Conventional wisdom says if you’re running for public office, you should not get too specific during the campaign. Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, however, believes people are ready to elect someone who is willing to put his policies out on the table for everyone to see, and he was not shy about sharing the specifics […]
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Gubernatorial Candidate Ray Lesniak: Build NJ’s Economy on Alternative Energies
As a state legislator for more than 30 years, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Ray Lesniak has a long list of accomplishments, but perhaps he is best known as sponsor of the state’s first hazardous waste cleanup program, the Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act (ECRA) of 1983. The law was not popular with the business community at […]
Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Murphy: Getting the Economy Right
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy puts the economy at the top of his list of priorities because, he says, a strong economy is the only way New Jersey will have the resources to pay for the government programs its people need. “If we don’t get the economy right, we don’t get New Jersey right,” Murphy […]
NJBIA to Hold “Meet the Candidates” Series for Upcoming Governor’s Race
With the June 6 gubernatorial primary just a few months away, NJBIA is holding a “Meet the Candidates” series, which kicks off on March 10. Here is the schedule: March 10: Assemblyman John Wisniewski March 17: Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno March 27: U.S. Ambassador Phil Murphy March 30: State Senator Ray Lesniak March 31: Assemblyman […]