Toby Anderson enters Republican primary in NJ-11

New Jersey Globe ^ | January 12 2022 | Joey Fox

[T Ruth]

Toby Anderson, an Iraq War veteran and health care businessman, announced today that he will run as a Republican in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, currently held by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair).

“New Jersey deserves representation that cares more about the needs of our families, and less about rigid partisan loyalty – we’re not getting that from Mikie Sherrill,” Anderson said in a statement. We need economic policies to control out-of-control inflation, immigration policies that secure our border and keep us safe, and education policies that empower parents ahead of government. I’m proud to have fought overseas for freedom, and I’m energized to do it now at home.”

Serving as Anderson’s political director will be Ciro Riccardi, an alum of the Glenn Youngkin gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. [bolding added]

Anderson joins a Republican primary with six other candidates ***

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If Anderson is able to win the Republican primary, he’ll face a tough opponent in Sherrill, who first flipped the open seat of Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) in 2018. Sherrill had $4.6 million on-hand as of last October, and the 11th district was recently redrawn to strongly favor Democratic candidates ***.

[T Ruth]

Tough race. If there's a red wave, he might swing it.