Newark Mayor Cory Booker will announce on Saturday that he will be a candidate in the special Senate election on Saturday and Frank Pallone is expected to join the race as well.
New Jersey's newest U.S. Senator only has a little over four months to make his mark in Washington. That's because current State Attorney General Jeff Chiesa has no interest in running for the seat in October's special election.
The suspense is officially over. Yesterday, Gov. Chris Christie appointed State Attorney General Jeff Chiesa to the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Frank Lautenberg's death.
Assemblyman Jon Bramnick has taken himself out of the running for the Frank Lautenberg's U.S. Senate seat while Congressman Rush Holt puts himself in as Governor Chris Christie is expected to announce his choice to temporarily fill the seat this afternoon.
If Gov. Chris Christie appoints a conservative to the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg, the moderates Christie needs in this year's gubernatorial election will be ticked.
On the same day Frank Lautenberg's life was celebrated at his funeral in New York, Republican Steve Lonegan has announced he will run in a special election for Lautenberg's U.S. Senate seat.
Less than 24 hours after Gov. Chris Christie announced a special election will be held to permanently fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg at least four people are considering running in the election.
Gov. Chris Christie is expected to announce this week who he will appoint to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg. The Governor says he expects whoever he selects to be on the job next week.
Democrats are crying foul over Gov. Chris Christie's decision to hold a special election in October to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Frank Lautenberg.