U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett easily wins re-election in N.J.'s 5th Congressional District

New Jersey’s most conservative member of Congress, Scott Garrett, handily won re-election to a fifth term by defeating Democrat Tod Theise and three other candidates in the 5th Congressional District. Garrett, of Sussex County, solidified his position in the House of Representatives and an increasingly right-leaning national GOP party by racking up another big win today, this time against Theise of Warren County. Theise, like predecessor Democrats who failed to dent Garrett’s armor, claimed he is too extreme and out-of-touch with his mainly moderate constituency. But voters in the district, which has long been a Republican stronghold, delivered to Garrett one of his largest margins of victory. Green Party candidate Ed Fanning and independents Mark Quick and James Douglas Radigan also lost today.

Just wanted to give a shout-out to Rep. Scott Garrett, and to all my peeps here in NJ-5, who gave Rep. Garrett and easy and clear 3rd victory. This guy, my friends, is the argument against term limits. Trust me, we'll know if the time ever comes for him to go.

Here's a guy who went to the local high school, lives in my town, grew up here. He's not a camera-hog. He appears here and there, and is a little gawky, but he's true blue, and it doesn't bother me at all that he's not Captain Television. Sure, we need our telegenic spokesmen, but we also need our gut and grinders. The O-line of politics. Garrett is such a man.

He runs with the Pence crowd in the House, and you know that's saying something. He serves on what used to be (LOL!) Barney Fwank's Financial Services Committee. Finance is his background and expertise, but this is not a fat cat.

Anyway, this isn't breaking news. He hardly had to campaign. But I just wanted everyone to know that, though it may surprise them, here in the northwest corner of New Jersey, we've got a rock solid conservative representative firmly established in the House of Representatives. Garrett's been tea-party since before the Uprising.

So, wine glass aloft, stogie lit, I want to take this moment to say CHEERS. It's a very good night.

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