Congratulations to Seema Singh, the first state Senate candidate in New Jersey to qualify for public funding to run her campaign this cycle. Singh, a Democrat, got her 400th $10 contribution on Wednesday, qualifying her for $46,000 in public funds. But The Times of Trenton reports that her opponent is close behind:
While Singh is the first candidate to reach 400, she will not be the last. Her opponent, Republican Assemblyman Bill Baroni, is just 10 donations shy of 400 and said he and running mates Tom Goodwin and Adam Bushman expect to reach the level next week.
Residents of New Jersey's 14th district are in an envious position: they'll be choosing between (at least) two candidates whose campaigns were not paid for by an exclusive list of wealthy donors or special interest groups, and who will be able to devote their time during the campaign to voter outreach and small donor fundraising.
That's a choice everyone should have.
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