Camden GOP:
Meet the New Clerk,
Same as the Old Clerk

Governor Jon Corzine swears in Joe Ripa as
new Camden County Clerk; Republicans say
real change needed for genuine reform

HADDON HEIGHTS – Governor Jon Corzine, whose budget will raise taxes $1 billion on New Jerseyans who are already struggling to make ends meet, managed to find his way to South Jersey just long enough to swear in Joe Ripa, the Norcross machine’s hand-picked candidate for County Clerk.

Embracing Ripa in his arms, Corzine bridged the North-South divide by making it clear that he supports Democrat party hacks regardless of their geographical location.

“Our county government is in serious need of reform,” said Camden County GOP Chairman Rick DeMichele. “But we will not see that reform until voters make a change at the ballot box. Camden County residents deserve to know: in what way is Joe Ripa qualified to be our County Clerk?”

“Fortunately, voters have an alternative in Scott Moran,” DeMichele added. “Scott is a software engineer who will bring our county government into the 21st century. He will take advantage of all the opportunities technology offers us to make our government cheaper, more efficient, and able to help more of our citizens get access to the services and information they need.”

“For the first time, I will bring the necessary technical expertise to the election certification process in Camden County,” said Scott Moran, Republican candidate for County Clerk. “This is something that my
opponent is ill-prepared for based on his chosen career path in our modern era of machine voting.”

“And all of this can be done without increasing the Camden County Clerk's annual budget,” Moran explained. “In fact, after these services are successfully implemented, I anticipate a reduction in operating costs because the new system will be less paper-dependent and eliminates the need to hire high-priced
consultants.”

With polls showing support for the Corzine Democrats at eye-popping lows, reform Republicans are poised to capitalize on voter discontent and bring real change to government at all levels in New Jersey.

“As Chris Christie takes the fight to Jon Corzine and exposes his failed record, Republicans all across our state will benefit from the opportunity to draw a clear contrast between our pro-jobs agenda and the wasteful spending of the Corzine Democrats,” DeMichele concluded. “We can’t wait for November 3rd.”

Kelly Ripa's father will be the new Camden County Clerk.

Camden County Democrats have settled on Freeholder Joseph Ripa, the father of television personality Kelly Ripa, as their candidate for County Clerk.  Ripa, a labor leader and a Freeholder since 2004, will replace James Beach.  Beach resigned in January after winning a special election convention for State Senator.

Democrats will now need to find a new Freeholder candidate to replace Ripa, who was expected to seek re-election to a third term this fall.  There could be as many as two open Freeholder seats if South Jersey Democrats pick Freeholder Rodney Greco to run for an open Assembly seat in the fourth district.

Gov. Jon Corzine can nominate Ripa to become the Acting Clerk, a move that requires State Senate confirmation. 

HERE THEY GO AGAIN!

CAMDEN COUNTY DEMOCRATS TO RAKE IN ALMOST $1 MILLION IN "PAY TO PLAY" CASH TONIGHT, COURTESY OF JOE AND KELLY RIPA