Mary Pat Angelini

PARSIPPANY, NJ - Today, Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini released the following statement regarding the Corzine campaign's baseless and hypocritical attacks on Chris Christie's health insurance plan:
 "With a little more than a week until Election Day, it is time to put aside petty, baseless attacks and focus on issues.  Jon Corzine and Loretta Weinberg have attempted to distract New Jerseyans from the Governor's failing record with scare tactics on important and sensitive issues, such as women's health coverage.  Their lies are disgusting and inappropriate.  Senator Weinberg knows Chris Christie's health insurance plan will give New Jerseyans access to health care, which is why she sponsored a bill creating a similar program.  The Corzine campaign must now put aside these misleading attacks and apologize to the voters of New Jersey."

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The Courier News is recommending the election of two Republicans seeking to unseat incumbents Linda Stender and Gerald Green in the 22nd district Assembly race.  The endorsement went to former Scotch Plains Mayor Martin Marks and first-time candidate Bo Vastine.

The Press of Atlantic City and the Asbury Park Press have endorsed Republicans Brian Rumpf and DiAnne Gove for State Assembly in District 9.  Rumpf is seeking his third term and Gove won a special election following the arrest and resignation of Daniel Van Pelt and his waiting to be sworn in. 

The Asbury Park Press is backing the re-election of freshman GOP incumbents Mary Pat Angelini and David Rible for State Assembly.

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A Star-Ledger report that Gov. Jon Corzine contributed $87,000 to Rev. Reginald Jackson's church is more evidence that the governor is trying to buy endorsements, said State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Middletown), the chairman of Republican Christopher Christie's campaign.

"For the past ten years, Jon Corzine has used his personal wealth to influence elections and voters across our state and, now, it appears he is using contributions from his charitable foundation to continue this excessive influence," Kyrillos said.  "It is improper for Governor Corzine to contribute such large sums to organizations with a vested interest in the governor's race and with significant political sway during an election year."

Corzine's charitable foundation has applied for an extension on the filing of their 2008 tax return with the Internal Revenue Service, a move that can delay disclosure of their contributions until after Election Day.

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PARSIPPANY, NJ - Today, Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini released the following statement on Governor Jon Corzine's refusal to disclose his foundation's political contributions:
 "In the interest of full disclosure and transparency, Governor Corzine must immediately disclose the tax returns from his charitable foundation.  The Governor must live up to the standards of good governance he set for himself when he told the Star Ledger in 2005 that he would make sure the foundation was 'fully transparent.'  Governor Corzine must live up to his pledge and tell the voters the full extent of his foundation's contributions." 

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ASBURY PARK - Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno walked onto the boardwalk here with GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie and stood at his side as he formally affirmed her as his choice for lieutenant governor.

"We are here to make history," announced Christie. "After a great deal of consideration, yesterday I called Kim Guadagno and I am thankful to say that she said yes."

Christie heralded the Iowa-born Guadagno's record as a crimebuster during her time as Assistant U.S. Attorney under Michael Chertoff in the 1990s, her past service on the Monmouth Beach local governing body, and what he cited as her aggressive one-and-half-year tenure as sheriff, during which time she has backed down unions and advocated for beefed-up federal powers for local law enforcement to combat illegal immigration.

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TRENTON - Fair Haven Mayor and private practice attorney Mike Halfacre figures he will probably need between $500,000 and $1 million to run an effective campaign against U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-Hopewell Twp.) in this major media market called the 12th Congressional District, and hhe sees postive signs early in his effort to muster support.

"As I stand here today I've raised $35,000," said Halfacre, 42, standing on the State House steps at the second of two press conferences he held today to formally launch his bid for U.S. Congress, where he savaged the sitting congressman.

In an unsuccessful 2008 bid against Holt, Halfacre's Republican predecessor, Alan Bateman, raised as much over the entire course of his campaign, which landed him an ovr 20% loss.

Bateman told PolitickerNJ.com yesterday that he intends to again seek the Republican nomination in the 12th District but as he nurses $6,000 in debt from last year, Halfacre and his allies say at a certain point the former deputy mayor of Holmdel "has to stop tilting at windmills."

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HANOVER - Assemblyman David Rible (R-Wall) and Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-Ocean) just arrived and they're both ready to keep working for Chris Christie.

There's no official word yet about who won the gubernatorial primary but the crowd is exhilarated by the thought of Christie as governor.

"This goes beyond being happy for my party," said Rible. "I'm happy as a New Jerseyan. I think Chris has the skills to reach across the aisle and appeal to independent voters."

"I heard Chris Christie speak long before I became an elected official and I was inspired," said Angelini. "What he was talking about was how he led his offfice as U.S. Attyorney and it was, 'you guys figure out to do the right thing and go do it.'" He's clearly a man of integrity."

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The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Ethical Standards says that a non-profit organization run by Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-Ocean Twp.) can bid on state grants.  Angelini is the Executive Director of Prevention First, which deals with youth violence and substance abuse issues.  

The freshman Monmouth County legislator asked the ethics panel to rule in order to obviate any potential conflict down the road.  The ethics committee says Angelini's aency may receive state grants and contracts as long as they are publicly-bid, and that she must continue to seek approval of the committee.

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Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini has called for Governor Jon Corzine to reduce the number of government issued vehicles.  This request would be in addition to the decision to cancel more than 1,000 state-issued gasoline cards which this year alone cost the state nearly a quarter of a million dollars.

“For the past several years, New Jersey has faced chronic budget deficits,” explained Angelini, R-Monmouth. “Putting the breaks on these gas cards will save the state a significant amount of taxpayer dollars, but we should also look to significantly reduce the fleet of state-issued vehicles.”

Angelini’s request came in response to the media’s report that due to the state’s dire economic situation, officials cancelled more than 1,000 government-issued gasoline cards for state employees. The cards were intended for emergency use only, however, officials said they were often used in non-emergency situations. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Read More >

Democratic sources say that Neptune Township Committeeman Randy Bishop, who was one of two openly gay Mayors in the state when he served in 2008, is mulling a bid for State Assembly in the 11th district this year.   The two Republican incumbents, Mary Pat Angelini and David Rible, are expected to seek re-election to their second terms this year.  

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