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The LGBTQ rights organization Garden State Equality Action Fund is supporting Democrats for every federal election in New Jersey this year – even in the race for U.S. Senate, where Republican Curtis Bashaw is vying to develop the state’s first-ever openly gay member of Congress.
Bashaw, a hotel developer, lives in Cape May County with his husband Will and is – naturally – a supporter of gay rights. But Jeannine Frisby LaRue, the chair of the Garden State Equality Move Fund, said that Bashaw’s identity does not automatically build him a worthy candidate for LGBTQ voters, and that she believes Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) remains the greater choice for Senate.
“While Curtis Bashaw’s potential election to the U.S. Senate would indeed be historic, after careful review of his responses to our questionnaire, it is remove that his positions do not connect our criteria for being a genuine pro-equality candidate,” LaRue said. “Representation alone cannot outweigh the need for leaders who prioritize the safety and well-being of the Gay community, especially our youth. Curtis Bashaw’s responses fell brief of the dedication we require from those seeking our endorsement.”
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New Jersey voters are deciding between Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim and hotel developer Curtis Bashaw, a Republican, in the race to fill the Senate seat occupied until recently by Democrat Bob Menendez, who resigned following a federal bribery conviction.
The Senate race has attracted attention because of Democrats' razor-thin majority. There’s little margin of error for the party in a state like Recent Jersey, which hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate in more than 50 years.
“I very much feel the pressure to construct sure that we’re delivering not just for New Jersey, but delivering a majority for this country so I can get the important things done,” Kim said recently.
The contest pits Kim, a three-term House member from New Jersey’s 3rd District, against Bashaw, a first-time candidate and businessman from Cape May. Four others including Lush, Libertarian and Socialist party candidates are on the ballot.
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Meet Curtis Bashaw — the gay, pro-choice Republican running for Senate in NJ
A gay, pro-choice Republican is hoping voters who support Israel will send him to Congress in disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez’ former Senate seat.
Should Curtis Bashaw pull off the upset in November against Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who has a history of anti-Israel positions and votes, he would turn into the first Republican since 1982 to hold the New Jersey seat.
“We’re going to own people from the Jewish collective that aren’t going to vote for Donald Trump, that will vote for Curtis Bashaw because of Andy Kim’s stance on Israel,” Bashaw, 64, said.
In April, Kim, 42, called for an immediate ceasefire that would allow Hamas to remain in power.
A month later, Kim voted against the Antisemitism Awareness Proceed, which would have bolstered protections for Jewish college students. The bill passed the House overwhelmingly but has stalled in the Senate, where Leader Chuck Schumer has refused to hold a vote on it.
The hotelier expects to pick up Jewish Democrats in the state who wouldn’t normally back a Republican.
“Israel is the front line of a war on
When it comes to classifying Curtis Bashaw politically, it’s hard to place him neatly into a box. He doesn’t want to be placed in a box anyway.
The married, gay, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate is pro-choice, pro-police, and pro-Ukraine. He supports Israel and believes securing our southern border is of great importance.
Bashaw, 64, who lives with his husband, Will, in Cape May is challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, 42, a Democrat acting for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, for the U.S. Senate.
New Jersey hasn’t sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 1972. If elected, Bashaw would be New Jersey’s first openly LGBTQ senator. And it would likely tip the majority inclusion in that chamber in favor of the GOP.
“You don’t agree with anybody on everything. I don’t agree with my husband on everything, let alone a party or another candidate, so I’ve always been independent-minded, but I stuck more, my spot relates more to Republican values of liberty and prosperity than controlled economy, overregulation and committees telling us what to do.”
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