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Tiffany Burress, the wife of former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress, announced a Republican bid Tuesday for a North Jersey congressional seat long held by Democrats.<\/p>\n

Tiffany Burress announced her run Tuesday, contrasting her work in the private sector to Pou\u2019s public office resume. Her husband memorably caught Super Bowl XLII\u2019s game-winning touchdown to snuff out the New England Patriots’ 2008 undefeated season and finished his Giants career with 4,086 receiving yards.<\/p>\n

Tiffany Burress, a Pittsburgh native, serves on the Workers\u2019 Comp committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, has been recognized as one of Bergen County\u2019s “top attorneys,” and was a collegiate athlete at Penn State University in Centre County, Pa.<\/p>\n

In her announcement, she criticized Pou \u2013 who won the seat of Bill Pascrell Jr. in 2024 after the Democrat died in office at 87 \u2013 just months before the election \u2013 for the series of “doors” that have “been opened” for her.<\/p>\n

FORMER OBAMA STAFFER, EX-CONGRESSMAN AMONG CANDIDATES IN CROWDED DEMOCRAT PRIMARY FOR MIKIE SHERRILL’S SEAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Congresswoman Nellie Pou has a charmed life. Fifty years on the government dime, never had a private sector job: In 1997, doors started opening. The party bosses gave Nellie two jobs, a city administrator and a state assembly seat,” Burress said, before pivoting to comparing Pou\u2019s voting record to that of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a>, D-N.Y.<\/p>\n

Burress, running as a Republican, said that instead of having doors opened for her, she “busted through them,” and that, unlike Democrats, is willing to “bust-out doors” to tell the GOP they\u2019re wrong when they are.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s try something different,” Burress, of Totowa, said.<\/p>\n

FORMER HOUSE DEMOCRAT TARGETS TRUMP IN BID FOR POLITICAL COMEBACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Burress\u2019 race could potentially be one of the more interesting contests in the Garden State, regardless of who her wide-receiver husband is.<\/p>\n

The seat, which includes the MetLife\/Giants Stadium complex in East Rutherford, has not elected a Republican since Rep. Harold Hollenbeck\u2019s reelection in 1981.<\/p>\n

Since then, the seat has been held by a who\u2019s who of prominent North Jersey Democrats, including Robert “The Torch” Torricelli from 1983 to 1997 and Bill Pascrell from 2013 until his death in August 2024.<\/p>\n

DEM FREE-FOR-ALL ENGULFS NJ AS 13 CONTENDERS SCRAMBLE FOR SHERRILL\u2019S HOUSE SEAT AHEAD OF CRITICAL 2026 FIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The hourglass-shaped district runs from Pompton Lakes along the northern end of Interstate 287 diagonally following the similarly-shaped confines of Passaic County \u2013 including the heavily-Democratic and heavily-minority city of Paterson, and into diverse southern Bergen County suburbs of New York City like Moonachie, Carlstadt and wealthy Edgewater.<\/p>\n

While expected to win handily over GOP challenger Billy Prempeh in 2024, Pou only eked out a four-point win as President Donald Trump<\/a> flipped the district \u2013 and Passaic County \u2013 entirely.<\/p>\n

At the time, the surprise was chalked up to Passaic\u2019s heavily Hispanic and Jewish population. And, while Paterson swung more than 20 points in his direction, according to the New Jersey Globe<\/a>, Trump and Republicans may have an uphill battle there with its Muslim population outraged at the administration.<\/p>\n

LONE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FINDS HIS EDGE AS A DOZEN DEMOCRATS CLASH IN RACE TO REPLACE MIKIE SHERRILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

That dynamic most recently made news after DNI Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> warned at AmericaFest of alleged efforts in Paterson to “implement Islamic principles<\/a>” which drew local ire.<\/p>\n

In 2025\u2019s gubernatorial contests, the district again sided with the top-of-the-ticket Democrat, Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Fox News Digital reached out to Pou\u2019s office and an individual listed on her FEC filings for comment, her campaign page touted her working-class roots in Paterson and neighboring Haledon.<\/p>\n

“Throughout her career, Nellie has been committed to improving the lives of New Jerseyans. From fighting for better schools for our kids to more affordable health care, to criminal justice reform \u2013 Nellie has been at the forefront of some of New Jersey\u2019s and America\u2019s toughest fights,” a statement on her campaign page read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/plaxico-burress-wife-launches-gop-bid-longtime-democratic-nj-house-seat <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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