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.

Rep. Andy Kim and Curtis Bashaw — the Democratic and Republican candidates for New Jersey's open U.S. Senate seat — debated Sunday.

Republican Curtis Bashaw is one of two candidates vying to succeed Bob Menendez, who resigned following his conviction on bribery charges in July

The Republican candidate for New Jersey’s Senate seat, Curtis Bashaw, appeared to freeze up on Sunday during a debate against his opponent, Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), as the candidates addressed a question about the country’s affordability crisis.

New Jersey Republican Curtis Bashaw blamed the incident on not eating prior to his debate with Democrat Andy Kim.

New Jersey's Republican Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw was debating against Democrat Andy Kim on Sunday when he suddenly froze. "We need to make sure that we are dealing with affordability in a sensible way,

Curtish Bashaw, the Republican in the race to replace Bob Menendez, had to step away from the debate stage for 10 minutes.

A Republican candidate in New Jersey appeared to freeze up during a live debate yesterday, sparking fears he was experiencing a medical incident. Curtis Bashaw, 63, is running to replace Democrat Bob Menendez.

Curtis Bashaw, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, appeared to suffer a medical episode during a debate on Sunday.