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Democrats, incumbents winners in fundraising before primary MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democrats outraised Republicans and incumbents hauled in more than challengers in New Jersey's legislative primary contest set for next month, new figures released Tuesday by state regulators show. Democrats brought in $25 million and have $13 million on hand compared with about $6 million brought in by Republicans, who have $3.1 million on hand, according to the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Incumbent lawmakers from raised $28 million and have $14.5 ...

Murphy top fundraiser in NJ so far; Ciattarelli leads GOP MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has had the biggest cash haul and spent the most so far in this year's gubernatorial primary, followed by Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who vastly leads his three GOP challengers, state officials revealed Wednesday. The Election Law Enforcement Commission released a snapshot of the candidates' fundraising and spending less than a month ahead of the June 8 primary. Murphy is running unopposed in the Democratic pri...

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Special interests spent a record $105 million in New Jersey last year trying to influence policy related to the COVID pandemic, marijuana and more.

Record-setting spending by lobbyists in NJ, 2020 Of all the endeavors that have been decimated in New Jersey by the coronavirus pandemic, one notable exception is lobbying. In fact, lobbyists in the Garden State spent a record-busting $105 million in 2020, an increase of almost 3.4% over their 2019 outlay. According to Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, the very pandemic itself — or at least “state efforts to confront the COVID-19 outbreak” — was key to driving lobbying expenditures to the new record as lawmakers enacted scores of b...