March 27, 2007 - 1:37pm
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STATE GOP COMMITTEEMAN LINDA ZISA BACKS TEAM O'TOOLE

 STATE GOP COMMITTEEWOMAN  LINDA ZISA ENDORSES O’TOOLE, RUSSO, RUMANA March 27, 2007 

Wayne NJ -- Republican State Committeewoman Linda Zisa of Wayne today endorsed the O’Toole-Russo-Rumana ticket in the District 40 state legislative elections this year. Kevin O’Toole, one of the incumbent Assemblymen from the district, is running for state Senate to fill the seat of state Sen. Henry McNamara, who is retiring at the end of the year. David Russo is the other current Assemblyman from the district and is seeking re-election with O’Toole. Wayne Mayor Scott Rumana is seeking the second Assembly seat that will be vacated by O’Toole. 

Zisa said overall the ticket is “a superb blend of experience and hard work.

 “Kevin O’Toole has been a great Assemblyman for the district and I am sure he will be just as effective in the Senate as Hank McNamara has been.� She said the addition of Rumana to the ticket will be a boost to Passaic County.

“Mayor Rumana is very hard working, knowledgeable leader who has been a force progress in Wayne. He will be a strong advocate  representing Passaic County in the state legislature.�  

O’Toole, 42, has represented District 40 for six yeas in the Assembly. Russo, 53, has served in the Assembly since Assembly 1990. Rumana, 42, the Passaic County GOP Chairman, has served as mayor of Wayne for more than five years, and previously served four years as a Passaic County freeholder.

District 40 is comprised of: Cedar Grove Township, Franklin Lakes Borough, Little Falls Township, Mahwah Township, Midland Park Borough, Oakland Borough, Ridgewood Village, Ringwood Borough, Verona Township, Wanaque Borough, Wayne Township, Wyckoff Township

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