In February, the Forward selected 10 top Jewish candidates to watch this election season. Eight months later, and with under two weeks before a contentious election season comes to a close, we check in with where the candidates stand today. Connecticut Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Richard Blumenthal is leading Republican Linda McMahon in a…
Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota is among a congressional delegation visiting Israel this week with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. The eighteen-member group, which is almost all freshmen, also includes Jewish congressmen Paul Hodes, John Yarmuth and Steve Cohen. My colleague Nathan Guttman is in Israel now and will have a story up this week…
Several days after Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, tussled publicly over whether to hold direct talks with the leaders of Iran and Syria, they both seem particularly eager to show support from Jewish members of Congress. Clinton announced the endorsement of Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California yesterday. Meanwhile, Obama announced that Rep. Paul Hodes, a…
Second quarter fundraising results are in, including for the Jewish freshmen in the House. Here’s the quick summary of year-to-date fundraising totals; Ron Klein: $1.3 million Gabrielle Giffords: $908,494 John Yarmuth: $600,000 Paul Hodes: $550,000 Steve Kagen: $420,000 Steve Cohen: $137,000 While Klein, Giffords, Yarmuth, Hodes and Kagen are part of the DCCC’s Frontline program…
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