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Fenton mulls bid for Congress (in NJ-03)
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| News Date | Friday, November 16, 2007 05:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rev. Aubrey Fenton was as shocked as any other Republican to hear that 12-term Rep. Jim Saxton's would not seek re-election. But after getting the news on Friday, Fenton shut himself off from the political world as he typically does on weekends, taking sanctuary in his church to focus on his Sunday sermon.
So it wasn't until Monday that the 37-year-old Burlington County Freeholder saw published reports that Burlington County GOP leader Glenn Paulsen, who's feuding with potential congressional candidate state Sen. Diane Allen -- the early favorite for the Republican nomination - was talking up a potential Fenton run.
Paulsen later told PolitickerNJ.com that Republicans ought to look into supporting the candidacy of Fenton, an African-American, as an opportunity for the national party to reach out to minority voters. Plus, he said, Fenton is more socially conservative than Allen, meshing with the national party's stance on issues like abortion and gay marriage more than the moderate Allen.
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