Steve Lonegan

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Steve Lonegan addresses protestors at the Philadelphia Tea Party protest on April 18, 2009.

Lonegan ran for the Republican nomination for governor in the state's 2005 election and finished fourth, in a field of 7 with 8.08% of the vote after the nominee, businessman Doug Forrester, former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler and Morris County Freeholder John Murphy and defeated Assembly Majority Leader Paul DeGaetano, Former Freedholder Todd Caliguire and Assemblyman Robert Schroeder. [26]

On December 1, 2008, Lonegan announced that he would run for the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey, his second run for the seat. Lonegan promised to cut the size of state government by more than 20% and said he would run on the issues of property taxes, school funding and affordable housing. [27] [28] Lonegan sought to run as a conservative alternative to the more liberal candidate, former U.S. Prosecutor Chris Christie. [29] On June 2, Lonegan lost the primary to Christie by a 55–44% vote. [30]

2013 U.S. Senate campaign

In June 2013, Lonegan announced that he would run to fill New Jersey's open U.S. Senate seat following the death of Senator Frank Lautenberg. [7] Lonegan easily won the Republican primary in August 2013, making him the Republican Party's nominee in the October 2013 special election [6] Lonegan was defeated in the election by Democrat Cory Booker. He lost by nearly eleven percentage points.

2014 and 2018 U.S. House campaigns

Lonegan announced in October 2013 that he would run in the November 2014 election to represent New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Jon Runyan had chosen not to run for reelection. [31] Lonegan lost to Tom MacArthur with 40% voting for Lonegan as opposed to MacArthur's 60%. [32]

In 2017, Lonegan announced his candidacy for the 2018 elections in New Jersey's 5th congressional district against Democratic incumbent Josh Gottheimer. [33] He ultimately lost to former Cresskill Borough Councilman John McCann in the Republican primary. [34] [35]

2016 Ted Cruz Presidential campaign

On December 10, 2015, Lonegan announced his endorsement of Ted Cruz for the Republican nomination for president in 2016 and became Chairman of Cruz's campaign in New Jersey. Lonegan became Cruz's first major endorsement in New Jersey at a time when New Jersey's own Governor, Chris Christie, was also a candidate. Lonegan assembled a total of 121 endorsements for Cruz, including Cruz county chairs in all 21 counties. [36] On May 3, 2016, Lonegan described Republican frontrunner Donald Trump as "Hillary Clinton with a penis". [37] [38] [39]

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Steve Lonegan
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Mayor of Bogota
In office
January 1, 1996 –December 31, 2007
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New Jersey
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