Late Monday afternoon was the deadline for Congressional contenders to file petitions to run in the 2018 primaries.

Any congressional candidate looking to make it past April 2 needs at least 200 signatures, lest they lose their eligibility to run for the party endorsement. Senate candidates require 1,000.

But some, such as Senator Bob Menendez, have already garnered over 11,000 signatures compared to his Republican opponent’s humble 1,569 signatures. Others, like U.S House contender Mikie Sherrill, have brought in close to 6,000 signatures.

One thing worth noting in the forms are the rather catchy campaign slogans that have accompanied each candidate’s petition. Here are five slogans that made InsiderNJ chuckle.

5. Democrats #Resist

Kudos on using the hashtag and reaching out to the social media savvy Millennial and Generation Z crowds. Goutam Jois of Summit is traveling to the 21st century in his quest for the Democratic nomination to unseat U.S. Representative Leonard Lance, who’s represented district 7 since 2009.

The district encompasses portions of Essex, Hunterdon, Warren, Morris, Somerset and Union Counties, and establishment Democrats are looking to back Tom Malinowski in his campaign against Lance. That being said, we applaud Jois’ use of hashtags, and so we’re including him in this list. #noregrets, #sorrynotsorry #2018midtermelections #pleasefollowmeontwitter

4. Veterans Healthcare-Term Limits

That’s the slogan of Martin B. Weber, who’s vying for the Republican backing in the 3rd Congressional district, which encompasses parts of Burlington and Ocean counties.

The use of a hyphen between two words, that is, the line connecting those two words, means a combined meaning. So a literal reading of the slogan would mean Weber’s advocating for limits on veterans healthcare. Yikes.

Of course, we know that the Barnegat resident’s slogan means there ought to be Congressional term limits and a better quality of veterans healthcare. But please, learn how to use your hyphens.

3. New Jersey Democrats 4 Change.

I’ll have 4 change please. That’s the slogan of Tanzira “Tanzie” Youngblood, who’s running for the Democratic ticket in the 2nd Congressional district.

With incumbent Republican Frank LoBiondo bowing out, it’s one of several districts that could flip from red to blue.

The projected Democratic frontrunner for CD-2 is organizational behemoth State Senator Jeff Van Drew.

So how about 5 change instead, please?

2. A New Season

Congressional hopeful William O. Henry wants to usher in a new season for New Jersey and the Democratic Party, but apparently mother nature disagrees.

Despite the April 2 petition deadline being amongst the first full week of Spring 2018, New Jersey was blanketed with as much as half a foot of snow. New season, huh?

That being said, the Paterson native is vying for the Democratic nomination for district 9, which encompasses parts of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties and is currently held by Democrat Bill Pascrell.

1. Ed the Barber

Edward C. Stackhouse Jr., is a “regular guy” from Hamilton, running to unseat longtime Republican Congressman Chris Smith.

Stackhouse, with his rugged facial hair, looks as if he hunts his own food and just got back from using an ax to cut down a tree.

He runs the 33’s Barber Shop on Route 33 in Hamilton Township. In 2013, Stackhouse ran an unsuccessful bid for the US Senate, trying to fill the spot left by the late Frank Lautenberg.

“The Citizen politician,” reads Stackhouse’s Facebook page. “Working to bring the of the 4th to Washington. Term Limits, 38 years in office is to much. Great towns make a great Country” (sic).

Since he’s running as a third party candidate, Stackhouse’s petition was filed for the general election, not the primary.

Stackhouse frequently used his barbershop to promote his campaign, which during the 2013 election enabled him to meet the 1,000 signature threshold.