Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan (b. November 27, 1973) is a former all-pro lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles who is the Republican U.S. Representative-elect for Congress in the New Jersey 3rd congressional district, defeating incumbent 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.
2010 Midterms
A poll released shows Runyan leading New Jersey Democrat Rep. John Adler 48 percent to 43 percent among likely voters. [1] 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 defeated Adler by a 51%-47% margin.