Lonegan Formally Announces Congressional Run in North Jersey

[brooklynite]

Source: The Observer

PARAMUS — Arch-conservative Steve Lonegan, the former mayor of Bogota and perennial Republican candidate, has officially entered the race in the 5th congressional district.

Lonegan’s entrance makes him the first declared Republican challenging Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-5) in the 2018 midterms. Should Lonegan win the Republican primary, the 2018 race would closely resemble the one in 2016. Gottheimer, who has been working hard to cast himself as a moderate Democrat, beat Rep. Scott Garrett, another arch-conservative, last year in what has traditionally been one of the reddest New Jersey districts.

Read more: http://observer.com/2017/08/lonegan-formally-announces-congressional-run-in-north-jersey/

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For those unfamiliar, Lonegan used to pay for right-wing radio rants on NYC news and talk stations, and went down to an embarrassing defeat against Senator Cory Booker.

[VWolf]

1. That's my district

I'll be working to re-elect Gottheimer and keep a modicum of sanity in this part of NJ.