Candidates Spar Over Taxes, Border, Middle East in New Jersey US Senate Debate

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J) and Curtis Bashaw, his Republican challenger for one of New Jersey’s two U.S. Senate seats, squared off in their third and final debate of the election season on Tuesday night. The two men set forth starkly different visions and policy agendas on various topics including taxes, the cost of living, immigration, and the Middle East conflict. First elected to the House of Representatives in 2018, Kim represents New Jersey’s Third District, an affluent and largely suburban area in the south-central part of the state. He originally planned to run against incumbent Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez until Menendez announced he would not seek reelection....