Sonny McCullough

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Press of Atlantic City, Editorial
October 28, 2007

McCullough is "more a constant critic than a thoughtful problem-solver."

"He spent much of his time as Egg Harbor Township mayor railing against the Pinelands Commission rather than working with the agency to find creative solutions."

Philadelphia Magazine

Off The Cuff
By D. Herbert Lipson

"You can readily see how Atlantic City could become a great seaside resort once again..."

Gov. Jon Corzine campaigns in Atlantic City for Team Whelan on Sunday.

The Absecon Channel separates Brigantine from Atlantic City in this world of salt water and low-slung housing broken up by tragicomic human silos with names like Taj and Showboat.

But it’s all the same battlefield here in the 2nd district, where forces are mobilizing for Sen. (and Egg Harbor Township Mayor) James "Sonny" McCullough or Assemblyman James Whelan.

In Atlantic City, a second tall and bearded politician joins Team Whelan today in a senior citizens complex on Atlantic Avenue. It’s Gov. Jon Corzine, who knows seniors are a critical voting block, particularly in an off-election year like this, and he’s working the older crowd overtime with his best up-close-and-personal demeanor.

The district 2 state senator argues that the Democrats have irresponsibly run up state spending.

Dave Burnett and the Republicans are in high gear ten days before Election Day.

Driving in the rain in Atlantic County, Democratic Assemblyman Jim Whelan says he knows it’s going to be close on Election Day when all these long months of arguing and talking and walking and pounding and fund-raising and driving come to a head in his challenge of GOP Sen. James "Sonny" McCullough.

"A win by one point is still a win," says Whelan. "Boston won the first game of the World Series the other night, 13-1. They won the second game, 2-1. The result of the second game is still the same as the first. They won."

Whelan has the strong arm reliever coming into the game in the form of Senate President Richard Codey, who’s got an $800,000 fast ball, and on Sunday, Gov. Jon Corzine will campaign with Whelan.

The Press of Atlantic City has endorsed Democrat James Whelan for State Senator in the second district.  Whelan, a one-term Assemblyman and former Mayor of Atlantic City, is challenging GOP incumbent Sonny McCullough, who went to the Senate last February after William Gormley retired. 

GOP state Senator James "Sonny" McCullough says the Republican charge of money wheeling coming out of the 1st district today echoes what's happening in Atlantic County.

State Sen. James "Sonny" McCullough says Sen. President Richard Codey's entry into the race doesn't change his ground game.