Matt Milam

In the district Republicans believe they have the best chance of turning over this year, the two GOP Assembly candidates have raised about half of what the two Democratic incumbents have.  

In District 1, Assemblymen Matt Milam (D-Vineland) and Nelson Albano (D-Vineland) have raised $555,723* and spent $521,122.  Republican Michael Donohue – who narrowly lost to the two Democrats in 2007 -- and running mate John McCann have raised $199,206 in their joint account and spent $150,558.  Donohue and McCann each have individual campaign accounts with a little bit of additional money in them -- $9,500 additional on hand for Donohue and $1,400 more on hand for McCann.  

Milam and Albano have $34,601 on hand (they finished up an uncontested primary with $83,040 on hand), while Donohue and McCann have $48,647 left over.

Fundraising numbers for the two Assembly leadership committees, which are expected to play heavily in District 1, have not yet been released. 

ALBANO & MILAM INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT COMMERCIAL FISHING PORTS AND FISH PROCESSING FACILITIES

(1st LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT) – Noting the importance of commercial fishermen to New Jersey’s economy and the Cape May region, Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam have introduced legislation to better protect commercial fishing docks and fish processing facilities.

The bill (A-4180) would establish a conflict resolution procedure - similar to the Right to Farm Act for farmers - for complaints against commercial fishing docks and fish processing facilities.

ALBANO & MILAM LAW DECLARES TODAY AS ‘FIREFIGHTER RECOGNITION DAY’

Measure Annually Deems Oct. 2 as Day to Honor Firefighters

(1st LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT) – Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Nelson T. Albano and Matthew W. Milam to honor New Jersey firefighters today has been signed into law.

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(OCEAN CITY, October 1) – First Legislative District GOP Assembly nominees Mike Donohue and John McCann today released the first radio advertisement of their campaign against incumbent Corzine Democrats Nelson Albano and Matt Milam.

Entitled “95% Wrong,” the 60-second spot drives home the fact that Albano and Milam voted with Gov. Jon Corzine 95 percent of the time, and together voted for more than a billion dollars in new taxes.

Democrat mail is hitting the mailboxes in Cumberland County. Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam recently sent a piece of mail claiming they are fighting corrupt politicians. 

Cumberland County Regular Republican Organization Chairman Robert “Bob” Greco found the timing of the Democrat incumbent candidates’ mail piece “interesting.”

Candidates in the state’s most hotly competitive legislative district will participate in a radio debate next month.

District 1 Democratic Assemblymen Matt Milam (D-Vineland) and Nelson Albano (D-Vineland) will debate Republican challengers Michael Donohue and John McCann at 7pm on Wednesday, October 14 at the Old Historic Court House Building in Cape May Court House.  

The event is organized by the League of Women Voters and will air live on WCZT 98.7 FM.  

Republicans view the 1st District – where Albano and Milam won on the coattails of state Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) in 2007 --  as their best pickup opportunity in the state. 

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(OCEAN CITY, September 25) – Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce joined First Legislative District GOP Assembly nominees Mike Donohue and John McCann at a press conference at City Hall in Ocean City this afternoon to call attention to New Jersey’s economic difficulties under Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Trenton Democrats.

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 (OCEAN CITY, September 17) – First Legislative District GOP Assembly nominees Mike Donohue and John McCann – responding to news that the New Jersey Division of Fish and Game suffered $850,000 in budget cuts that put New Jersey’s shellfish industry at risk – today declared that, upon taking office in January, they will work to reallocate state funds away from wasteful spending in Newark and Paterson, and instead provide full funding for critical regulatory bodies.

(OCEAN CITY, September 16) – First Legislative District GOP Assembly nominees Mike Donohue and John McCann – responding to news from the New Jersey Department of Labor indicating that New Jersey’s unemployment rate has risen another four-tenths of a percent, to 9.7 percent – today called on their Corzine Democrat opponents, Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam, to join them in demanding the convening of a special session of the legislature, dedicated to rolling back tax increases that have killed job growth.

ALBANO, MILAM, RILEY & WAGNER AIM TO HELP ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS

(TRENTON) – Assembly members Nelson T. Albano, Matthew W. Milam, Celeste Riley and Connie Wagner are looking to protect assisted living residents from being discharged against their will because they pay with Medicaid.

“It’s appalling – yet also apparently reality - that assisted living facilities would break the trust they have with elderly patients who believed investing what they had left of their life-savings would bring them quality care for years to come,” said Albano (D-Cumberland/Atlantic/Cape May). “We can and must do more to ensure peace of mind for elderly residents who otherwise face the threat of being tossed onto the street destitute.”