New Jersey Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in NJ

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New Jersey Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Alex ZdanFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate

3/14/24
Swerved into oncoming traffic while driving drunk and hit another car, fled the scene and was later found asleep in his car by police who reported he had noticeable signs of impairment including a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes and then failed field sobriety tests and had a BAC three times the legal limit of 0.25


According to charging documents filed by local police
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Kate GibbsFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate

2/15/20
Hid $80 worth of clothes in a shopping bag and left a Kohl's department store without paying which resulted in her getting banned from the store and having to pay a $280 fine


According to an exclusive report by the Burlington County Times
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Ian SmithFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate

3/28/22
Swerved so erratically that he forced another driver to take measures to avoid a collision, struggled on a field sobriety test after police pulled him over and was arrested after he refused to take a breathalyzer


According to a police report filed by local police

5/23/20
Killed a 19-year-old after he drunkenly barreled through a stop sign and crashed into his victim's car and then admitted to police that he drank 10-12 beers not long before his crash


According to charging documents filed by local police
New Jersey Republican Executive Branch Scandals
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Justin BarberaFmr. Gov. Candidate [R-NJ]

6/09/25
Failed to pay child support to the point that he was criminally charged for his negligence


According to charging documents filed by local officials
New Jersey Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Michael SilvestriFmr. State Rep. Candidate

2/15/19
Was accused of sexually assaulting a former campaign aide at a local GOP headquarters and later texting her pictures of weapons to scare her from reporting him to the police


According to an exclusive report by The Trentonian

2/13/19
Sent an unsolicited picture of his erect penis and other sexually inappropriate pictures to a subordinate


According to an exclusive report by NJ1015.com
New Jersey Republican Mayor Scandals
New Jersey Republican City Official Scandals
Other New Jersey Republican Scandals
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John CesaroCounty Commissioner [R-NJ]

12/19/19
Illegally accepted two checks for $2,600 each -- the exact amount someone can legally donate to a political candidate -- from a straw donor who also happened to be cooperating with the authorities


12/19/19
Accepted at least $10k in cash stuffed in an envelope and $2,350 worth of checks from a business executive turned government informant he promised to make tax counsel for the county and award government contracts to


According to charging documents filed by state officials