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'''Jon Runyan''' is a former all-pro lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles who ran for the [[Republican]] nomination for [[Congress]] in the 3rd congressional district of [[New Jersey]] in 2010, for a seat held by the [[Democrat]] John Adler.
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[[Category:politics]]
'''Jon Runyan''' (b. November 27, 1973) is a former all-pro lineman for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] who is the [[Republican]] nomination for [[Congress]] for the [[New Jersey]] 3rd congressional district seat held by the [[Democrat]] John Adler. Jon Runyan was a two-time Michigan state shotput champion and an all-star basketball recruit of Michigan State. His professional football career included playing for the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles and the San Diego Chargers. Also, he was a broadcast announcer for the 2007 NFL Europa season. Runyan has three children with his wife Loretta have three children.
==2010 Midterms==
A poll released shows Runyan leading New Jersey Democrat Rep. John Adler 48 percent to 43 percent among likely voters. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2010/10/28/former-nfl-player-takes-lead-in-poll-despite-presence-of-democrat-backed-tea-party-candidate/ Former NFL player takes lead in poll, despite presence of Democrat-backed Tea Party candidate, Daily Caller, October 28, 2010]</ref> Real Clear Politics has the seat leaning Republican. He is facing a third-party challenge from Peter DeStefano. DeStefano calls himself the Tea Party candidate but nobody in the [[Tea Party Movement]] recognizes him. It has been speculated that DeStefano is a Democrat endorsed candidate running to siphon votes from Runyan.
Runyan said he’s campaigning with New Jersey Gov. [[Chris Christie]] and RNC chair [[Michael Steele]] Thursday October 29th.
==References==
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==External Links==
* [http://runyanforcongress.com/ Campaign website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jon-Runyan/248926979306?v=app_4949752878 Facebook page]
* [http://twitter.com/runyan2010 twitter page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/JonRunyanforCongress YouTube channel]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/runyanforcongress/ flickr page]
[[Category:politics]][[Category:Republican Party]] [[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]]