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New Jersey Democrats are following the same playbook that allowed Donald Trump to be re-elected as president in 2024. This weekend, after the incident with
Woodland Park, NJ -- April 24, 2025 -- Editorial board meeting with Rep. Josh Gottheimer who is running for governor in the Democratic primary. Gottheimer, 49, lives in Tenafly with his wife and two children. He was first elected to Congress in 2016.
Ras Baraka, Steve Fulop, Josh Gottheimer, Mikie Sherrill, Sean Spiller and Steve Sweeney are vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination.
At least one politico believes this is the strongest Democratic field for New Jersey governor since the 1970s. And that may be reflected in polling.
The top Democratic candidates running for governor in New Jersey faced off in their final debate Sunday night before next month's primary, where they vowed to take on President Donald Trump and laid out why they are best positioned to win in November.