor Jon S. Corzine's reelection, President Clinton will join the Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidate Senator Loretta Weinberg at a rally with hundreds of Camden County supporters in Collingswood.

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PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO CAMPAIGN ACROSS NEW JERSEY FOR CORZINE, DEMOCRATS

42nd President of the United States to Headline New Brunswick Rally in Support of Corzine-Weinberg & NJ Democrats

(TRENTON) - On Tuesday, Oct. 20, President Bill Clinton will headline two rallies in support of Corzine/Weinberg '09 and the entire Democratic ticket.

As momentum continues to build for Governor Jon S. Corzine's reelection, President Clinton will join the Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidate Senator Loretta Weinberg at a rally with hundreds of Rutgers University students in New Brunswick.

If U.S. Rep. Steven Rothman (D-Fair Lawn) decides not to seek re-election next year, possible candidates for his seat include: State Sens. Robert Gordon (D-Fair Lawn) and Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge), retiring Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes, Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood), Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood), and Bergen County Freeholder Bernadette McPherson.

If State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck) loses her bid for Lt. Governor, she could emerge as a strong candidate for Congress.  If Weinberg wins, Huttle is the favorite to take her State Senate seat.  Sarlo, the Senate Judiciary Chairman, has not expressed a huge desire to go to Congress; he is a possible candidate for Senate Majority Leader next year, or to chair the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. 

Wildes, who is not seeking re-election after two terms as mayor, has long been interested in Rothman's congressional seat.  A strong fundraiser, he has $642,983 sitting in a federal campaign account, just in case.

Editor's Note: Rothman is expected to make it clear today that he will run for re-election to an eighth term in 2010.

Is U.S. Rep. Steven Rothman (D-Fair Lawn) running for re-election in 2010?  The seven-term Bergen County Democrat has raised an anemic $25,212 over the last three months - his worst fundraising quarter in fourteen years - a point that will lead to speculation that he won't seek re-election next year. 

Weak fundraising is typically an indication that an incumbent is going to retire.  Rothman, the only New Jersey Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, is well-positioned to raise money. Indeed, he has been a fairly prolific fundraiser since he went to Congress in 1996. 

At age 57, and not likely the first choice of Democrats if a U.S. Senate seat were to open up, Rothman might be considering other options.  Another Democrat who entered Congress with Rothman in 1996, U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), resigned this week to run the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation.  Wexler had also mulled U.S. Senate runs in Florida.

Rothman could be looking at an Obama administration appointment, or another challenge in the non-profit arena.  He probably doesn't need the money, although his family real estate investments have likely taken a hit in a bad economy.

Rothman has a safe Democratic district - he won re-election in 2008 with 70% of the vote - and his $1.75 million war chest is more than adequate to carry him through next year.  But Rothman might also be looking at the uncertainties of congressional redistricting after the next census, when New Jersey might face losing a House seat.

DJ ?UESTLOVE ROCKS ‘VOTE FROM HOME’ PARTY
FOR YOUNG DEMOCRATIC NEW JERSEY VOTERS

(JERSEY CITY) – Tonight world-famous ?uestLove  deejayed a “Vote From Home” party with over 200 people hosted by the Democratic State Committee’s (DSC) “Yes We Can 2.0 Campaign” at Jersey City University to support Governor Jon S. Corzine, Senator Loretta Weinberg and New Jersey Democrats running for office at all levels across the State.