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Trump's Wildwood NJ rally...
Turns out there's a Wildwood businessman running for the Senate this year -- Curtis Bashaw.
Was this guy mentioned at or part of the rally? Thanks.

Prolific Cape May County hotelier and developer Curtis Bashaw is the latest New Jersey Republican to join the U.S. Senate primary, announcing his candidacy on Monday in a low-key press release.

“I’m running for United States Senate because we, as a nation, need to get back to our basic core values of liberty, prosperity, and the pursuit of happiness,” said Bashaw in a statement released to state media. “Too many New Jerseyans believe the American Dream is out of reach and that Washington isn’t working in their best interests. I’m running to bring freedom, security, and opportunity to all New Jersey families — not just the political elite.”

Bashaw has been active in state politics for many years behind the scenes as a donor, but his Cape Restorts group’s hotels and restaurants – including Congress Hall, The Blue Pig Tavern, and The Ebbitt Room are legendary along the Jersey Shore. Unsurprisingly, the chief topics on most voters’ minds – immigration and inflation – served as the opening fodder for Bashaw’s inaugural salvo.

“Inflation is hurting New Jersey families, and our open border is a national security threat and a humanitarian crisis,” Bashaw added. “D.C. politicians haven’t been able to fix these serious problems, and as a result, our freedom and security are in jeopardy. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on bringing people together, finding common-sense solutions, and helping communities reach their economic potential — and that’s exactly what I’ll do in the United States Senate.”

He hasn’t run for office before so we don’t know much about where he stands on the issues as of yet, but his selection of State Senator and Cumberland County GOP Chairman Mike Testa to serve as his campaign chairman is an unambigous overture to the state’s populist conservative base.

“It’s time to make a change from the disastrous Biden-Menendez-Murphy policies that are failing New Jersey middle-class families,” said Senator Testa in his own statement. “Curtis Bashaw has been a friend and supporter for many years. He’s an employer who’s created over one-thousand jobs who will bring back the American Dream for all New Jerseyans. I look forward to working with Curtis and his team in putting together a winning campaign that fights for freedom, security, and opportunity for every New Jersey taxpayer.”
https://savejersey.com/2024/01/gay-gop-new-jersey-hotelier-republican-2024-curtis-bashaw-senate-primary/

Republican front-runner in Senate primary race backs Trump
BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | MARCH 20, 2024 | NJ DECIDES 2024, POLITICS
Curtis Bashaw, a Cape May developer, is a self-described moderate
... While some hard-right critics call Bashaw a de facto Democrat who didn’t vote for Donald Trump, he now supports Trump at the top of the ticket.

“I believe President Trump has been vindicated on many, many issues,” Bashaw said. “And I think the mudslinging in our little primary of people trying to make a label out of something that’s simply not true, or exaggerated, is a distraction from the fact that they don’t have the infrastructure to run a statewide campaign.”
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/republican-front-runner-in-senate-primary-race-backs-trump/

"Curtis lives in Cape May with his husband, Will." (Wildwood is in Cape May County.)
https://www.bashawforussenate.com/about
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