Everyone knows about the upcoming Presidential election and the two major party candidates, John McCain and Barak Obama. But how about the local elections? In New Jersey we have a US Senate seat up for election. The incumbent is Frank Lautenberg (Democrat) and challenging him is Dick Zimmer (Republican). Frank Lautenberg was a long time senator from NJ and retired in 2001 after serving from 1983. After Senator Torricelli withdrew in 2002 from seeking reelection, Mr. Lautenberg ran for that Senate seat and easily won by a 10% margin.
Dick Zimmer was a US Congressman from southern NJ serving from 1991 until 1997. He decided not to run in 1996 as he ran for the US Senate seat vacated by Bill Bradely. Mr. Zimmer lost that election to Mr. Torricelli by a 10% margin.
To find out more about each candidate click on these links below:
Mr. Zimmer's Campaign Website
Mr. Lautenberg's Campaign Website
GovTrack page for Senator Lautenberg
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