NJ-11: Gill (D), Beecher (D) file petitions to enter special primary for Sherrill seat

Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill (D-Montclair) and Zachary Beecher, a retired U.S. Army paratrooper and Iraq War veteran, filed petitions today to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district as candidates in the February 5 special primary election.

Gill submitted a nominating petition with 1,046 signatures, more than double the 500 needed to get on the ballot.

Beecher filed with 531 signatures – 35 over the required number to get on the ballot – and his campaign manager, Ken Meyer, told the New Jersey Globe the campaign plans to submit more signatures on Monday.

The special election will fill the vacant House seat created on November 20 with the resignation of Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), now New Jersey’s governor-elect.



https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/gill-beecher-file-petitions-to-enter-nj-11-special-primary-for-sherrill-seat/