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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Lautenberg to Retire from Senate After Term Expires

The 89-year-old U.S. senator officially confirmed he will not seek re-election in 2014.

After a nearly 30-year Congressional term, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced Thursday he will not seek office in the 2014 election. “I will be traveling to my hometown of Paterson tomorrow to announce that I will not seek re-election in 2014," read a brief, one-paragraph statement from Launtenberg's press office. "While I may not be seeking re-election, there is plenty of work to do before the end of this term and I'm going to keep fighting as hard as ever for the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate," his message concluded. Lautenberg's announcement also promised that he was undergoing "a two-year mission to pass new gun safety laws, protect children from toxic chemicals, and create more opportunities for working families in …

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Roger Delgado

10:02 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013

To be fair to Sean, he does not delete posts just beause they are negative of someone. He will delete posts that are vulgar, use profanity, or attack people personally. Remember, Patch is intended to be hyper-LOCAL news thus they don't spend a lot of resources on state-wide or national news. I personally think Menendez is a disgrace to the US Senate and the people of New Jersey but I am ok with …   more ›

Friday, January 6, 2012

Updates: Sweeney Possibly Looking at U.S. Senate Bid, Opens PAC

Political news website PolitickerNJ reported the state Senate president could be headed to a federal race in 2014.

Senate President Stephen Sweeney could be poised for a United States Senate run after opening a federal Political Action Committee (PAC), PolitickerNJ reported Friday afternoon. Sweeney confirmed the news at Gloucester County's freeholder reorganization meeting, saying he's keeping his options open in looking at a potential bid for the seat currently held by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, whose term is up in 2014. The 87-year-old Lautenberg is the oldest serving member in the Senate, and has not said what his plans are after his current term expires. In an interview with the Star-Ledger, Sweeney said it was a matter of prep work, and that others have asked him to consider a run for federal office. “It’s to keep my options open, to explore …

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Darren Gladden

8:03 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

wow HKJ I'm so wrong once again . Well looks to me all you college people just love to hide behind screen names and down people . Step up and state your name or do they teach you in college just to hide behind a wall and down people that don't know how to write or read like you . Give me a break you are just another joker without a clue . .   more ›

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