Bob Hugin

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On February 13, 2018, Hugin announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey. [21] In the first quarter of 2018, his campaign raised a little under $8 million, of which $7.5 million was a loan from Hugin himself. [22] He defeated Brian Goldberg in the Republican primary that took place on June 5, 2018, by garnering 75% of the vote, to Goldberg's 24%. [23] President Donald Trump endorsed Hugin via Twitter on Election Day. [24]

On November 6, 2018, Hugin was defeated by incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez. [25]

Political positions

On his 2018 campaign website for the U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey, Hugin described himself as a "different kind of Republican", "moderate" and "independent". [26] [27] On social issues, Hugin is more socially liberal than most Republicans. [28] He advertised his support for legal abortion and gay marriage. [29]

Abortion

Hugin announced that he is pro-choice on abortion and supports same-sex marriage in a campaign ad. After announcing that he supports legal abortion, Hugin "lost the support of New Jersey Right to Life, the state's largest pro-life group." [30] Hugin opposes late term abortions unless the life of the mother is at risk. [31] He supported the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and has said he would support similarly conservative judicial Supreme Court candidates, causing some to question whether he would be proactive about defending abortion rights. [31] [32]

Healthcare

Hugin would like to keep parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. He would also like to limit out-of-pocket payments including prescription co-payments. [33]

Immigration

He opposed the Trump administration family separation policy, and announced that he supports a pathway to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants. [34]

LGBT rights

Hugin used to oppose gay marriage and gay rights, including advocating against extending non-discrimination rights to LGBT students at Princeton. [35] [36] He has since changed his stance and now fully supports the right of LGBT people to get married. [36]

Taxes

Hugin "calls himself a fiscal conservative opposed to tax increases in a state with the highest property taxes." [37] He supports making individual tax cuts permanent, [38] and also opposes the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, saying that it is too low. [39]

Donald Trump

Hugin supported Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, was the finance chairman of Trump's New Jersey campaign, and donated $100,000 in 2016 to the Trump Victory Fund to help get Trump elected. [40] [41] Hugin also acted as a delegate supporting Trump's nomination at the 2016 Republican National Convention. [40] [42] He has since said that some of Trump's policies are hurting businesses. [41]

Personal life

Bob Hugin is married to Kathy Hugin. They have three children. Hugin is a member of the United Methodist Church. [43] He and his wife earned more than $34 million between 2015 and 2016. [44]

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Bob Hugin
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Chair of the New Jersey Republican Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 15, 2021
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Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New Jersey
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Curtis Bashaw
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