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New Jersey voters are deciding between Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim and hotel developer Curtis Bashaw, a Republican, in the race to fill the Senate seat occupied until recently by Democrat Bob Menendez, who resigned following a federal bribery conviction.
The Senate race has attracted attention because of Democrats' razor-thin majority. There’s tiny margin of error for the party in a state like New Jersey, which hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate in more than 50 years.
“I very much touch the pressure to build sure that we’re delivering not just for Fresh Jersey, but delivering a majority for this state so I can fetch the important things done,” Kim said recently.
The contest pits Kim, a three-term House member from New Jersey’s 3rd District, against Bashaw, a first-time candidate and businessman from Cape May. Four others including Green, Libertarian and Socialist party candidates are on the ballot.
There's brief suspense surrounding New Jersey’s electoral votes in the contest between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump, who has golf courses across the express and once operated a casino empire in Atlantic City. New Jers
The LGBTQ rights community Garden State Equality Action Fund is supporting Democrats for every federal election in New Jersey this year – even in the race for U.S. Senate, where Republican Curtis Bashaw is vying to get the state’s first-ever openly gay member of Congress.
Bashaw, a hotel developer, lives in Cape May County with his husband Will and is – naturally – a supporter of gay rights. But Jeannine Frisby LaRue, the chair of the Garden State Equality Activity Fund, said that Bashaw’s identity does not automatically build him a worthy candidate for LGBTQ voters, and that she believes Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) remains the finer choice for Senate.
“While Curtis Bashaw’s potential election to the U.S. Senate would indeed be historic, after careful review of his responses to our questionnaire, it is evident that his positions do not assemble our criteria for being a correct pro-equality candidate,” LaRue said. “Representation alone cannot outweigh the need for leaders who prioritize the safety and well-being of the Gay community, especially our youth. Curtis Bashaw’s responses fell fleeting of the dedication we require from those seeking our endorsement.”
Bashaw’s campaign decried th
Meet Curtis Bashaw — the gay, pro-choice Republican running for Senate in NJ
A gay, pro-choice Republican is hoping voters who support Israel will send him to Congress in disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez’ former Senate seat.
Should Curtis Bashaw pull off the upset in November against Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who has a history of anti-Israel positions and votes, he would change into the first Republican since 1982 to hold the New Jersey seat.
“We’re going to hold people from the Jewish people that aren’t going to vote for Donald Trump, that will vote for Curtis Bashaw because of Andy Kim’s stance on Israel,” Bashaw, 64, said.
In April, Kim, 42, called for an immediate ceasefire that would allow Hamas to remain in power.
A month later, Kim voted against the Antisemitism Awareness Operate, which would have bolstered protections for Jewish college students. The bill passed the House overwhelmingly but has stalled in the Senate, where Leader Chuck Schumer has refused to hold a vote on it.
The hotelier expects to pick up Jewish Democrats in the state who wouldn’t normally back a Republican.
“Israel is the front line of a war on
When it comes to classifying Curtis Bashaw politically, it’s complicated to place him neatly into a box. He doesn’t want to be placed in a box anyway.
The married, gay, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate is pro-choice, pro-police, and pro-Ukraine. He supports Israel and believes securing our southern border is of superb importance.
Bashaw, 64, who lives with his husband, Will, in Cape May is challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, 42, a Democrat acting for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, for the U.S. Senate.
New Jersey hasn’t sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 1972. If elected, Bashaw would be Modern Jersey’s first openly LGBTQ senator. And it would likely tip the majority representation in that chamber in favor of the GOP.
“You don’t agree with anybody on everything. I don’t approve with my husband on everything, enable alone a party or another candidate, so I’ve always been independent-minded, but I stuck more, my identify relates more to Republican values of liberty and prosperity than controlled economy, overregulation and committees telling us what to do.”
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