Political Note #19 Josh Gottheimer NJ CD 05

Post published:April 19, 2017
Post category:Win Federal Elections 2018 Year Result US Congress 2018 State Political Notes New Jersey

Josh Gottheimer has been in the page to intern to Congressman pipeline. When he was 16, he was a page for Senator Lautenberg of NJ. While at West Essex High School, the University of Pennsyivania, and Harvard Law School, he was able to get internships with C-Span, with the Secretary of the US Senate, and with Tom Foley when he was Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was on Bill Clinton's Rapid Response Team for the 1996 reelection campaign and then joined the administration as a speechwriter. In 2004, he worked, first for the Wesley Clark presidential campaign, then for the John Kerry Campaign. In 2008, he worked for the Hillary Clinton campaign. In 2016, he targeted NJ CD 05 and won by less than 15,000 votes.

Political Note #18 Tom Suozzi NY CD 03

Post published:April 16, 2017
Post category:Federal Elections Win General Election 2018 Result State US Congress 2018 Type of Election Political Notes New York

Tom Suozzi is the former mayor of Glen Cove, Long Island. As mayor, he earned Al Gore's praise for cleaning up industrial and commercial sites and redeveloping brownfield and superfund sites. When he took office as Nassau County Executive in 2001 as the first Democrat in that position in 30 years, he was faced by billions in debt and an annual deficit of $300 millio. He cut spending, eliminated the deficit; reduced borrowing and reduced the debt. He centralized access to social services, earned praise for his achievements, and was reelected.

Political Note #14 Carol Shea-Porter NH CD 01

Post published:April 1, 2017
Post category:Federal Elections General Election Withdraw 2018 US Congress Year Result US Congress 2018 State Type of Election Political Notes New Hampshire

Carol Shea-Porter is a University of New Hampshire graduate with a BA in social services and a Master's Degree in public administration. She graduated from Oyster River High School in New Hampshire. She returned to New Hampshire with her army officer husband and two children and became active in politics -- supporting Wesley Clark for President and subsequently, supporting John Kerry. As a candidate, preceding the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, she refused to take financial support from Corporate PACS or lobbyists. She has relied on small donations and get out the vote efforts. Having won and lost and won and lost this seat, she ultimately withdrew from the 2018 race.