11 Democrats, Republicans compete to succeed Christie in NJ

When New Jersey Democratic and Republican voters go to the polls June 6 to pick their party's standard-bearers in the November contest to succeed GOP Gov. Chris Christie, they'll have nearly a dozen choices between them.

Memorial Day weekend brought campaigning to the boardwalk at the shore for some candidates and a visit from former Vice President Joe Biden who endorsed the Democratic front-runner.

Polls have shown front-runners in both parties, though they also show about half of registered voters are still undecided.

On the Democratic side, the candidates agree on most policy issues: fully funding the pension, rejoining a greenhouse gas initiative and raising taxes on millionaires.

Brennan argued that Christie violated the state's official misconduct law, and a judge initially allowed the complaint to advance before another judge halted the proceedings and the county prosecutor declined to bring charges against Christie.

Brennan, like the other Democrats, is liberal and differentiates himself by promising to return integrity to the state, a reference to his court proceedings against Christie.

Murphy has won endorsements from dozens of party officials, labor unions and advocacy groups, who say he's convinced them he'll champion their causes.

[...] he's promised public unions he'll fully fund the pension; he told environmental groups he'll get the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2050; he's helped build up the Democratic Party through donations in traditionally Republican areas.

The harshest charges against him include claims that he used his wealth to buy endorsements and that he's come to his liberal views after a career on Wall Street only when it suited his political ambitions.

An attorney and former state party chairman, Wisniewski co-chaired the legislative committee that investigated the so-called Bridgegate scandal and was U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign chairman for New Jersey in 2016.

Zinna has centered his campaign on what he says is a rigged political system designed to exclude candidates without much cash and county official support.

The plan boils down to overhauling public employee benefits, school funding aid and the tax system, as well as cutting state government and working more closely with the congressional delegation.

Part of Ciattarelli's tax plan that includes raising income tax rates on millionaires has come under attack, getting him the moniker "High Tax Jack" from his chief rival.

Guadagno has promised not to raise taxes — the only leading candidate to make that pledge.

An Air Force and Navy veteran, he's been a commentator on Fox News and is one of the race's loudest supporters of Republican President Donald Trump.

Rogers has cast himself as a law-and-order candidate who promised to oppose the nearly dozen sanctuary cities and counties and said he would call for those violating immigration laws to be prosecuted.

Rullo has promised to lower property taxes, repeal the 23-cent gas tax hike enacted under Christie and eliminate tolls.