Christie calls for October election to fill Lautenberg’s Senate seat
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Last updated: Tuesday June 4, 2013, 11:47 PM
BY HERB JACKSON AND MELISSA HAYES
STAFF WRITERS
The Record
Dismissing the $24 million expense even though he cited cost in two earlier decisions on voting legislation, Governor Christie on Tuesday ordered a special election for October to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg and told candidates to get going if they want to run.
Democrats said they would wait until after Lautenberg’s funeral today before making any formal announcements, even as some made back-channel overtures to party leaders. Republicans, however, appeared to be waiting to see whom Christie chooses as an interim appointee to serve until October. That appointee, if it is someone who is interested in running for the seat, would have an advantage over the rest of the field.
Candidates have until Monday to file petitions with 1,000 valid signatures at the Division of Elections.
Lautenberg, a Democrat, died Monday at age 89 after being elected a state-record five times to the Senate. Vice President Joseph Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are among the speakers at his funeral today in New York City, and there also will be a memorial service at the Secaucus train station named after him, and ceremonies in Washington on Thursday. His burial at Arlington National Cemetery will be Friday.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Christie_to_discuss_Lautenberg_replacement_at_press_conference.html
MY, MY he ‘doesn’t care how much it costs NJ’ … That tells us where plans to go for the next Presidential election.
He will lose that one too.
What a self serving spineless politician.
Maybe he can appoint Susan Rice….