Bob Martin

(Ewing – November 3, 2007) With three days until Election Day, 15th District Republican State Senate candidate Bob Martin called Shirley Turner's plan to put state police on the streets of Trenton a desperate attempt to cover up her 14 years of failing to address the issue. Martin reiterated his call for a comprehensive plan to combat gang violence with "zero-tolerance" for all crimes and more local police on the streets.

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Senator Turner’s rhetoric does not match her voting record on Turnpike sale.

Ewing (November 1, 2007) – With five days until Election Day, Bob Martin, Republican State Senate candidate in the 15th district, continues to explain why he is the choice for change and Shirley Turner is more of the same. Turner recently placed an ad in the Princeton Town Topics claiming that she is against the sale or lease of the toll roads, but her voting record clearly states just the opposite.

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The Trenton Times has endorsed Democratic incumbents in the 15th district: Shirley Turner, Reed Gusciora and Bonnie Watson Coleman.  READ

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Ewing (October 31, 2007) – With six days until Election Day, Bob Martin, Republican State Senate candidate in the 15th district, yesterday (10/30) discussed the pressing statewide issues to a public service class at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Ingrid Reed, director of the Eagleton Institute’s New Jersey Project, teaches the class.

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The hype on Bob Martin, the self-funding Republican Senate candidate in the 15th district against Shirley Turner, turned out to be exactly that. Martin has raised $124,221 and spent $106,925 -- not exactly an exorbitant amount in a strong Democratic district, and less than half what his campaign boasted he was spending. He's been outspent Turner, who has $445,141 in her warchest to spend if she was nervous, which she is not. So basically, Martin is a self-funder being outspent by his opponent in a district his party hasn't won since 1993.

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Ewing (October 24, 2007) – Bob Martin, Republican State Senate candidate in the 15th district, today responded to a request by incumbent Democrat Shirley Turner for a debate on October 26th.

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For a candidate who’s running for state Senate against a powerful, entrenched incumbent in a heavily Democratic district, Bob Martin has put a lot at stake.

The 50-year-old Hopewell Township resident, a partner at the consulting firm Accenture, has pumped nearly $100,000 of his own money into his race against Shirley Turner, who’s running for her fourth term in the Senate.  But the district’s numbers alone – a 3-1 Democratic registration advantage, --look almost insurmountable.

“There’s no doubt that by registration there are more Democrats than Republicans here,” said Martin.  “But the 53,000 unaffiliated voters out there have a big say in this election, and we’ve reached out to them.” Read More >

Ewing (October 23, 2007) – Bob Martin, Republican State Senate candidate in the 15th district, today called on incumbent Democrat Shirley Turner to finally follow through on her promise to debate. After countless changes in date and location, it appears that Turner has no intention of following up on her agreement to debate the issues in front of the voters.

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Ewing (October 19, 2007) – Bob Martin, Republican State Senate candidate in the 15th district, today introduced his comprehensive plan to reform property taxes. This plan is being introduced as New Jersey once again has the distinction of having the highest property taxes in the nation. Recent reports indicate that high property taxes have contributed to the net loss of over 230,000 residents in the past five years.

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Ewing (October 11, 2007) – Bob Martin, Republican State Senate candidate in the 15th district, today called for term limits for all State Senators and members of the State Assembly.

Martin stated, “When elected, I will introduce legislation to limit State Senators to 3 terms and Members of the State Assembly to 5 terms. This would require that legislators could not serve longer than 10 years before being required to leave office.”

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