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Ciattarelli Faces Backlash Over Aide's Anti-Marriage Comments

10/21/2025

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli faced backlash after his aide Ibrar Nadeem stated opposition to same-sex marriage and claimed Ciattarelli would support a ban on marriage equality, which Ciattarelli did not refute.
The Human Rights Campaign and New Jersey Democrats condemned Nadeem's remarks and urged Ciattarelli to denounce them.
Polls indicate Democrat Mikie Sherrill leads Ciattarelli by five to ten percentage points in the race for governor of New Jersey.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli faced backlash after his aide Ibrar Nadeem stated opposition to same-sex marriage and claimed Ciattarelli would support a ban on marriage equality, which Ciattarelli did not refute.
The Human Rights Campaign and New Jersey Democrats condemned Nadeem's remarks and urged Ciattarelli to denounce them.
Polls indicate Democrat Mikie Sherrill leads Ciattarelli by five to ten percentage points in the race for governor of New Jersey.