For the Governors Race:

• Bramnick, 71, an attorney and sometime stand-up comedian, has served in the state Senate since 2022, after 18 years of service in the Assembly and seven years on Plainfield City Council.
• Ciattarelli, 63, a businessman, served in the state Assembly from 2011 to 2018, and has served on Raritan’s borough council and as a Somerset County commissioner. He lost the 2021 governor’s race to Murphy.
• Ed Durr, 61, a truck driver, is a former state senator who pulled off a stunning political upset in 2021 when he unseated then-Sen. Steve Sweeney. Durr lost his bid for a second term to Democrat John Burzichelli.
• Spadea, 55, has a morning talk show on New Jersey 101.5 and previously hosted a news show on Fox.
• Roger Bacon, 76, a Navy veteran who founded the Warren County Minutemen, a group that advocates for the Bill of Rights. He’s a perennial candidate who has run unsuccessfully in at least 10 state and federal races since 1992.
• Robert Canfield, 33, a real estate broker and a firearms instructor.
• James Fazzone, 70, a former two-term Burlington City mayor and retired public school teacher, principal, superintendent, and coach. He lost a bid for state Senate last year.
• Hans Herberg, 37, who ran unsuccessfully for state Assembly in 2021, works in sales and customer service, with previous positions in media and tech repair.

New Jersey Monitor

For State Assembly

A pair of municipal Republican officials filed to run for Assembly in the state’s 16th legislative district last week.  Hillsborough Deputy Mayor Catherine Payne and Raritan Township Committeeman Scott Sipos are so far unopposed in the GOP primary. 

Catherine is a graduate of High Point University with a BS in Spanish and International Business. She utilizes her degree as an IT Project Manager. Committeewoman Payne is passionate about helping residents in and around Hillsborough.