![]() I support measures in the House and Senate designed to condemn and block companies from joining the seriously misguided boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. This is concerning, but I believe that most people and elected officials in New Jersey, and even in Washington, are standing firm in support of the only true Democracy in that region of the world. ![]() There has been a frightening uptick of anti-Israel rhetoric coming from the far-left in the United States and abroad, with much of it actually being hateful. As Senator, I will be a strong voice for strengthening our relationship with Israel and ensuring the United States continues to support the safety and security of the Israeli people. The debate around the Iran deal is a clear example. ![]() Support for Israel shouldn’t be a partisan issue and it’s unfortunate that it has become one as of late. In the long term, we have to address our fiscal issues and give people hope that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. We have to lift the current cap on state and local tax deductions that unfairly targets New Jersey. In the short term, we must address New Jersey’s affordability crisis, which was made worse by Governor Murphy and Trenton’s tax hikes. Booker’s change of heart toward Israel?īob Hugin: Regardless of who is in the majority in Congress-Democrats or Republicans-or who the occupant is in the White House, my life’s track record is bringing people together from different backgrounds to solve problems. JLNJ: If the House becomes majority Democrat, what do you think will change for the better for Americans and for New Jersey residents in the short term and in the long term? In the Senate, with the numbers so close in terms of majority, do you feel the two sides could work better together? Is there a growing concern in the state especially over Sen. It is time for a change in leadership in both Washington and in Trenton. We’re dealing with an affordability crisis, and people are leaving the state. For the last 25 years, the people of New Jersey have suffered as a result of Bob Menendez’s corrupt, ineffective track record. JLNJ: Do you feel that this year’s midterm elections are the most urgent you can remember in recent years? How did we get to the point of this urgency?īob Hugin: This election is really a turning point for our state. Here are his answers to a range of questions. The Jewish Link caught up with him last Sunday with a list of important campaign questions. Married for 30 years with three adult children, two of whom are in the military, Hugin said he is in favor of the Marriage Equality Act and for the rights of LGBTQ Americans to serve in the military. On the issue of immigration, he is against sanctuary cities, but is in favor of creating legal paths to citizenship for Dreamers and other immigrants. He unabashedly writes on his website that he supports a two-state solution only if the Palestinians “unambiguously recognize Israel’s right to exist.” Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He was also an early, outspoken supporter when it came to moving the U.S. This is Hugin’s first run for office.Ī Trump delegate to the 2016 Republican convention, Hugin, 64, a native of Union City in Hudson County, early on supported the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. ![]() Marine and business executive has closed the gap between himself and incumbent Democrat Robert Menendez to a mere handful of points. In recent months, the 64-year-old former U.S. Senate in nearly 50 years lists his support for Israel first on his campaign website. The first Republican to make a serious bid for the U.S. Editor’s note: This is the first article in a four-part series of state race analysis heading into the November 6 midterm elections.īob Hugin’s campaign was one of the first to respond to The Jewish Link’s request for answers to key questions.Īnd it should not be much of a surprise.
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