 After being defeated in the 2013 special election , Steve Lonegan announced that he would not run again for the seat in the 2014 race . Presumed candidates for the Republican primary were Thomas Kean Jr . , Jay Webber , Jon <unk> , and Michael J. Doherty . On January 9 , 2014 , Brian D. Goldberg , a West Orange resident and New Jersey businessman , announced that he would seek the Republican nomination . 
