Ellen Karcher

Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck says the Democratic-led legislature raised the sales tax from six to seven cents in order to give taxpayers a bigger rebate check.

In arguably the most bitter senate campaign of the general election season, district 12 competitors Democratic Sen. Ellen Karcher and Republican Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck Wednesday evening made their closing arguments before a spill-over audience in Marlboro’s age-restricted Greenbriar Community.

Karcher said she lit a fire in her first term in office in Trenton, while over the past two years, Beck has kvetched and complained. Karcher contrasted herself as a big picture public servant against Beck, whom she portrayed as a private-interest opportunist whose past work has cost taxpayers millions.

(FREEHOLD) – Senator Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) released the following statement regarding plans by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to request a $2 increase on tolls at its Hudson River crossings:

Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck released the following statement today:

The Star-Ledger has endorsed Jennifer Beck for State Senate in the 12th district.  READ

Senator Karcher today released the third day agenda of her “Wire to the Wire” campaign schedule for the week leading up to Election Day.  From wearing a wire for the FBI to fighting corruption in her hometown to coming down to the wire in her re-election campaign, Ellen Karcher continues to fight for the people she represents.

The fifth and final debate between Sen. Ellen Karcher and Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck will go down tomorrow in Marlboro, the most populous town in this contentious 12th district senate contest.

The campaigns have built up to this moment, where in the midst of a blitz of radio and television ads, shrieking voices, frantic cell phone calls and a chattering class assessment that Karcher is in trouble, these two bitter antagonists will stand on an otherwise barren stage for one last trumpet blast.

The debates have been battlezones here in the 12th.

Senator Karcher today released the second day agenda of her “Wire to the Wire” campaign schedule for the week leading up to Election Day.  From wearing a wire for the FBI to fighting corruption in her hometown to coming down to the wire in her re-election campaign, Ellen Karcher continues to fight for the people she represents.

Beck for Senate campaign spokesman Tom Fitzsimmons today released the following statement:

“In the spirit of bipartisanship, we would like to agree with the Karcher campaign that there are many questions which need to be answered before the end of this campaign.