ATLANTIC CITY – The developing CD11 skirmish finds Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark, Passaic County Freeholder John Bartlett, Livingston Councilman Al Anthony and retired helicopter hero Mikie Sherrill all vying for the 2018 nudge from the Democratic Party to take on incumbent U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11).

Kazmark has already taken the step of setting up an exploratory committee toward making a run.

Bartlett and Sherrill are in the race.

Anthony is mulling.

This afternoon, amid a scrum of Borgata insiders, including Murphy for Governor Campaign Manager Brendan Gill, Anthony found a friendly handshake offered by Democratic State Committee Chairman John Currie.

Not to be outdone, and all in good fun, Kazmark appeared between the two men as InsiderNJ snapped a picture.