TRENTON, N.J. - The polls are open in New Jersey for the 2022 Primary Election and a dozen House districts are on the ballot.
In 2021, former President Donald Trump said he would back a challenger to long-serving Republican Rep. Chris Smith, but that never happened.
The absence of an endorsement hasn't stopped conservative talk show host Mike Crispi, one of Smith's Republican challengers, from claiming Trump's mantle.In northern New Jersey, former state Senate minority leader Tom Kean Jr.
has a fundraising edge and establishment support over five rivals. Kean, the son of former Republican Gov. Tom Kean Sr., is hoping for a rematch with Democratic Rep.