NJ-01: Progressive challenger emerges against Donald Norcross (D)
Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) is set to face a Democratic primary challenge once again this year, with cannabis dispensary owner and Cherry Hill native Lonnie Affrime announcing that he will take on the congressman from the left.
Affrime, a first-time candidate and Bernie 2016 delegate who said he previously worked on policy and opposition research for campaigns and elected officials, argued that Norcross’s 1st district in South Jersey should be represented by more of a committed progressive in Congress.
“I’m not going to pretend that Donald Norcross is the worst person,” Affrime said. “He certainly votes mostly with the Democratic Party… But the truth is that my opponent still represents the corporate-captured interests that really are the problem with the Democratic Party.”
Norcross, the brother of South Jersey Democratic boss George Norcross, is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and is a reliably liberal vote in the House on all but a handful of issues. But he’s nonetheless drawn the frequent ire of local progressives, most notably the South Jersey Progressive Democrats, a coalition of anti-establishment Democrats with which Affrime said he’s affiliated.
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