Ex-lawmaker seeks a comeback bid, this time in N.J. Senate

Seen in this 2009 file photo, then-state Democratic Committee Chairman and Assemblyman Joe Cryan , shares a laugh with Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage during the event of Hawaiian Luau at O’Donnell Dempsey Senior Center in Elizabeth. Bryan left the legislature but announced Saturday he was making a comeback by seeking the Senate seat vacated by Sen. Raymond Lesniak who is running for governor.