GOP New Jersey Senate candidate explains medical episode during debate

Published October 7, 2024 5:41pm ET



New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw took to social media to confirm that he froze during his recent debate with Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) because he “never stopped to get a bite to eat.”

The two men were squaring off Sunday during a 90-minute debate when Bashaw began slurring his words and stopped speaking. 

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