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<p><strong>“Today's Supreme Court decision further signals the Trump-selected Court’s commitment to using our vulnerable youth as political pawns.&nbsp;"</strong></p>

<h4>NJDSC LGBTQ+ Caucus Stands with Transgender Youth</h4>

<h4>Reflecting on Disability Pride Month</h4>

<p><strong>New Jersey has always been a national leader in curbing gun violence and promoting gun safety. </strong>According to Everytown for Gun Safety, New Jersey ranks 8th in the country for gun law safety. This is not an accident – Democrats have put in the work at every level of our government to ensure that New Jerseyans will be safe from gun violence.<br></p>

<h2>Reducing The Threat Of Gun Violence</h2>

<p><strong>Abortion Ban, Defunding Planned Parenthood</strong></p>

<h4>Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, NJ Dems Hit Jack Ciattarelli on His Support for Abortion Ban, Defunding Planned Parenthood</h4>

<h4>NEW: Ciattarelli Defends Trump’s Damaging Medicaid Cuts, Says Threat to 300k NJans Care is “Lies”</h4>

<h4>NJDSC Chair Jones, Jr. Calls on Joe Hathaway to Explain Photo with January 6th Insurrectionist</h4>

<h4>NJDSC LGBTQ+ Caucus Raises Alarm Over Conservative Groups’ Planned School Visit in New Jersey</h4>

<p>Trump’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal-Year-2026-Discretionary-Budget-Request.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>budget drops the mask</strong></a><strong>:</strong> it’s a full-on attack on working families. He’s gutting Medicaid by hundreds of millions, slashing over $4 billion from public education, and even cutting nearly $2.5 billion meant to keep our water clean. And don’t worry—he didn’t forget housing, rural broadband, or preschool programs. In New Jersey, that means fewer doctors, fewer teachers, and a whole lot more families left hanging.</p>

<h4>Chairman’s Corner: Trump’s Budget Attacks NJ Families, Real Election Integrity & More</h4>

<h4>Things Jack Ciattarelli Supports: Trump Defunding a Military Base in New Jersey</h4>

<h4>Asbury Park Press: “Trump's unpredictable tariffs pressure Jersey Shore..."</h4>

<h4>Things Jack Ciattarelli Supports: Gutting SNAP for Children, Seniors, and Disabled New Jerseyans</h4>

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<h4>NJDSC Statement on Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli's Campaign Stops</h4>

<p><strong>Putting Him at Odds with NJ Police</strong></p>

<h4>New: “Ciattarelli Repeatedly Tried to Roll Back Workers’ Benefits” in Assembly</h4>

<p><strong>Zack Mullock and his campaign keep gaining significant momentum. </strong>Between Zack’s<a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/van-drew-mullock-spar-in-congressional-race-now-attracting-national-attention/amp/"> fiery debate performance</a>, his <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/zack-mullock-rebecca-bennett-van-drew-kean-endorsement-20261022.html">endorsement from the Philadelphia Inquirer, and </a><a href="https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/national-democrats-putting-money-into-second-district-race-e927c868">a new line of attack on Jeff Van Drew's record,</a> voters can see that Zack has made the case for a representative who will show up, listen to the people he serves, and finally stand up for South Jersey families.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>A BLUE WAVE IS COMING TO NJ-2 WITH ZACK MULLOCK</h4>

<p><strong>but His Campaign Can’t Name Any Black Supporters”</strong></p>

<h4>Salon: “‘Blacks Back Jack,’ Claims Jack Ciattarelli’s Website..."</h4>

<h4>Philly Inquirer: “Shore Towns Get No Federal Dollars… For the First Time in Almost 30 Years”...</h4>

<h4>NJDSC Statement on NJGOP Hypocrisy </h4>

<p>New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District deserves a representative who isn’t afraid to answer their questions or to talk to the press about issues facing the district. Tom Kean Jr. has proved time and time again that he is wrong for NJ-7.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Tom Kean Jr. Totally Talks to Press, Like, All the Time.</h4>

<h2>Building a Welcoming New Jersey for All</h2>

<h4>Things Jack Ciattarelli Supports: "Privatizing Social Security"</h4>

<h4>“100% MAGA” Jack Hit the Trail with January 6ers</h4>

<h4>Jack Ciattarelli’s New TV Ad Devastatingly Rebutted By Previous Jack Ciattarelli TV Ad</h4>

<h4>Things Jack Ciattarelli Supports: Jacking Up Energy Costs, Thanks to the GOP Price Hike Bill</h4>

<h2>Working Families and Labor</h2>

<p><strong>New Jersey Democrats believe that healthcare is a right.&nbsp;</strong>Everyone should have equal access to quality, affordable medical care, dental care, mental health care, and prescription medications – regardless of income or work status.</p>

<h2>Affordable Healthcare For All</h2>

<h4>Ciattarelli Would Name “Ultra-Conservatives” to NJ's Supreme Court, Mimic “Trump’s Greatest Legacy”</h4>

<h4>CHAIR JONES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADDRESS</h4>

<p>On that unforgettable day we lost friends and neighbors and saw what true heroism looks like as law enforcement officers, firefighters, first responders and countless others ran towards the crumbling Twin Towers to try and rescue even one more person.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<h4>NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE CHAIR LEROY J. JONES JR STATEMENT ON THE 25<sup>TH</sup>&nbsp;ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS</h4>

<p>Tom Kean Jr. has represented NJ-07 since 2023. In that time, he has never held a town hall, has infamously dodged questions from the press, and has let down his constituents. And in five days, the voters of NJ-07 will unseat him.</p>

<h4>REBECCA BENNETT SHOWS LEADERSHIP NJ-07 HAS BEEN MISSING UNDER TOM KEAN JR</h4>

<p><strong>I wanted to begin this week’s Chairman’s Corner by wishing President Biden and his family strength and courage in the wake of his recent cancer diagnosis. </strong>This is very sad news, but we know that President Biden is a fighter and he will bring that fight to this diagnosis.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Chairman’s Corner: Standing with Rep. McIver, GOP Budget and its Consequences &amp; More.</h4>

<h4>Philly Inquirer: Ciattarelli to Be “Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy” Gala’s “Distinguished Guest”</h4>

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<h4>Jack Ciattarelli Voted Against Same-Sex Marriage, Would Stack NJ’s Supreme Court with “Ultra-Conservatives"</h4>

<p>Tonight’s results give us more allies in Congress and here at home as we continue to stand up to President Trump and MAGA Republicans.</p>

<h4>NJDSC PLANTED OUR FLAG IN THE GROUND</h4>

<p><strong>TRENTON, NJ&nbsp;</strong>–&nbsp;Today Fox News’ Harris Faulkner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6372805426112" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">covered</a>&nbsp;the “public jabs” in the “heated NJ governor primary” on the GOP side –&nbsp;interviewing Jack Ciattarelli, who despite once again reaffirming his support for Donald Trump’s disastrous policies, still can’t shake the threat of Bill Spadea.</p>

<h4>WATCH: Fox News Covers GOP Infighting in “Heated NJ Governor Primary”</h4>

<h4>Rep. Frank Pallone, NJ Dems Call Out Jack Ciattarelli on Voting Against Sandy Relief, Bowing to Trump &amp; MAGA as They Slash Beach Replenishment Funding</h4>

<p>A new generation of leadership is coming, and I am ready to work alongside them.</p>

<h4>GOVERNOR SHERRILL STATEMENT ON NEW JERSEY’S BLUE WAVE</h4>

<p>NJDSC released the following statement on Tom Kean Jr.’s return and calling out Republican State Committee Chair Christine Hanlon’s ridiculous attack on congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett</p>

<h4>NJDSC CHAIR JONES STATEMENT ON REP. TOM JEAN, JR. AND REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY</h4>

<h4>Ciattarelli's Right-Wing Extremist Parade Continues with Byron Donalds, Who Defended Jim Crow Era and Supports 6-Week Abortion Ban</h4>

<p>The voters have done their job. <strong>Now it is time for us to do ours.</strong></p>

<h4>NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS TO TRUMP: VOTERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH, AND WE’RE READY TO FIGHT BACK.</h4>

<p><strong>Trenton, NJ </strong>— &nbsp;Today, Leroy J. Jones Jr., Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, released the following statement: “After hiding from reporters and not saying a word as the decimation of Medicaid was debated, Tom Kean Jr. abandoned New Jersey children and families in favor of pleasing Donald Trump..."</p>

<h4>Chairman Jones Blasts Rep. Kean’s Support for Decimating Medicaid</h4>

<p><strong>"</strong>Republicans cannot win on their ideas or accomplishments so they will keep trying to rig maps and prevent people from voting and essentially keep tearing at the bedrock of our democracy.</p>

<h4>DON’T LOSE FOCUS</h4>

<h4>NJDSC Statement on Trump Admin’s Illegal Release of Mikie Sherrill’s Unredacted Military Files to Ciattarelli Campaign</h4>

<h4>NEW: “Jack Ciattarelli Seen Campaigning With Man Present at Jan. 6 Insurrection”</h4>

<h4>Time After Time, Jack Ciattarelli Opposed Legislation to Protect Reproductive Freedom</h4>

<h4>Chairman Jones Statement on Trump’s Unconstitutional Military Force in Venezuela</h4>

<h4>NEW POLLING: New Jersey Voters Find GOP Tax Hike Bill a Serious Liability in Gov Race</h4>

<p><strong>Democrats in New Jersey believe in the existential threat of climate change</strong> and are committed to decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels, increasing renewable energy sources and taking preventative measures to protect New Jerseyans from the effects of climate change.<br></p>

<h2>Environmental and Climate Justice</h2>

<p>NJDSC Coalitions remains committed to advocating for policies rooted in justice, and respect for immigrant communities throughout New Jersey.</p>

<h4>NJDSC Coalitions Calls for Transparency and Humane Treatment at Delaney Hall</h4>

<h4>WATCH: Jack Ciattarelli Admits “All Options Should Be On the Table” Regarding Taxes, “10% Sales Tax on All Items”</h4>

<h4>NEW: Ciattarelli Says “I Do Not” Disagree with Trump on Anything</h4>

<p>We won’t let up on the gas at all. We’re going to keep having conversations with New Jerseyans about the issues they’re facing, and continue to earn their support,</p>

<h4>EARLY VOTE NUMBERS SHOW DEMOCRATS ACROSS NEW JERSEY ARE FIRED UP</h4>

<h4>Jack Ciattarelli Wants to Ban Abortion: 4 Days, 4 Ways He’d Threaten Repro. Freedom in NJes Here</h4>

<p>In New Jersey, Democrats have always been on the frontline of the <strong>fight to keep a woman’s reproductive choices out of the government’s hands. </strong>We believe the decision to receive abortion care is a healthcare decision that should only be made between a person and their doctor–not by the government. <br></p>

<h2>Protecting The Right To Choose</h2>

<p>Governor Sherrill’s decision to launch an independent investigation was the right course, and we applaud her for it. The governor put the people of New Jersey first, ahead of politics, and allowed the independent investigation to proceed unimpeded so that the facts could be reviewed impartially and thoroughly.</p>

<h4>JOINT STATEMENT FROM COUNTY CHAIRS REGARDING LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DALE CALDWELL</h4>

<h4>CAUGHT IN ANOTHER LIE: Ciattarelli Campaign Deceptively Edits Mikie Sherrill on… Taylor Ham</h4>

<p><strong>"I can assure you that New Jersey Democrats will never back down and will never be deterred in this unprecedented fight to defend our democracy."</strong></p>

<h4>CHAIRMAN JONES ON THE LOUISIANA V CALLAIS SUPREME COURT RULING</h4>

<p>At Donald Trump’s command, House Republicans,&nbsp;including NJ Congressmen Tom Kean Jr., Jeff Van Drew, and Chris Smith, passed <strong>Trump’s disastrous “billionaires first” budget </strong>to make Trump’s tax scam permanent and fund a billionaire giveaway on the backs of working New Jerseyans.</p>

<h4>NJ GOP Votes To Gut Health Care and Food Assistance For NJ Families To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires</h4>

<h4>Jack’s Not for Jersey Taxpayers: “Ciattarelli Supported Ending Cap on Local Tax Deductions, Now Favors Law That Keeps It"</h4>

<h4>At Trump National Philadelphia, Jack Ciattarelli Gushes "I'm So Very Grateful" for Trump &amp; MAGA</h4>

<h4>Chairman Leroy J. Jones Jr., NJDSC Leadership Team Re-Elected</h4>

<p><strong>TRENTON, NJ&nbsp;</strong>– New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman Leroy J. Jones, Jr. today released the following statement praising Virginia voters for yesterday’s “yes” vote on the referendum to approve a new congressional map.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is the latest win in the ongoing fight to combat President Trump’s efforts to use every tool at his disposal, legally or illegally, to maintain control of the House of Representatives.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>NJDSC CHAIR JONES ON VIRGINIA VICTORY: THE MOMENTUM TO TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY IS PALPABLE</h4>

<p><strong>TRENTON, NJ&nbsp;–</strong> New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman Leroy J. Jones, Jr. released the following statement congratulating Analilia Mejia on her victory in tonight’s special election to represent New Jersey’s 11th&nbsp;congressional district:&nbsp;</p>

<h4>NJDSC CHAIR JONES STATEMENT ON MEJIA VICTORY</h4>

<h4>Things Jack Ciattarelli Supports: Trump’s “24% Cut” to Social Security That Would “Double the Poverty Rate of America’s Seniors”</h4>

<h4>Read Jack Ciattarelli’s 10-Point Unaffordability Agenda</h4>

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<h4>As Sherrill Speaks Out Against Trump’s Cuts to Planned Parenthood, Ciattarelli “Doubles Down...</h4>

<h4>Sen. John F. McKeon: Ciattarelli’s “Silence is Unacceptable” on Deep Medicaid Cuts</h4>

<h4>Chairman’s Corner: Trump’s Corruption, Countdown to Election Day, &amp; More</h4>

<h4>CAUGHT IN A LIE: Politico Debunks Jack’s False Claim About New Jersey Power Plants</h4>

<h4>Crickets from Ciattarelli "As Power Bills Jolt Voters"</h4>

<h4>Ciattarelli’s Rallying Right Now with Right-Wing Extremists</h4>

<h4>Every Question Ciattarelli’s Hidden From This Week</h4>

<p><strong>Kean’s </strong><a href="https://x.com/mattfriedmannj/status/2100567180139970753?s=46&amp;t=nZxAmGZ62-2IIjUXw6SIhQ"><strong>unwillingness to answer questions</strong></a><strong> from the press is part of a broader pattern: </strong>when it comes to issues that matter to the residents of NJ-7, despite his claims otherwise, Tom Kean Jr. has repeatedly declined to explain his positions or account for his actions that continue to put his party loyalty ahead of the people.</p>

<h4>WE’VE GOT (EVEN MORE) QUESTIONS FOR TOM KEAN JR.</h4>

<h4>WATCH: NJ Dems Kick Off “Jack’s Not for Jersey” Press Tour Outside Former Trump Plaza Residences</h4>

<p><strong>Shirley U. Emehelu</strong> has long defined herself a champion for people’s rights and a fighter against injustice, both tremendous qualities we will need as we continue to navigate the partisan, oppressive decisions emanating from the White House.</p>

<h4>CHAIR JONES JR. STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR SHERRILL’S NOMINATION OF SHIRLEY EMEHELU TO BE LG</h4>

<p><strong>Trenton, NJ </strong>—&nbsp;Residents of New Jersey’s Second Congressional District have long known they can’t trust Jeff Van Drew after he deceived voters running as a Democrat and capitulated to Donald Trump less than a year into his first term.</p>

<h4>“This is what I asked for.” Jeff Van Drew on Drastic Medicaid Cuts</h4>

<h4>Three Years After Dobbs: 4 Days, 4 Ways Jack Ciattarelli Would Threaten Reproductive Freedom in NJ</h4>

<h4>NJ Monitor Highlights "Divergent Pitches” With Mikie Focused on Economic Issues and Jack All-in on MAGA Culture Wars</h4>

<h4>ICYMI –&nbsp;NorthJersey.com Ed Board: “Trump's tax cut bill decimates Medicaid in NJ. Republicans are accountable."</h4>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">One of our top priorities is building a stronger and fairer New Jersey with an economy that works for and benefits <strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><em>everyone</em></strong> – especially those previously shut out of participation.</span></p>

<h2>Making New Jersey Affordable For Everyone</h2>

<h4>Jack Ciattarelli Endorses Trump’s Energy Price Hike, Will Make New Jersey’s Energy Crisis Worse</h4>

<h4>Chairman LeRoy J. Jones Statement on Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman</h4>

<p><strong>TRENTON, N.J. — </strong>The New Jersey State Democratic Committee today slammed the millions of dollars being deployed by two Epstein File headliners, Donald Trump and Elon Musk, to support Tom Kean Jr.</p>

<h4>TRUMP IS SENDING A HUMBLE SUM OF $3,300,000 TO TOM KEAN JR.</h4>

<p><strong> "It only took a decade and the election of a new state Republican chair, but the New Jersey Republican Party has finally fully embraced Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans fabled 'flood the zone with nonsense' approach to politics. "</strong></p>

<h4>NJDSC CHAIR JONES, BCDC CHAIR RIGGINS & MCDC CHAIR DAVIS RELEASE STATEMENTS ON NJ MAGA TASK FORCE</h4>

<p>“Spadea supporters said the president’s blessing notwithstanding, true New Jersey conservatives will come out for their candidate” Rutgers pollster: Endorsement may influence “half of Republicans, but really won’t make a difference with the other half.”</p>

<h4>Weekly MAGA Mess in NJ: Donald Trump Unifies the GOP Field Completely and All is Well</h4>

<p><strong>New Jersey Democrats believe in the right of every New Jersey child to have access to a high quality public education, </strong>regardless of their zip code, financial status, race, gender, or sexual orientation. We also believe in making higher education more accessible and affordable.<br></p>

<h2>High Quality Accessible Public Education</h2>

<h4>NJ Globe: Jack Ciattarelli “Supported” “Hundreds of Thousands of People” Losing Health Care...</h4>

<h4>Ciattarelli’s Hitting the Trail with DOGE Creator, Anti-Choice Crusader Vivek Ramaswamy</h4>

<h4>Jack Ciattarelli, Again, Says He Supports Trump Tariffs That Are Hurting NJ Small Businesses</h4>

<p>In a lifetime filled with achievement, Congressman Frank will also be remembered for his seminal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which created stricter rules on the financial industry and prioritized the American people over profit.</p>

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