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New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates Square Off on Hurricane Response, Pandemic, Policing in First Debate

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican hopeful Jack Ciattarelli faced off in a contentious gubernatorial debate on a range of issues, including the response to Hurricane Ida, the COVID-19 pandemic, racial profiling, school curricula, and taxes. Ciattarelli, a former New Jersey Assemblyman, wrote on Twitter that he was “fired up after the debate.” Ciattarelli…


NJ GOP Challenger to Democratic Governor Requests Debate Before Votes Cast by Mail

A Republican candidate running for governor of New Jersey in November asked the incumbent Democrat governor (running for re-election) to schedule a debate before voters are able to cast vote-by-mail ballots. Republican gubernatorial candidate for New Jersey Jack Ciattarelli sent a letter on Tuesday to the governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy asking him…