Media coverage of NJ political races in The Newark Star Ledger


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Abortion     Cory Booker: OpEd: In mainstream of NJ, supporting abortion rights.     Cory Booker: Fix Hobby Lobby: it's not about religious freedom.     Dick Zimmer: Supports abortion rights.     Jeff Bell: Hobby Lobby ruling protects religious freedom.     Kim Guadagno: Supports women's healthcare; pro-choice.     Steve Lonegan: Opposes abortion rights.

Budget & Economy     Joe Kyrillos: Wrong policy: Higher taxes, more spending, more debt.

Civil Rights     Barbara Buono: Daughter is gay; supports same-sex marriage.     Chris Christie: Supreme Court accepting gay marriage was "a bad decision".     Chris Christie: If my kids were gay, I'd give them a hug; but no marriage.     Cory Booker: Supports gay marriage: We are all equal under the law.     Cory Booker: African-Americans & gays should both be equal under the law.     Joe Kyrillos: Evolved from opposing civil unions to support over marriage.     Robert Menendez: Evolved from supporting DOMA to supporting same-sex marriage.     Steve Lonegan: Same-sex marriage should be decided by voting, not judges.

Corporations     Joe Kyrillos: Small business tax affects a lot of small business owners.

Crime     Cory Booker: Real solution to crime is addressing poverty and education.

Drugs     Cory Booker: The drug war is an abject failure.     Jim McGreevey: Offer behavioral drug treatment to addicted inmates.     Jim McGreevey: Transition addicted inmates to outpatient drug treatment.     Steve Fulop: Transition addicted inmates to outpatient drug treatment.

Education     Chris Christie: Build up colleges to support business, & avoid "brain drain".     Chris Daggett: Names educator, Prof. Frank Esposito, as running-mate.     Jack Ciattarelli: Reconfigure state school funding to where it's needed today.

Energy & Oil     Kim Guadagno: Favor wind turbines on Jersey coast.

Environment     Leonard Lance: OpEd: Supports environmental protection but rated 13% by LCV.     Steve Lonegan: OpEd: wants to gut environmental regulations.

Families & Children     Steve Lonegan: Marriage is the greatest institution; no kids for gays.

Free Trade     Chris Christie: Jersey to Jerusalem Trade Mission: led delegation to Israel.     Cory Booker: No fast-track for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Government Reform     Albio Sires: NJ has reputation as most corrupt state.     Barbara Buono: Making voting more difficult does not win elections.     Chris Christie: 10-point plan to punish criminal officeholders.     Chris Christie: Allow just one public salary for state legislators.     Chris Christie: Vetoes expanded early-voting system; no side-by-side systems.     Jon Corzine: Crack down on "pay-to-play".     Doug Steinhardt: Automatic voter registration would favor Democrats.

Gun Control     Barbara Buono: Criticizes pressure from gun rights advocates.     Chris Christie: Vetoed outright ban on Barrett .50 caliber rifle.     Steve Fulop: Reward "socially responsible" gun distributors.

Health Care     Bob Hugin: As CEO, paid $280M drug settlement.     Cory Booker: ObamaCare needs to be improved, but is helping people now.     Jack Ciattarelli: Would veto ending religious exemptions for vaccinations.     Steve Lonegan: ObamaCare is an absolute train wreck.

Immigration     Barbara Buono: Supports tuition equality for illegal immigrants.     Chris Christie: I've never been opposed to tuition equality for illegals.     Cory Booker: Welcome Syrian refugees and fight any bans.     Thomas Kean Jr.: Stronger borders, no amnesty for illegals.

Jobs     Chris Christie: Ok with either unionized state workers or civil service.     Joe Kyrillos: Supports state law for minimum wage, but no Amendment.     Kim Guadagno: Against minimum wage hike.     Robert Menendez: Supports minimum wage increase.     Steve Fulop: Jersey City first to raise the minimum wage to $15.

Principles & Values     Cory Booker: Money to cities is ok: we're one state with one destiny.

Social Security     Hirsh Singh: Move new state employees to 401k-style retirement plan.

Tax Reform     Chris Christie: Keep property tax rebate program.     Steve Fulop: No municipal tax increase for third year in a row.     Steve Fulop: We make government work well with no municipal tax increase.

Technology     Andrew Cuomo: Congestion pricing: extra fees for driving into downtown NYC.     Phil Murphy: Share congestion pricing revenue between NYC and NJ.     Steve Fulop: Congestion pricing leads to "race to zero" for NYC vs. NJ.

Welfare & Poverty     Chris Christie: Gut COAH, the Council on Affordable Housing.     Chris Christie: Food stamps recipients must be in job training programs.     Ray Lesniak: Private donations for job training for SNAP recipients.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Albio Sires Democrat U.S. Rep New Jersey-8 Andrew Cuomo New York Democratic Governor Barbara Buono New Jersey Democratic Challenger Bob Hugin Republican candidate for New Jersey U. S. Senator New Jersey Chris Christie New Jersey N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate Chris Daggett New Jersey Independent Challenger (2009) Cory Booker New Jersey Mayor of Newark; N.J. Senator Dick Zimmer Republican Senate challenger New Jersey Doug Steinhardt New Jersey Republican candidate for Governor 2022 (withdrew) Hirsh Singh New Jersey Republican candidate for Governor Jack Ciattarelli New Jersey Republican Challenger Jeff Bell Republican Senate challenger New Jersey Jim McGreevey Former Democratic Governor (2002-2004) Joe Kyrillos Republican Challenger New Jersey Jon Corzine New Jersey Former Democrat (until 2009) Kim Guadagno New Jersey Republican candidate for Governor Leonard Lance Republican U.S. Rep New Jersey-7 Phil Murphy New Jersey Democratic 2021 Gubernatorial contender Ray Lesniak New Jersey Democratic 2017 Gubernatorial candidate Robert Menendez Democratic Jr Senator; previously Representative New Jersey Steve Fulop New Jersey Democratic 2017 Gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan Republican Senate Challenger New Jersey Thomas Kean Jr. Former Republican challenger (2006) New Jersey