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Presumptive Dem nominee against Kean is progressive activist
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Suspension of campaign by Jason Blazakis leaves Sue Altman as sole challenger
It looks like the candidates are set for the congressional election in New Jersey’s 7th District. Jason Blazakis, a former U.S. State Department official, suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, leaving Sue Altman as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee.
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Presumptive Dem nominee against Kean is progressive activist
Clip: 2/7/2024 | 1m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
It looks like the candidates are set for the congressional election in New Jersey’s 7th District. Jason Blazakis, a former U.S. State Department official, suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, leaving Sue Altman as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipIt looks like the match is set in New Jersey's closely watched race for the seventh Congressional District seat.
Democratic candidate and former U.S. State Department official Jason Blazakis has suspended his campaign on Tuesday, clearing the field for Sue Altman to become the presumptive Democratic nominee in the upcoming election.
The longtime progressive activists will challenge incumbent Republican Tom Kean, Jr. NJ Globe first reported the abrupt exit by Blazakis who's now endorsing Altman's effort to flip the seat blue again.
All eyes are on this race.
Democrat Tom Malinowski won the seat during the blue wave in 2018 against four term Republican incumbent Leonard Lance, but he was unseated back in 2022 by Tom Kean Jr.
In a tight race that came after redistricting pushed more GOP voters into the seventh District.
In a statement, Tom Kean Jr's campaign responded to the matchup, saying, quote, Voters now have a clear choice between a problem solving public servant or an activist radical.
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