Frank McDermott

March 1, 2008 - 7:37pm

Union County's version of the ongoing 7th district GOP scrum to succeed Ferguson

Tags: Mike Ferguson, Eric Munoz, Jon Bramnick, Linda Stender, Thomas Kean, Leonard Lance, Phil Morin, Frank McDermott, Chris Venis, Victor Sordillo, Martin Marks, Kelly Hatfield, Kate Whitman, Michael Hsing, A.D. Amar

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, Assemblyman Eric Munoz, Sen. Thomas Kean, and U.S. Rep. Mike Ferguson soak in one of the speeches.

WESTFIELD - The word going into that first round of voting at the Union County Republican Convention on Saturday was that former Summit Councilwoman Kelly Hatfield and Scotch Plains Mayor Martin Marks would require a second showdown.

"This is going to a runoff between the top two candidates," said John DeSimone, commissioner for the county Board of Elections as he waded into the crowd of delegates. And that’s exactly how it went down at Westfield High School, where Hatfield eventually prevailed over Marks with 60 % of the vote in the Union County GOP’s pre-primary battle for the line in the 7th District Congressional race.

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Lance for Congress Adds to Somerset and Union County Endorsements

By Lance for Congress - February 20, 2008 - 12:28pm

Tags: Leonard Lance, Tom Kean Jr., Frank McDermott, Kip Bateman, Ray Bateman, Peter Biond, Denise Coylei,

Release Date: Feb 20 2008

Former Senate Presidents Bateman and McDermott Support Lance

Showing continued strength outside his home county of Hunterdon, Leonard Lance announced two significant endorsements for his campaign for the 7th Congressional district seat being vacated by Mike Ferguson, who is not running for re-election.

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June 6, 2007 - 12:53pm

The Harvey Smith Club

By Wally Edge

Tags: Joseph Azzolina, Anthony Imperiale, Kevin O'Toole, Thomas Dunn, Bill Schluter, L. Harvey Smith, Frank McDermott, Bill Bate, Nicholas LaRocca

When L. Harvey Smith returns to Trenton in January, he will join a rather obscure and exclusive club: former State Senators who become Assemblymen. Smith served in the Senate for three months in 2003 and 2004, between Joseph Charles' resignation to become a Superior Court Judge and Glenn Cunningham taking office in January 2004.

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