Failed NJ Political Candidates
Now serving as State Director in the office of U.S. Senator Andy Kim, this failed candidate lost to Tom Kean Jr. in the 2024 U.S. House election in NJ-7.
Who is Sue Altman?
New Jersey's 57th Governor who served 3 1/2 terms in Congress before becoming Governor
Who is Mikie Sherrill?
In protest of an Obamacare extension bill, Senator Ted Cruz read this popular children's book in a September 2013 filibuster.
What is "Green Eggs and Ham"?
Losing to Jeff Van Drew in 2020, this failed candidate married into the family of an American political dynasty.
Who is Amy Kennedy?
This New Jersey Governor was the first woman to serve in the role.
Who is Christine Todd Whitman?
In early 2015, this Senator brought a snowball onto the floor of the Senate in order to "prove" that climate change was not real.
Who is Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma)?
The first Essex County Executive, this failed candidate lost nearly every municipality in the 1985 Governor election against Tom Kean Sr.
Who is Peter Shapiro?
Serving for a year and a half following the resignation of Governor Jim McGreevey, this New Jersey Governor recently passed away just a couple of weeks ago.
Who is Richard Codey?
In October of 2015, then-Representative Adam Schiff sang this theme song of a MLB baseball team after losing a bet to Representative Steve Israel.
What is "Meet the Mets"?
Before unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Congressman Chris Smith in 2022, this pro-Trump podcaster lost a Republican primary for Morris County Freeholder in 2017.
Who is Mike Crispi?
This New Jersey Governor oversaw the completion of the New Jersey Turnpike and has a bridge named after him on the Garden State Parkway
Who is Alfred E. Driscoll?
Amidst Bill Clinton's impeachment, Rep. Mike Pappas (R-New Jersey) sang a parodied version of this popular children's nursery rhyme before the House in support of the former Solicitor General leading the investigation against Clinton.
What is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"?
The 2014 Democratic nominee for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, this failed candidate made headlines in October of 2018 when he endorsed Republican Jay Webber for Congress.
Who is Mark Dunec?
This former acting New Jersey Governor served an hour and a half term in early 2002 and currently serves as a faculty member at the Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Who is John Farmer Jr.?
In 2011, Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas) delivered speech before the House reciting the lyrics to a popular nursery rhyme; asking why the Department of Justice was spending $14 apiece on this baked good.
What are muffins?
In 2009, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s whereabouts were unknown for six days, not answering any calls or texts. During the six days of absence, one of the excuses offered by Sanford's spokesperson was that Sanford was doing this, which later became a euphemism for a politician having an extramarital affair.
What is “Hiking the Appalachian Trail”?