Pamela Lampitt

The Courier-Post has endorsed Republican Joseph Adolf, a former Mayor of Magnolia, for State Senator in the sixth district.  Adolf faces incumbent James Beach (D-Voorhees), who won a special election convention in January for the seat of John Adler, who was elected to Congress.

“We’re backing Adolf because we think more fiscal conservatism is needed in Trenton, and Adolf would bring that. He knows that cutting property taxes is the most important issue. He wants to do a thorough review of state government and look at where services are being duplicated so operations can be made more efficient and less costly. That's a great idea,” the editorial said.

For the Assembly, the Courier-Post praised all four candidates, but endorsed Democratic incumbents Louis Greenwald (D-Voorhees) and Pamela Lampitt (D-Cherry Hill) over GOP challengers Scot DeCristofaro and Brian Greenberg.

If the Assembly leadership elections go as expected, Joseph Cryan (D-Union) will give up the Education Committee chairmanship to become Majority Leader.   Democratic sources that Joan Voss (D-Fort Lee), the vice chair of the committee and a retired public school teacher, is not under consideration for the post.  One possible candidate is Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield), who chairs the Assembly Higher Education Committee; that could clear the way for Pamela Lampitt (D-Cherry Hill), who works for the University of Pennsylvania, to take that slot.  But Diegnan gets that his panel is of importance to Rutgers University, which is important to Middlesex County Democrats.

WATSON COLEMAN/GREENSTEIN/LAMPITT

BLAST CHRISTIE PROPOSAL

ELIMINATING MAMMOGRAM COVERAGE

FROM NEW JERSEY HEALTH PLANS

   
(TRENTON) – Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) and Assemblywomen Linda Greenstein (D-Middlesex/Mercer) and Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden) joined breast cancer survivor Loretta Mikulski today to slam Conservative Right Wing Republican Chris Christie for his plans that would allow “mandate-free” policies that would eliminate mammogram coverage in health care plans across New Jersey.

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LOVE & LAMPITT COMMENTARY ON BILL TO REGULATE CREDIT CARD SOLICITATION ON CAMPUSES

Measure Would Require Credit Card Companies to Register with Colleges; Students to Complete Education Courses before Credit Cards Could be Issued

(TRENTON) - Assemblywomen Sandra Love and Pamela R. Lampitt today issued a multimedia package on their legislation to allow the state Division of Consumer Affairs to regulate how credit card companies solicit card applications on college campuses.

The sponsors said the measure (A-3003) would help protect the credit ratings of students and parents and ensure students understand how to be responsible users of credit.

LAMPITT INTRODUCES THREE-BILL PACKAGE
TO COMBAT TEEN CELL PHONE 'SEXTING'
Would Create Alternative to Prosecution for Kids Sending Sexually Explicit Photos,
Implement Educational Campaign Through Schools, Cell Phone Retailers

(TRENTON) - Juveniles caught sending sexually explicit photographs via their cell phones  would not face criminal prosecution and schools and phone retailers would be required to establish programs to educate young people under a three-bill legislation package recently introduced by Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt.

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DIEGNAN/LAMPITT ON BILL TO STANDARDIZE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACTS

Measure Would Protect Taxpayers by Creating Statewide Boilerplate Contract Language

(TRENTON) - Assembly members Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr., and Pamela R. Lampitt today issued a multimedia package on legislation they sponsored to implement a statewide contract template for the hiring of all public school superintendents.

The bill (A-3185) would require that all school districts in New Jersey use a standard contract template when hiring a new superintendent.  The template would address all aspects of employment, including salary, health insurance, pension benefits, sick leave and vacation days.  The sponsors said their measure would create greater transparency and allow for more thorough evaluations of potentially excessive contracts.

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LAMPITT/DeANGELO COMMENTARY ON BILL ALLOWING TOWNS TO CREATE PEDOPHILE FREE ZONES

Measure Would Fill Legal Void Left by State Supreme Court Ruling

(TRENTON) - Assembly members Pamela R. Lampitt and Wayne P. DeAngelo today issued a multimedia package on their legislation to allow municipalities to create "pedophile free zones" - areas near schools, child-care centers and playgrounds where known sex-offenders would be prohibited from living.

The measure (A-641) would provide uniform standards for the creation of local ordinances that would prohibit a Megan's Law registrant over age 21 from making their home within 500 feet of schools, child-care centers or playgrounds.  The sponsors said the legislation responds to a recent state Supreme Court ruling that invalidated 118 local ordinances that created such zones, citing "a need for statewide uniformity."

DIEGNAN/CRYAN/LAMPITT BILL FOR STANDARD
SCHOOL OFFICIALS' CONTRACTS PASSES ASSEMBLY
Greatly Varying Perks, Salaries Underscore Need  For  Statewide Boilerplate Language

(TRENTON) - The Assembly today cleared legislation Assembly members Patrick J. Diegnan, Joseph Cryan and Pamela Lampitt sponsored to implement a statewide contract template for the hiring of all public school superintendents by a vote of 74-1 with one abstention.

LAMPITT CAMPUS SECURITY BILL CLEARS SENATE PANEL
Measure Would Create Uniform System for Comprehensive Campus Security Reviews

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt sponsored to ensure that the state's college and universities have plans in place to address on-campus emergencies such as a violent attack or disease pandemic was released today by the Senate Education Committee.

Another name for the list of potential Democratic candidates for Lt. Governor, according to one party leader, is former state Commerce Secretary Virginia Bauer. She first appeared in the public eye as an advocate for 9/11 families after her husband was among the casualties of the attack on the World Trade Center.  She later became state Lottery Director and now serves as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.  Bauer is a senior vice president at Covenant House, and in 2007 married Donald Steckroth, a federal bankruptcy judge.

There are some leaders among the Democratic base who are strongly pushing Gov. Jon Corzine to consider a woman as his running mate.  Other possible candidates often mentioned by Democratic insiders include Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Buono (D-Metuchen), Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck), Assemblywoman Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D-Cherry Hill), Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells, and Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz.