Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.) will not seek reelection

Rep. Ferguson will not seek reelection
By Jackie Kucinich - Nov 20, 2007
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rep.-ferguson-will-not-seek-reelection-2007-11-20.html


The surprise retirement announcement by Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.) on Monday has set up another potentially fierce open-seat battleground in the Garden State.

Ferguson was barely sent back to Congress in 2006, beating Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Stender by under a percentage point.

“Republican prospects of holding these seats depend on the identities of their nominees,” said Dave Wasserman, House editor of The Cook Political Report. “Democrats’ chief advantage is that their contests are settled in both districts and their candidates have been actively raising money for months.”

Ferguson is the second New Jersey Republican in the House to make the 110th Congress his last. Rep. Jim Saxton announced his retirement on Nov. 9.

Saxton’s district is slightly more Democratic-leaning than Ferguson’s; Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) 51-49 percent there in 2004. Bush defeated Kerry 53-47 in Ferguson’s district. .....................

MIKE FERGUSON: CAREER PROFILE (SINCE 1989)

#3 AT&T Inc  	                               $101,500
#4 Verizon   	                                $77,899
#8 Freedom Project  	                        $60,000
#15 Somerset Hills School  	                $48,100
#16 Americans for a Republican Majority  	$47,403
#17 Cmte for the Preservation of Capitalism  	$43,000
#18 Rely on Your Beliefs  	                $42,999

1989-2008 Total Receipts: $12,295,188
1989-2008 Total Spent:    $11,430,760