![]() ![]() Menendez, however, has characterized Hugin’s actions as part of a “lifelong record of working to keep women down, to shut the LGBTQ Americans out.” He has also criticized Hugin for donating more than $500,000 through his family foundation to the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank. Hugin has since reversed course on those positions, saying he is “proud” his views have evolved over time and describing the decision to admit women into the club as “without question the right thing to do.” Later, as president of the alumni board of a selective all-male eating club in the early 1990s, Hugin fought a woman’s 13-year attempt in state and federal court to make the club co-ed. ![]() Menendez has highlighted on the campaign trail that, as a 21-year-old student at Princeton in the 1970s, Hugin lobbied against efforts to expand the university’s nondiscrimination policy to cover sexual orientation. It's how good are you going to be at addressing the issues in our communities."īut Menendez and many New Jersey progressive groups have questioned Hugin's claim to being a moderate, suggesting he’s really a conservative hard-liner at heart. Just because you're a Democrat or Republican shouldn't make a difference. "I think he's a fair-minded kind of guy," Ismial said. "I've been watching his campaign before I came here, and I think we need to take a look at other people. Salaam Ismial, a Elizabeth-based activist, said he had voted for Menendez consistently in the past but was turned off by his opposition to some of Obama's policies and by "some ethical issues." He said he was leaning toward voting for Hugin. “People who are here who are building productive, constructive lives - we should give them a path to citizenship.” He described that position as “even more expansive” than simply backing a fix to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the legally endangered federal program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. “We’re a stronger country because of immigrants, because of the diversity of who we have,” he said. He opposes sanctuary cities but is in favor of “comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform.” He supports universal background checks for gun purchases and the decriminalization of marijuana. ![]() Hugin says he is pro-choice and pro-marriage equality. “I could not support the tax bill with that kind of cap,” Hugin told the people gathered in a semi-circle around him. He thinks the Trump tax overhaul has been good for the economy but hurt New Jersey with its $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local taxes. Hugin wants lower taxes, more investment in infrastructure and a rethinking of how America approaches health care. They got a sports fan and skilled angler who won $52,061 in prizes from fishing tournaments last year, according to his financial disclosure form.īut they also got a close ally of Chris Christie, who left office in January with record-low approval ratings, and a past supporter of Trump, who is deeply unpopular in a Democratic-leaning New Jersey. In Hugin, Republicans got a wealthy businessman who has been able to largely self-fund his campaign he has poured $24 million of his own money into the race as of Sept. “I got into this for one reason: The people of New Jersey deserve better,” Hugin said. And yet Menendez “was going to be re-elected virtually unopposed.” “Here’s a guy who’s violated federal law, abused the power of his office, disgraced the Senate and failed to deliver for the people of New Jersey,” Hugin said in a recent interview. NJ Senate race 2018 polls: Bob Menendez has 15-point lead over Bob Hugin in Quinnipiac pollĮlection Day 2018: Where to vote, who is running, and where do they stand on the issues? ![]()
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