New Jersey Democratic House candidate Sue Altman rejected several anti-law enforcement policies she has supported in past social media posts, including the “defund the police” movement.
The former chair of the Garden State's progressive Working Families Party revised his past position, saying: NJ Spotlight News Interview “I am not in favor of defunding the police,” she said last week.
“I think it was just a really silly hashtag that blew up online during the pandemic,” she said. “I believe in a comprehensive vision for public safety that involves all stakeholders.”
But as her campaign to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Kean in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District gathered steam last fall, Democratic campaigners said she He supported cutting the police budget. — a post which has since been deleted.
“New Jersey sheriffs are overwhelmingly white and male.[ith] “I lead our enormous county government and manage a huge budget,” Altman wrote on Twitter (now X).
“As we work to #DefundThePolice in Jersey, maybe we should consider doing this here,” she added.
The screenshots did not include dates, but the profile picture matches Twitter profile photos from 2019 to 2021, according to archived posts from Altman's account.
Another post from Steve Aiscue, president of Checkmate Advisors, accused Altman of celebrating his release from prison. Convicted murderer of police officer.
In July 2020, she wrote,wonderfulThe Working Families Party promotes “fighting to shift resources from policing to real community investment.”
More Posts Around the same time, before Altman ran for office, he criticized the “special privileges” given to “white, male-dominated professions” like policing. [a]yeah[d] The firefighters.”
She also told others,Police reform rallyIn June 2021, a left-wing activist organized Payment of compensation As a policy for black Americans, she also expressed her support.
Reproductive Freedom for All, another group that supports defunding police, endorsed Altman's 2024 bid earlier this year. The Washington Free Beacon reported.
Keane 8 percentage point lead In January, both Altman and fellow Democratic primary candidate Jason Blazakis received their lowest approval ratings in the campaign since 2018, according to an internal election poll commissioned by the Blazakis campaign ahead of the state's June primary.
He still maintains a fundraising advantage over Altman, with the former recording more than $3 million in campaign coffers as of second-quarter 2024 filings and the latter listing $2.2 million in cash on hand.
The 7th District is currently Republicans rate it 50/50 The election is one of 24 close races that will determine control of the House of Representatives in November, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
Altman's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
