Francis Bodine

Eighth district Republicans got Constitutionally banged up when they tried to confront the Democrats over the issue of Tracy Riley’s husband representing a man charged in a terror plot. But now the GOP is crowing over Riley’s departure from her job as a clerk and office manager at her husband's law firm to focus on her campaign for the Assembly.

Riley announced today that she is leaving the firm, and Republicans say it’s because she can’t bear the association.

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Is Shirley Turner really in trouble, or did someone just spin Joe Donohue? In a review of competitive State Senate races for the upcoming mid-term elections, The Star-Ledger listed the 15th district as one of the in-play seats that the GOP needs to win to take control of the Senate.

Republican newcomer Robert Martin is self-financing his race against Turner, and Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance has become infatuated with his candidacy. Martin has done some early mail and cable TV ads, and GOP insiders say he plans to spend a few hundred thousand dollars.

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Democrats are spending money in four districts where they have a reasonable shot at picking up seats: against GOP incumbents Nicholas Asselta in district 1, Sonny McCullough in district 2, and Gerald Cardinale in the 39th; for open seats in District 8 (where Republican-turned-Democrat Assemblyman Francis Bodine faces Burlington County Clerk Philip Haines for the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Martha Bark.

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The eighth district Republicans are firing back at their opponents, tying the top of the Democratic ticket to an emerging pay-to-play controversy in Evesham.

“Last week Tracy Riley and Chris Fifis held a press conference to lecture everyone on ethics in government outside Republican headquarters,” said Freeholder Dawn Addiego, the GOP candidate for one of two open Assembly seats. “Judging by this growing scandal, they should have held that lecture in front of Fran Bodine’s house instead.” Read More >

Assemblyman Francis Bodine has had a “D” next to his name since April, but he's still sounding traditionally Republican themes.

Bodine issued a press release today assailing the state government for its “addiction to spending,” insisting that legislators take steps to cut spending and lower the taxes that he said are driving out residents. In the release, Bodine even evoked Ronald Reagan.

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BODINE/McKEON FLOODING TASK FORCE MEASURE
PASSES ASSEMBLY
 
(TRENTON) - The Assembly today passed legislation Assemblymen Fran Bodine and John McKeon sponsored to create a legislative panel specifically assigned to examining and assessing the devastating floods triggered by April's record setting nor'easter and the potential long-term remedies that might be utilized to mitigate future flooding problems around the state.

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Assemblyman Larry Chatzidakis announced today that he will vote against the budget -- ironic, since his decision not to return from a vacation in Greece last year for a budget vote after the state government shutdown was a major factor in a decsion by Burlington County Republicans to dump him from their '07 ticket. Chatzidakis, a six-term incumbent, is not seeking re-election.

His longtime running mate, Francis Bodine, was also denied party support for re-election; Bodine has become a Democrat and is running for the State Senate.

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Assemblyman Francis Bodine, the Democratic candidate for State Senate,: returned to Trenton yesterday for the first time since switching parties.

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Source: Office of Legislative Services
Francis Bodine returned to the State Assembly yesterday for the first time since he switched parties and announced that he would run for State Senator as a Democrat.  That necessitated an adjustment of the Assembly seating plan.

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BODINE WANTS DEP TO FOLLOW THROUGH
ON FLOOD PREVENTION EFFORTS
Assemblyman Calls Commissioner Jackson's Site Visit to Burlington
A Constructive Start to Improved Dialogue between State & Local Officials

(SOUTHAMPTON) - Assemblyman Francis L. Bodine today said state Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Jackson's recent visit to flood-prone section of Burlington County sends a positive signal of potential cooperation among state and local officials to solve stubborn flooding problems.

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