Truck Driver Edward Durr Defeats NJ Senate President Steve Sweeney in Big Upset

Truck Driver Edward Durr Defeats NJ Senate President Steve Sweeney in Big Upset

Truck Driver Edward Durr Defeats NJ Senate President Steve Sweeney in Big Upset (Nov. 5)

But with strong support from one of New Jersey's most powerful families, he took one of the state's most powerful political positions in a huge upset, unseating Senate President Steve Sweeney in New Jersey's 5th District," according to the Asbury Park Press.

Durr ran against Sweeney, a Republican, with the backing of the United Steelworkers, as well as the Teamsters and the New Jersey State Democratic Committee. Durr spent about $285,000 of his own money on his campaign.