New Jersey

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  	New Jersey Senate Race		New Jersey, District 7
  	New Jersey, District 5

Key Voting Dates in New Jersey

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		May 16
		Primary Absentee Ballot Request Deadline:		May 30
		Primary Election:		Jun 6
		General Voter Registration Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 17
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 31
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline: (In Person)		Nov 6

2006 Candidates

Senate Race

Incumbent:	Robert Menendez  (D)
	Robert Menendez has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
	Go to Robert Menendez’s campaign website.
Challenger(s):	Tom Kean (R)
	Learn more about the Senate race.
	OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

House Races

NJ-1	Incumbent:	Robert Andrews (D)
		Robert Andrews has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
		Go to Robert Andrews’ campaign website.
NJ-2	Incumbent:	Frank LoBiondo (R)
		Frank LoBiondo  has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 45 percent of the time.
		Go to Frank LoBiondo’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Viola Thomas-Hughes (D)
NJ-3	Incumbent:	Jim Saxton (R)
		Jim Saxton has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 68 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Richard Sexton
NJ-4	Incumbent:	Christopher Smith (R )
		Christopher Smith has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 64 percent of the time.
		Go to Christopher Smith‘s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Carol E. Gay (D) - Labor Union Activist
NJ-5	Incumbent:	Scott Garrett  (R)
		Scott Garrett has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Paul Aronsohn   (D)
		Go to Paul Aronsohn’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the NJ-5 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NJ-6	Incumbent:	Frank Pallone (D)
		Frank Pallone has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 92 percent of the time.
		Go to Frank Pallone’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Leigh-Ann Bellew (R)
NJ-7	Incumbent:	Mike Ferguson (R)
		Mike Ferguson has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 77 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Linda Stender (D)
		Go to Linda Stender’s campaign website.
		Learn more about the NJ-7 House race.
		OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NJ-8	Incumbent:	William Pascrell (D)
		William Pascrell has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 99 percent of the time.
		Go to William Pascrell’s House of Representatives website.
	Challenger(s):	Jose M. Sandoval (R)
NJ-9	Incumbent:	Steven Rothman  (D)
		Steven Rothman has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Vincent Micco (R)
NJ-10	Incumbent:	Donald Payne (D)
		Donald Payne has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 99 percent of the time.
		Go to Donald Payne’s House of Representatives website.
NJ-11	Incumbent:	Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
		Rodney Frelinghuysen has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Tom Wyka (D)
NJ-12	Incumbent:	Rush Holt (D)
		Rush Holt has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 91 percent of the time.
		Go to Rush Holt’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Joseph S. Sinagra (R)
NJ-13	Incumbent:	Albio Sires   (D)
		Albio Sires has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 91 percent of the time.
		Go to Albio Sires’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	John J. Guarini (R)

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