special election

August 21, 2008 - 8:08am

If Andrews leaves, a special election?

If Rob Andrews resigns his seat in Congress before September 17 to take a job at Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment bank, Gov. Jon Corzine would have the option of calling a special election on November 4. The winner of that race would complete the final two months of Andrews’ term.

South Jersey Democratic leaders would have two options: they could simply nominate their still undisclosed candidate for the full two-year term and give their new Member of Congress a jump on seniority over the Freshman Class of 2008; or reward another party loyalist with a two-month career in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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May 30, 2008 - 9:33am

Just a hypothetical, but what happens if Rothman joins the Obama administration?

There is little doubt that Congressman Steve Rothman has become a major guy in Barack Obama’s campaign. So if Obama were to win the presidency, it’s not crazy to view Rothman as a possible candidate for appointment to a major executive branch post -- eight of the last nine presidents (Lyndon Johnson was the exception) named sitting Members of Congress to cabinet posts.

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January 23, 2008 - 3:12pm

How to fill the Lance seat, if necessary

If Leonard Lance wins his race for Congress this year, there would be three separate elections to fill his seat in the State Senate.

The first contest would be a Special Election Convention, held by the Republican County Committee in Hunterdon and Warren counties 7 to 35 days after Lance resigns. In that race, there are 216 possible votes from Hunterdon and 180 from Warren -- if all County Committee seats are filled.

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