TRENTON, N.J. – Pharmacist and attorney Rik Mehta is the latest Republican to announce a primary candidacy in the race for the right to take on Cory Booker in 2020. The first generation American’s entry makes the GOP field five strong.
Mehta, who had a tenure at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is running on a ‘Jersey Proud’ slogan encompassing many of the state-level issues vexing the Garden State.
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“Sounds more like Venezuela, not New Jersey. And who brought us here?” said Mehta in his launch video, pointing the finger at Booker for many of New Jersey’s high-publicized problems including lead in Newark’s drinking water. Mehta also criticized Booker for his time spent out of state as well as Democrats’ support for Sanctuary Statehood.
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