The 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey was held on October 16, 2013, to fill the New Jersey United States Senate Class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015
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Jeffrey Scott Chiesa is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from New Jersey from June 6 to October 30, 2013. As a member of the Republican Party, he previously serv
2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey
…take place on August 13, 2013, and that a special election would follow on October 16, 2013. Christie appointed Republican New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa to the seat as a placeholder; Chiesa announced at the time of his appointment that he would not be a candidate in the special election. The primary…
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Chiesa in November 2013, following his departure from the Senate