Steve Lonegan - If the primary ends up being a hard hitting, bloody

If the primary ends up being a hard hitting, bloody battle, well so be it. Let's get ready for the general election

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Lonegan, Steve. Campaign statement. New Jersey Republican Primary, 2009.

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Steve Lonegan

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Steven Mark Lonegan is an American businessman and politician. He served as Mayor of Bogota, New Jersey, from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Lonegan was named the New Jersey State Chairman for the Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign in June 2015. He also served as a national spokesman for the campaign and appeared on various news outlets such as Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, and MSNBC.

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