Tom Goodwin

Tom GoodwinBackground: Trenton-born Republican Tom Goodwin moved to Hamilton when he was 8. He holds an Associate's Degree from Mercer County Community College, a Charter Financial Consultant’s Degree from American College, and a Charter Life Underwriters’ Degree from American College.

Fourteenth District Republican Assembly candidates Tom Goodwin and Adam Bushman today criticized their opponent, Wayne DeAngelo, for telling a newspaper that indicted officials shouldn’t step down unless convicted.

 Baroni, Goodwin, Bushman Achieve “Clean Election” Milestone in Record Time, Sign “Clean Campaign Pledge” to Voters  

Republican legislative candidates in the 14th district will announce today that all three candidates have qualified for the maximum amount of public financing -- a combined amount of nearly $1.6 million -- for the fall campaign.  State Senate candidate Bill Baroni and Assembly candidates Tom Goodwin and Adam Bushman have each received 800 contributions of $10 each.  The three candidates will also sign a "Fair and Clean Campaign Pledge."

Assembly candidates Tom Goodwin and Adam Bushman are already using a theme likely to become a sticking point in Republican legislative campaigns: tying Democrats to the Governor’s monetization plan.

Bill Baroni’s campaign announced today that his slate meets the requirements to participate in the Fair and Clean Elections pilot program.

It wasn't exactly a stop the presses kind of moment when Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein told the South Brunswick Post: "I don't automatically come out one way or another."  Usually, Greenstein waits to see how her Republican colleague, Bill Baroni, votes before she makes a final decision.  But her refusal to take a position on the death penalty -- seemingly the kind of issue politicians have thought about over the years -- has some progressive Democrats scratching their heads. 

The forced resignation of the Hamilton Township Chief Financial Officer after just one day on the job could emerge as an issue in a hotly contested race for an open State Assembly seat in the fourteenth district.

Eugene Leporiere stepped down yesterday after local officials found out that he had been censured for the unauthorized borrowing several thousand dollars from the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants' Union County chapter. The state Board of Accountancy suspended his license to practice.

About six weeks ago, Leporiere was forced to resign as Bergenfield CFO (after seven months in the position) when local officials held him responsible for one of his employees allegedly stealing $16,000 in cash from the tax office. "He's the supervisor and the supervisor wasn't watching," Mayor Richard Bohan told The Record, noting that Leporiere was not involved in the theft.

Klockner Woods Deal a "Feeble Smokescreen" Charge Goodwin, Kenny and Pone
Citing the fact that the wetlands delineation on the Klockner Woods tract must be completed before any action by the township government can be responsibly undertaken, township council candidates Tom Goodwin, Dave Kenny and Dennis Pone yesterday called the new 'proposal' from Fieldstone Developers a backroom deal and a feeble attempt to remove the $4.1 million swampland deal from the public eye until after the coming election.

"Pattern of Stalling and Delaying" on potential Controversies
Charged by GOP Council Candidates

Citing a clear pattern of stalling and delaying the release of damaging information until after an election day, the Republican candidates for Hamilton Township Council Hamilton Township Council, Tom Goodwin, Dave Kenny and Dennis Pone, have labeled the announcement by the township government that a wetlands delineation study on the proposed Klockner Woods open space acquisition would not be finished until the Spring "another example of this government intentionally misleading the people of Hamilton for political advantage."