Nicholas Asselta

(VINELAND, October 16) -- First District Senator Nick Asselta today called on Democrat Jeff Van Drew to explain his vote to raise taxes on retirement incomes -- a tax increase that cost New Jersey retirees $45 million per year.

(VINELAND, October 12) – First District Senator Nick Asselta and his Assembly running mates Norris Clark and Michael Donohue today echoed Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce’s request for a full investigation by the New Jersey Attorney General into potential violations of New Jersey law and the privacy rights of First District constituents who responded to a campaign mail piece sent out by the Democratic State Committee on behalf of Assemblymen Jeff Van Drew and Nelson Albano.

(VINELAND, October 11) - First District Senator Nick Asselta and his Assembly running mates Norris Clark and Michael Donohue today called on their opponents to explain why a political campaign mailer, featuring candidate Matt Milam (who is not currently a member of the legislature), directed responses to their taxpayer funded district office.

(VINELAND, October 11) – Senator Nick Asselta and his Assembly running mates Norris Clark and Michael Donohue – responding to a report by Rutgers University documenting massive population outflows since Democrats took control in Trenton in 2002 – today reiterated their call for fiscal discipline in state government, and took their Democratic opponents to task for voting for the higher spending and taxes that are forcing New Jerseyans to flee the state.

(VINELAND, October 9) -- Senator Nick Asselta -- responding to Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew’s failure to appear last night at a candidate’s forum sponsored by Seth Grossman’s “Liberty and Prosperity” organization, so he could instead attend a “Grand Opening” of a Vineland campaign office that’s been functioning for a week --today slammed Van Drew for choosing his campaign staff over the voting public.

(VINELAND, October 8) -- First District Republican Assembly candidates Norris Clark and Michael Donohue -- responding to comments by Democratic Assemblyman Nelson Albano and his running mate Matt Milam in Saturday’s Press of Atlantic City, in which Albano and Milam denied responsibility for false and misleading charges made in campaign advertising against Clark and Donohue, saying that they haven’t seen or approved advertising produced by the New Jersey Democratic State Committee on their behalf -- today said that if their Democratic opponents are letting the party bosses control them in this campaign, there is no question who will be controlling their votes in Trenton.

(VINELAND, October 4) -- Senator Nick Asselta -- responding to Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew’s refusal yesterday to explain exactly what he knew about the Joe Roberts-George Norcross ownership of U.S. Vision when he re-introduced legislation that would have benefited them personally by loosening New Jersey’s standards and allowing optometrists, rather than trained eye surgeons, to conduct laser surgery --today challenged Van Drew to explain how he could have been unaware of the controversy surrounding the tainted legislation when he chose to re-introduce it, given the media firestorm that surrounded the legislation.

(VINELAND, October 3) -- Senator Nick Asselta -- responding to a report on PoliticsNJ.com indicating that Democrat Jeff Van Drew is leaving the door open to making a run for Congress next year -- today issued the following statement:

“Jeff Van Drew used to be indecisive. Now he’s not so sure." 

Three Republicans put out press releases this morning attacking their Democratic opponents.

In district one, Republican Assemblyman/State Senate candidate Nicholas Asselta questioned his Democratic opponent, Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew, over his former support for a bill that would have benefited U.S. Vision, a company that was purchased in a partnership between South Jersey political boss George Norcross and Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts, a Van Drew financer.

(VINELAND, October 3) -- Senator Nick Asselta -- responding to news reports in the Gannett newspapers this week detailing the extensive financial relationship between Jeff Van Drew’s political patrons, Camden County Democratic power broker George Norcross and Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts, and Van Drew’s own comments at yesterday’s joint appearance before the Press of Atlantic City editorial board, as reported in this morning’s newspaper -- today asked Van Drew to share with his constituents exactly what he knew about the nature and extent of the Norcross-Roberts financial relationship when Van Drew introduced legislation in March 2003 that could have put money directly into Roberts’ and Norcross’ pockets.