By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Departing Congress out of weariness with the dominant culture, Rep. Jon Runyan has happily stayed away from the cameras thorough Election 2014 as his would-be successors, Tom MacArthur (R) and Aimee Belgard (D), Read More
Runyan: Lonegan “Out-of-Touch”
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Outgoing Congressman Jon Runyan (R-NJ03) hailed Tom MacArthur as a “strong conservative” who was “far and away the best choice for Republicans” to replace him in the House next January during Tuesday evening’s endorsement event in Read More
Runyan Will Endorse MacArthur
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Few observers expected outgoing Rep. Jon Runyan to endorse Steve Lonegan given their divergent philosophies on the state of the Republican Party and ongoing antagonism between Lonegan and the Burlington GOP, Save Jerseyans, but over Read More
Lobiondo, Runyan, Smith Back Debt Ceiling Hike
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Updated Chris Smith (R-NJ05), Jon Runyan (R-NJ03), and Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ02) were among 28 House Republicans who voted with Democrats to pass a debt ceiling hike on Tuesday evening, Save Jerseyans, allowing the federal Read More
Runyan Explains Departure
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Jon Runyan won’t be on the ballot in November after only four years in the House of Representatives, Save Jerseyans. His departure took many causal observers by surprise and it’s setting off a potentially ugly Read More
The Post-Runyan NJ-03 Primary Landscape
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog There’s already one Democrat declaring for Jon Runyan’s soon-to-be-open NJ-03 House seat, Save Jerseyans. Who could blame them? Granted, 2011 redistricting took the heavily populated (and Democratic) Camden County township of Cherry Hill out of Read More
Runyan Out for 2014
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog So says The Burlington County Times, Save Jerseyans, and I’ve had it confirmed by a second source close to the campaign… This news from NJ-03 creates another competitive New Jersey House seat in 2014 to Read More
NJ Reps Vote Whether to Defund Along Party Lines
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Your GOP House voted to defund ObamaCare today, Save Jerseyans. The overall vote was 230-189 along strict party lines. Click here to view the full roll call. The only Republican to vote “NAY” was Scott Read More
N.J. Delegation Undecided on Syria
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog The Obama Administration clearly favors a Middle Eastern foreign policy whereby the U.S. supports supplanting evil yet stable dictators with radical Islamic regimes, Save Jerseyans. It’s insane. Unbelievably, our own state’s congressional delegation isn’t so Read More