Ed Oatman

Linda Stender’s campaign has returned all of the donations it received from former Assemblyman Neil Cohen, according to Stender Chief of Staff Ed Oatman.

“We cut the check on Monday,” he said.

Cohen is under investigation for possessing child pornography on his legislative office computer. He resigned on Monday, which led the campaign to immediately give back the donations.

The Stender campaign returned a total of about $6,000 in Cohen donations from both the 2006 and 2008 election cycles.

"Whatever he's given us total, it's all given back," said Oatman.

ANTI-CHOICE GROUP MAXING OUT
TO HELP FERGUSON CAMPAIGN
Congressman Wants Constitutional Amendment To Ban Choice
Even In Cases of Rape or Incest

Scotch Plains, NJ -- The National and New Jersey Right To Life Political Action Committees have spent thousands of dollars on behalf of Rep. Mike Ferguson in an effort to overturn Roe v. Wade.

NEW POLL SHOWS Momentum for Stender
Campaign Poised for Victory on Election Day

Scotch Plains, NJ -- Linda Stender, candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District pointed to a poll today showing her with the momentum leading into Election Day. A new independent poll taken from Oct. 24-26 shows Mike Ferguson and challenger Linda Stender in a statistical tie. The poll showed the two candidates at 46-43, respectively. The poll taken of 1,013 likely voters has an error margin of 3.07 percent.

The poll shows that Mike Ferguson continues to suffer from an anti-GOP national political environment that has produced a growing ballot advantage for Democrats.

STENDER OUTRAISES FERGUSON AGAIN
Stender Raised $1.7 Million To Date

Scotch Plains, NJ -- Linda Stender has outraised Rep. Mike Ferguson for the third consecutive Federal Election Commission reporting period.

Linda Stender raised over $207,000 during the first 18 days of October, while Mike Ferguson raised just barely $91,000.

MIKE FERGUSON'S WORDS DON'T MATCH
HIS RECORD
Mike Ferguson Makes False Claims on His Record,
Claims that Taxes Will Be Center Issue Of Election

Scotch Plains, NJ -- In a Sunday Courier News article titled "Ferguson Hoping to Stand on Record," Rep. Mike Ferguson mistakenly claimed that he has stood against drilling in the Artic Wildlife Refuge for oil.

WALL STREET JOURNAL CALLS MIKE FERGUSON FOURTH LARGEST RECIPIENT OF CAMPAIGN MONEY FROM BIG DRUG COMPANIES
Ferguson Has Taken $239,670 From Big Drug Companies
For 2006 Election

Scotch Plains, NJ -- The Wall Street Journal today listed Mike Ferguson as one of the top 10 recipients of campaign contributions from big drug companies for the 2006 elections.

Since taking office, Mike Ferguson has accepted more than $600,000 in campaign contributions from big drug companies.

STENDER/FERGUSON DEBATE TO TAKE PLACE SUNDAY AT RARITAN VALLEY COLLEGE
Ferguson Agrees To One Debate, Says He's Too Busy For More

Scotch Plains, NJ -- Linda Stender and Rep. Mike Ferguson will meet in a debate on Sunday, October 29 at 2 p.m. at Raritan Valley Community College.

The debate will be sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Hunterdon County and will be moderated by Laura Jones of News 12.

U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GIVES
FERGUSON ZERO PERCENT ON SMALL BUSINESS PRIORITIES
Small Business Rating Shows Ferguson Voted To Support Small Businesses
Zero Percent Of The Time During Past Two Years

Scotch Plains, NJ -- A recently released report by a coalition of small business groups revealed that during the 109th Congress the needs of New Jersey entrepreneurs were either left untouched, or outright opposed by the majority of the Members of Congress. This has left small businesses without the tools they need to grow their ventures and create much needed jobs for the local economy.

"What this report shows is that not only did very little get done during the 109th Congress for small businesses, but many in Congress, including Mike Ferguson, were outright hostile to entrepreneurs by opposing several common sense proposals to help local small businesses," said Linda Stender for Congress campaign manager Ed Oatman.

INDEPENDENT POLL DECLARES STENDER RACE STATISTICAL DEADHEAT

Scotch Plains, NJ -- An independent poll today declared that the race in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District between Democratic Challenger Linda Stender and Rep. Mike Ferguson is a statistical dead-heat.

The poll was conducted by RT Strategies and Constituent Dynamics, which is run by Republican Lance Tarrance and Democrat Thomas Reihle. The poll showed that Mike Ferguson leads Linda Stender by just three points -- 49% to 46%. Tarrance's old firm -- Tarrance and Associates -- has polled for many New Jersey GOP candidates over the last 25 years.

NEW POLL SHOWS FERGUSON ON SHAKY GROUND
Stender Campaign Has Momentum

Scotch Plains, NJ -- The Linda Stender for Congress campaign today released a poll that shows the Democratic challenger is gaining solid ground on GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Ferguson.

The poll shows that Mike Ferguson is below 50 percent and continues to suffer from an anti-GOP national political environment that has produced a growing ballot advantage for Democrats.