New Jersey Senate candidate Steve Lonegan (R) demanded Tuesday that interim Sen. Jeff Chiesa (R-NJ) vote against “amnesty for illegal aliens.” But just six year ago Lonegan was forced to explain himself after he admitted to hiring two undocumented immigrants.

Lonegan, former Bogota Mayor and state director of the Koch Brothers’ Americans for Prosperity, was one of six candidates to file to run in October’s special election to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D). In a press release, campaign tweets, and Facebook posts, he noted that he had “left a voicemail” at Chiesa’s Washington office encouraging a no vote on comprehensive immigration reform legislation. “This legislation is a pure and simple amnesty for illegal aliens and if I were a member of the U.S. Senate, I would vote no,” he added.

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