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March 30, 2007 - 12:36pm

Consultant stirs the pot in 24th district Senate race

The race for State Senate in the 24th district, where Robert Littell is retiring after nearly 40 years in Trenton, has already become the nastiest campaign in the state -- and that includes some real contentious intra-party battles in Hudson and Bergen counties. In that contest, seven-term Assemblyman Guy Gregg faces the Littell family candidate, Sussex County Freeholder Steve Oroho. The Littell family -- most specifically Virginia Littell, a former Republican State Chairwoman and the Senator's wife -- despise Gregg, who had been prepared to challenge the aging Senator in the Republican primary.

Oroho is running on a ticket with incumbent Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose, the Senator's daughter. In her role as an Oroho surrogate, McHose has created quite a stir in recent days by attacking individuals and organizations that are supporting Gregg -- including some who also support her own re-election bid. Baffled Republicans who know McHose say that she is not possibly as doltish as she seems to be coming across as the spokeswoman for her campaign strategist, Bill Winkler.

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