{"id":2506283,"date":"2025-11-03T21:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ciattarelli-receives-surprise-visit-from-army-son-at-final-stretch-rally\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:40:14","slug":"ciattarelli-receives-surprise-visit-from-army-son-at-final-stretch-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ciattarelli-receives-surprise-visit-from-army-son-at-final-stretch-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciattarelli receives surprise visit from Army son at final stretch rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fciattarelli-receives-surprise-visit-from-army-son-at-final-stretch-rally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506283&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican new Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli was surprised at a campaign rally in Passaic County by his son Jake, an Army captain stationed in Kuwait. Jake traveled overnight to support his father in the closely contested governor&#8217;s race against Democrat Rep.Mikie Sherrill. The rally, held at Murph&#8217;s Tavern in Totowa, was the first of Ciattarelli&#8217;s final three before Election Day. Ciattarelli voted early and expressed confidence in winning the race, wich could make him the state&#8217;s first Republican governor as Chris Christie. The race is tight, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wiht polling showing<\/a> a dead heat or a small lead for Sherrill. Ciattarelli has aligned himself closely with former President Donald Trump, who endorsed him and is actively campaigning on his behalf. Sherrill&#8217;s campaign portrays Ciattarelli as overly loyal to Trump. Both candidates are holding final rallies ahead of the election, with Sherrill planning to vote in person on Election Day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jack Ciattarelli&rsquo;s Army son surprises him in final stretch of governor&rsquo;s race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2391433\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>NEWARK, N.J.<\/strong> <strong>&mdash;<\/strong> Republican gubernatorial candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-ciattarelli\/\">Jack Ciattarelli<\/a> received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-parties-maskless-while-new-york-continues-to-masks-2-year-olds\/\" title=\"Chuck Schumer Parties Maskless While New York Continues to Masks 2-Year-Olds\">surprise special guest<\/a> at his rally in Passaic County on Monday: his son, Jake, who is serving in the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/army\/\">Army<\/a> and is stationed in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>Ciattarelli was at his first of his final three rallies before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-day\/\">Election Day<\/a> at Murph&rsquo;s Tavern in Totowa, where the local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\">GOP<\/a> chairman orchestrated the big reveal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3873708\/alina-habba-warning-voter-fraud-new-jersey\/\">Habba issues election-eve warning against voter fraud in tight New Jersey race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3873667\/seven-ballot-measures-to-watch-election-day-2025\/\">Seven&nbsp;ballot measures to watch on Election Day 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3873610\/trump-cuomo-endorsement-nyc-mayor-mamdani\/\">Trump says NYC voters have &#8216;no choice&#8217; but to vote Cuomo for mayor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t know what I&rsquo;m going to say right now, but your biggest supporter that serves his country just came over overnight to serve you,&rdquo; Passaic County Republican Chairman Peter Murphy said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who&rsquo;s here?&rdquo; Ciattarelli asked with a confused smile. He was visibly taken aback when Jake emerged and gave his father a huge hug from behind the bar at the tavern, receiving loud cheers and chants of &ldquo;USA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2025 Watch-NOW on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> &ndash; New Jersey <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOP<\/a> gubernatorial nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jack4NJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jack4NJ<\/a> gets a huge surprise this morning at a campaign stop at Murph&#8217;s Saloon in Totowa: He&#8217;s joined by his son Jake Ciattarelli, an Army captain stationed in the Middle East <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpolitics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#njpolitics<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoxNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FoxNews<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qpt1bsH3EH\">pic.twitter.com\/Qpt1bsH3EH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steinhauserNH1\/status\/1985382332828635588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ciattarelli joked that Murphy called President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> to have him send Air Force One to pick up his son and bring him to the rally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I know the young man, he&rsquo;ll probably be on a plane this afternoon back to Kuwait to defend our country,&rdquo; Ciattarelli said of his son. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s hear it for him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wow, wow! What he probably forgot to do, because he&rsquo;s been so busy defending our nation, he probably forgot to get in his vote-by-mail ballot. He&rsquo;s here to vote,&rdquo; Ciattarelli quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Ciattarelli, an Army captain since 2023, told reporters he plans to stay in the country through Thursday to support his father in the governor&rsquo;s race against Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ). <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA ...s Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gubernatorial race<\/a> on Tuesday is projected to be the most competitive off-cycle election of this year. Virginia is holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job Approval Ratings Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">gubernatorial election<\/a>, and New York City will also select a new mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Ciattarelli and Sherrill are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/polling\/sherrill-ciattarelli-in-dead-heat-emerson-poll-says\/\">locked in a dead heat<\/a><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, according to a recent Emerson College poll, although Sherrill still holds a slight <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/governor\/general\/2025\/new-jersey\/sherrill-vs-ciattarelli\">3.3-point lead<\/a>, according to&nbsp;<em>RealClearPolitics<\/em>&lsquo;s<\/span> average.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican voted early on Friday, surrounded by supporters and state lawmakers, telling reporters he&rsquo;s confident that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871293\/jack-ciattarelli-confident-win-votes-early-new-jersey-election\/\">he&rsquo;ll &ldquo;deliver a win&rdquo;<\/a> in the blue state. If he wins, he&rsquo;ll be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\">New Jersey<\/a>&lsquo;s first Republican governor since former Gov. Chris Christie.<\/p>\n<p>Ciattarelli has tied himself significantly to Trump, a gamble of a campaign strategy as it could rally Trump voters to turn out in a non-presidential race, but also could drive centrists and anti-Trump conservatives to stay home or vote for Sherrill. <\/p>\n<p>Trump, who endorsed Ciattarelli earlier this year and has amped up his support for the candidate, is holding a tele-rally for him Monday evening. Sherrill and her campaign have sought to paint Ciattarelli as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871839\/obama-new-jersey-glorious-example-for-nation-governor-race\/\">Trump-first, New Jersey-second candidate<\/a> who won&rsquo;t stand up for the Garden State&rsquo;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>When <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/31\/us-news\/ciattarelli-carefully-threads-needle-on-trump-in-nj-govs-race\/\">asked<\/a> by the <em>New York Post <\/em>whether Trump&rsquo;s agenda in Washington was hurting him, he told the outlet, &ldquo;Not one bit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And by the way, he improved by over 10 points in New Jersey [2020] compared to [2024]. And he&rsquo;s done some really good things for New Jersey,&rdquo; Ciattarelli added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871492\/four-issues-new-jersey-governor-race-bellwether\/\">FOUR ISSUES ON NEW JERSEY VOTERS&rsquo; MINDS AHEAD OF BELLWETHER GOVERNOR&rsquo;S RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Republicans&rsquo; rally in Passaic County, one of the most competitive battleground counties in the Garden State, comes ahead of one at Kelly&rsquo;s Tavern in Neptune City and a final rally at John Basilone Memorial Park in Raritan, his hometown, where he started his political career.<\/p>\n<p>Sherrill is also holding her final rally on Monday night in Montclair, her hometown. She has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-aim-to-kill-inflation-by-flooding-economy-with-taxpayer-money-manchin-says-no\/\" title=\"Democrats Aim to Kill Inflation by Flooding Economy with Taxpayer Money; Manchin Says No\">early voted<\/a> and will vote in person on the morning of Election Day at the Hillside Elementary School.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Ciattarelli&#8217;s Army son surprises him at rally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2506285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305695591439.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66432,57259,66433,66431],"class_list":["post-2506283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-army-son","tag-ciattarelli","tag-final-stretch-rally","tag-surprise-visit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305695591439.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506283"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506287,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506283\/revisions\/2506287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}