NEWARK, N.J. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli received a surprise special guest at his rally in Passaic County on Monday: his son, Jake, who is serving in the U.S. Army and is stationed in Kuwait.

Ciattarelli was at his first of his final three rallies before Election Day at Murph’s Tavern in Totowa, where the local GOP chairman orchestrated the big reveal.