Ex-Genachowski Aide Gearing Up for House Run
Momentum is increasing for the New Jersey congressional run of Josh Gottheimer, ex-senior FCC aide under Chairman Julius Genachowski. The Josh Gottheimer for Congress Exploratory Committee has set up a donation Web page to receive donations for the 2016 primary…
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and general election cycles, and registered as the principal campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission March 11, citing Gottheimer’s focus on the House seat in New Jersey’s 5th district as a Democratic candidate. The committee filed a Q1 report April 15, revealing $218,656 in contributions. Expenditures were reported at just over $18,000, leaving the cash on hand at still more than $200,000. Gottheimer, at the FCC from 2010 to 2012, currently works for Microsoft as a strategist and is the chairman of JerseyOn, a nonprofit he helped found dedicated to connecting low-income individuals to the Internet. He was a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and has worked on campaign efforts for Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. Genachowski, now managing director of the Carlyle Group, has made at least one donation of $500 to Gottheimer’s campaign, directed at the primary election. Patti Solis Doyle, former adviser to the 2008 Obama campaign and Hillary Clinton aide, has donated more than $5,000 to the Gottheimer campaign. Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., holds the seat that Gottheimer is eyeing.