Incumbent	Frank R. Lautenberg
Party	Democratic
Seeking Re-election?	Probably, though no formal statement as of May 2007.
Candidate Website	Senate Website Campaign Website
Fundraising Link	ActBlue
Contribution Data	FEC
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Frank R. Lautenberg

Potential Challenger	Michael J. Doherty
Party	Republican
Source of Information	CQPolitics article, May 3, 2007
Background	State Assemblyman - pushing state referendum of gay marriage ban
Candidate Website	State Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty website

Potential Challenger	Anne Evans Estabrook
Party	Republican
Source of Information	The Inside Edge CQPolitics article, May 3, 2007
Background	millionaire real estate developer; former Director of the Elizabethtown Water Company and former Chairman of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce

Potential Challenger	Joseph Pennacchio, state assemblyman
Party	Republican
Source of Information	CQ Politics, July 10, 2007
Candidate Website	State Assembly webpage

Potential Challenger	Thomas Kean, Jr.
Party	Republican
Source of Information	was GOP nominee for NJ-SEN in 2004; CW
Candidate Website

Note: US Democratic House Reps. Robert E. Andrews (NJ-01), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Bill Pascrell (NJ-08), Steve Rothman (NJ-09), and Rush Holt (NJ-12) would likely battle it out for the Dem nod should Lautenberg change his mind.

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