Atlantic County

“The Sheriff’s accusations are totally without merit and reflect only the actions of a desperate candidate whose record is one of fiscal irresponsibility, broken promises, and abysmal performance, ”

COOPER, SCHROEDER, MAIER:   ATLANTIC COUNTY NEEDS A TRUE ONE-STOP BUSINESS CENTER Center Would Make Atlantic County Gateway to Local, State, Federal Business Resources; Encourage Job Opportunities

Cooper, Schroeder, Maier Launch Listening Tour to Highlight County Road Problems

In last year’s election for Atlantic County executive, Sheriff Jim McGettigan, a Democrat, lost to incumbent Republican Dennis Levinson by a margin of nearly 2-1. 

The race was largely seen as a disaster for McGettigan, who despite being well-funded by Democrats hoping to topple the state’s only Republican county executive, made one campaign misstep after another.  He wound up losing by a margin that he had won by in his five past sheriff’s races.

This year, Republicans are hoping that the unsuccessful county executive race took enough of a toll on McGettigan’s popularity to put his 15 year hold on the sheriff’s office to an end.  And they’ve fielded Pleasantville Administrative Captain Frank Balles, who’s never sought elected office before, to make it happen. 

“It definitely made him more vulnerable.  It exposed him,” said Balles, who started mulling the sheriff’s bid before McGettigan announced his county executive candidacy. “The problem is that the common citizen has no idea what the sheriff’s department actually does.”

GASKILL JOINS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

n response to reports that Governor Jon Corzine is holding secret meetings today with legislators and politically connected members of the business community, including one at the Ram’s Head Inn, to discuss his toll increase/monetization plan before a public meeting later today, County Republican Chairman Keith Davis issued the following statement:

The elected members of the Atlantic County Republican Committee will meet on January 26th at the Cologne Fire Hall in Hamilton Township to express their choice for the Republican nominee for president.

Senator James "Sonny" McCullough Adds PANJ Organization to List of Endorsements

         (Atlantic County, NJ)Atlantic County State Sen. James “Sonny” McCullough, already endorsed by the 30,000-member New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, today announced he’s received the endorsement of a second statewide law enforcement group, the  Probation Association of New Jersey.

Amodeo & Polistina: Spellman Has Her Eye On A Prize

           (Atlantic County, NJ) Vince Polistina and John Amodeo, Republican candidates for Assembly from Atlantic County, said today that their opponents’ support for pension rights and health benefits for part-time government employees “is typical of the taxpayer-be-damned attitude of those who see government service as serving themselves first.”