2009
Candidates & Biographies
Candidate For Governor of New Jersey
Christopher J. Christie was nominated to be New Jersey's United States Attorney on December 7, 2001. Chris was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate and served seven years as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the State of New Jersey.
During Chris's term as US Attorney, his efforts in battling political corruption, corporate crime, human trafficking, gangs, terrorism and polluters were praised by leaders in both parties and drew national attention. His successful prosecutions included:
Christopher J. Christie
- High-profile politicians from both parties
- Large settlements from companies corrupting our healthcare system
- Aggressively prosecuting child pornographers, including the two biggest cases in the U.S. in the last eight years
- A comprehensive rooting out of fraud at the largest medical school in the country
- The dismantling of several violent street gangs, including the Double II Bloods
- The disruption of several terrorist plots and the jailing of their perpetrators, such as the plan to invade Fort Dix
- Holding to account several large-scale ocean polluters and winning significant punishment and large fines
As US Attorney, Chris led a 145-lawyer department with offices in Newark, Trenton, and Camden. His office was charged with the enforcement of federal civil and criminal laws in New Jersey. In that capacity he works with the FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Postal Inspectors and other federal agencies in New Jersey.
In June 2007, the New York Times wrote, "Mr. Christie has already had an effect on an important state issue outside the realm of corruption, with an impact that is as subtle as his attack on Trenton politicians was sharp. That issue is the state’s $33.5 billion budget, shorn this year of members’ parochial spending, called Christmas tree items, that has been inserted in the budget in past years at the last minute."
Upon Chris's resignation on December 1, 2008, every major newspaper in the state applauded Christie's term as New Jersey's US Attorney. The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Christie has already done more good for New Jersey than some previous governors. His office successfully prosecuted more than 130 public officials. And it has not lost a single corruption case." The Courier News wrote: “Christie seems at times to be the only one with any power who cares about New Jersey’s political corruption and does anything to stop it.” And The Record wrote: “All New Jerseyans owe him a huge debt of gratitude for refusing to accept this state’s sleazy status quo…has been central to the wave of reforms that have swept Trenton and is slowly spreading to county and local levels.”
Chris began his legal career in 1987, when he joined the law firm of Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci in Cranford, New Jersey. In 1993, he was named a Partner in the firm. Chris was admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey and the Bar of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey in 1987. In 2004, the Corporate Crime Reporter named Chris one of America’s top ten prosecutors.
From 1995 to 1997, Chris served as a Morris County Freeholder and he was elected Director of the Board in 1997.
After graduating from the University of Delaware in 1984 with a BA degree, Chris then attended Seton Hall University School of Law where he graduated in 1987 with a JD degree.
Born in Newark and raised in Livingston, Chris has lived in New Jersey his entire life. He resides in Mendham, New Jersey, with his wife of 23 years, Mary Pat, and their four children.
Candidate For Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
Sheriff Kim Guadagno is the Chief Executive of a 695 member, $65 million agency encompassing a law enforcement division, a 1,328 bed maximum security correctional facility, a youth detention center and a police communications/ 9-1-1 emergency dispatch center. The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office achieved the unprecedented, "Grand Slam" achievement of national accreditation in four major areas of operation. It is the only agency of 3,088 across the United States to earn this distinction.
Kim Guadagno
Sheriff Kim Guadagno was a former Assistant United States Attorney and Assistant Attorney General. As Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Justice, Kim supervised a staff of approximately 300 prosecutors and investigators. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kim was the Deputy Chief of the Corruption Unit and was twice honored with the U.S. Department of Justice's highest award for Superior Performance.
She was previously in private practice after serving as deputy director of the New Jersey Attorney General's Division of Criminal Justice. Sheriff Guadagno was an assistant U.S. attorney in both the Newark and Brooklyn offices for almost 12 years after spending several years as an associate in a New York City firm specializing in litigation. She began her legal career as a law clerk in the Southern District of New York after graduating with honors from the Washington College of Law, American University.
Candidates For Assembly - 12th Legislative District
Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande is the youngest member of New Jersey’s 213 Legislature, and the youngest Assemblywoman ever elected in New Jersey. Assemblywoman Casagrande was born November 21, 1976, and has been a lifelong resident of Monmouth County. She graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School, Penn State University, and Rutgers School of Law – Camden, before returning to Monmouth County to practice law.
Her political career began during her college years, when Assemblywoman Casagrande was elected Student Body President of Penn State. Soon after, she launched her legal career between semesters of law school, clerking at the
Assemblywoman
Caroline Casagrande
Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and at the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Division of Law, focusing on insurance and banking, and corrections and state police. After her graduation from law school, Assemblywoman Casagrande clerked for the Honorable Robert O’Hagan of the New Jersey Superior Court, Civil Division in Freehold. Assemblywoman Casagrande served as a partner in the firm of Menna, Supko and Casagrande in Shrewsbury and as municipal attorney to Manalapan Township and special counsel to Fair Haven. A member of the Assembly Judiciary and State Government Committees, Assemblywoman Casagrande seeks to use her experience in municipal legal practice to inform her legislative decisions.
During Assemblywoman Casagrande’s successful campaign for Assembly in 2007, she was endorsed by the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police, the Republican Leadership Council, the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey and the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
Assemblywoman Casagrande is a resident of Colts Neck, where she lives with her husband Stephen Chance, son Harrison, and her beagle, Winston Churchill.
Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon was raised in Little Silver, NJ. He graduated from Monmouth University where he received his Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology and later returned to earn a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance.
Assemblyman O’Scanlon was elected to the General Assembly in 2007. He is a member of the Assembly Budget and Military and Veterans Affairs Committees. Before he was elected to the Assembly he was a Councilman in his hometown of Little Silver, where he served for 14 years. In addition to being a sitting legislator, Declan is CEO of FSD Enterprises Inc., a wireless communications consulting company.
Assemblyman
Declan J. O’Scanlon,Jr.
He is Board President of Love Inc., a faith based charitable non-profit that helps people in need of assistance. Assemblyman O’Scanlon was recently inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame at his alma mater, Red Bank Regional High School.
Assemblyman O’Scanlon has a 4 year old daughter named Elly, and lives in his hometown of Little Silver with his wife Heather, and stepson Colin.Web Site
Candidates for Assembly - 14th Legislative District
Rob Calabro knows firsthand the struggles of a small business owner. Rob is the owner and operator of Porfirio's Italian Food Market in Hamilton. He operates two additional locations in Trenton and Lawrenceville. Rob has over 20 years of business management experience and specializes in business operations, advertising and manufacturing.
Rob is an active member of the Hamilton community. He is a member of the Sons of Italy and is fluent in Italian. He was a past board member of the Hamilton YMCA and currently serves
on the Hamilton Township Planning Board.
Rob Calabro
A lifelong resident of Hamilton, Rob is a graduate of McCorristin Catholic High School and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the College of New Jersey. Rob is a parishioner of Saint Gregory the Great. He and his wife Gina have two children, Robert, 12 and Claudia, 9 and are expecting a daughter in August
Bill Harvey is an experienced general practice litigator who operates his own legal practice in the Mercer County area. Bill began his legal career as a legal intern with Legal Aid Society in their Criminal Appeals Bureau in New York. In 2005, Harvey served as an Associate with Clemente Mueller, P.A. in Morristown and in 2008, Harvey handled litigation matters on behalf of Harleysville Insurance as a staff Attorney.
Bill is a graduate of Montclair State University and a 2005 graduate of New York Law School. While attending law school, Bill was a member of the Italian-American Bar Association and is an Executive Committee Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division. Bill lives with his wife in Hamilton. Web Site Bill Harvey
Candidates for Assembly - 15th Legislative District
Kim Y. Taylor has over twenty years of experience in public finance and fiscal management. A graduate of the Trenton public school system, Kim obtained an A.A.S. degree in General Business from Mercer County Community College and a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in global leadership and a minor in women’s and gender studies from New Jersey City University. Currently she is pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice at Boston University.
Kim Y. Taylor
Her additional professional experience in banking, insurance, investments, information technology, and the legal field enhance her ability to be the solution that the 15 district needs now.
Kim Taylor is in her third term as Committeewoman for District 16 (R-Lawrence Township) and serves as vice-chair of the Lawrence Township Republican Municipal Committee.
Kim is a member of the Republican Women of Mercer County and the Lawrence League of Women Voters. She is active in the community at the state, county, regional, and municipal levels working in partnership across party lines on a regular basis on a broad range of shared political, social, and civic concerns. Kim Taylor is in her second term as Chair of Lawrence Township’s Committee on Affordable Housing and also serves as a member of the Township’s Alliance on Drug and Alcohol. Ms. Taylor is an elected member of the board of directors of Liberty Green Homeowners Association in Lawrence Township. She and her family make their home in Lawrence Township, NJ and are active members of the Church of Saint Ann, Lawrenceville, NJ and the Diocese of Trenton. Web site
Werner Graf resides in Hopewell Valley with his wife Lisa, and daughters Angelina (5) and Alexandra (8 months). He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Notre Dame (accounting) and has a teaching degree from St. Mary's College. His post graduate work includes Tulane's MBA program and IBM's Harvard executive program. Werner is the President of the Notre Dame Club of Central New Jersey and serves in the University's Senate. He has also served on several Boards including Hopewell Valley’s Board of Education, Chicago’s Big Brothers/Big Sisters (where he served as Treasurer), the Ivorydale Credit Union and River Plaza Homeowners Association. He is a current member of the Mercer County GOP Executive Committee. Web Site
Werner Graf
Candidates for Assembly - 30th Legislative District
Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone was sworn to the Legislature on October 14, 1993, was elected to a full term that November, and has been re-elected 8 times since.
Assemblyman Malone was raised in Bordentown and attended public and parochial schools there. He graduated from Trenton State College in 1971 with a degree in Industrial Education, and received his Masters Degree in 1973.
The Assemblyman has been a member of the Assembly Budget Committee since 1993, has served as Vice Chairman and has been the Assembly Republican Budget Officer since 2002. He is also a current member of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee,
Joseph R. Malone, III
the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, and the Assembly Education Committee.
Assemblyman Malone was the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of Bordentown City from 1973 to 1997. He is a past member of the Burlington County Economic Development Corporation, and past Chairman of the Burlington County Community Development Advisory Committee.
Assemblyman Malone was nationally recognized for his work on welfare reform in the early 1980s. Additionally, he served on numerous boards covering a range of community activities.
Assemblyman Malone retired after 21 years as the Director of Somerset County Technology Institute in Bridgewater. He previously taught in New Brunswick for 8 years and was employed at Educational Testing Services for 8 years.
The Assemblyman and his wife, the former Valerie Petranto, have two sons,Joseph and Michael.
Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer was sworn-in as an Assemblyman representing the 30th District on November 18, 2002.
District 30 includes parts of Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington and Mercer Counties.
In his duties in the State Legislature, Assemblyman Dancer sits on both the Assembly Labor Committee and the Assembly Tourism and Gaming Committee. Additionally, the lawmaker served on the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee from 2003 to 2007.
Ronald S. Dancer
Assemblyman Dancer was previously a member of the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee from 2002-2003, and served on the Assembly Senior Issues and Family, Women and Children's Services, also from 2002-2003.
Since 1990, the legislator has also served as Mayor of Plumsted Township, and is a member of that town's Planning Board as well as the New Egypt Historical Society.
In addition to his responsibilities in state and local government, Dancer is Chairman of the Ocean County Board of Social Services and a member of the Ocean County Senior Services Advisory Council, and the Ocean County Natural Lands and Farmland Preservation Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors and the New Jersey Farm Bureau.
Assemblyman Dancer's occupation is with the Ocean County Adjuster's Office. The lawmaker is a former horseman and the son of National Hall of Fame Horse Racing Driver, the late Stanley Dancer.
Assemblyman Dancer is married to wife Brenda and has two children and two grandchildren.
Candidates for Mercer County Freeholder
Cindy Randazzo is a resident of Princeton Township. She and her husband Jim, are the proud parent of two beautiful daughters. She is asuccessful business woman who has dedicated much of her life to serving the local community as a member of the Junior Achievement Board, former basketball coach and Girl Scout leader. Cindy also serves on the Princeton Education Foundation and with the Princeton Newcomers at the YMCA. An accomplished equestrian, Randazzo is a member of the Greater Mercer Ride Program.
Cindy Randazzo
Shirley Guerieri is a lifelong resident of Mercer County and is retired with over thirty nine years of State service. She served as a Senior Buyer at the New Jersey Department of Transportation for over five years. She also administered Pay to Play ordinances for compliance with Public Law requirements and as a procurement and administrative professional has over thirty years of demonstrated achievement in service to NJDOT’s customers. She is a former Freeholder candidate.
She is an Italian National American Hall of Fame Committee Chair and on the Board of Trustees and the committee
chairperson/co-chair for the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association.
Shirley Guerieri
She is 2001 Alumnae of “The Christie Todd Whitman Excellence in Public Service Series”. She serves as a volunteer for the Sunshine Foundation. Is a Committee person on the Hamilton Township Republican committee. She is a graduate of Trenton Central High School.
Russell Wojtenko, Jr., is an accomplished attorney certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. He is a lifelong resident of New Jersey and a graduate of Rutgers University and Fordham University School of Law. He, and his wife Helen, live in West Windsor with their three children. Russ is a member of the Mercer County Bar Association, West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance and Friends of West Windsor Open Space. He was appointed by the Governor and serves as the Vice Chair of the Board Trustees of the Anne Klein Forensic Center. Russ is a small business owner and also serves as an alternate municipal prosecutor. Russ is also an active member of his local church and server as a member of the Board of Directors for nine years. Web Site 609-570-9430
Russ Wojtenko, Jr.
East Windsor Township Council
Aaron Sears is a Certified Public Accountant in private industry; an Army Veteran; married with three children; and a 21-year resident of East Windsor Township. He proudly served his Country and now he’s looking forward to serving his community as a Councilman for East Windsor Township. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association. Aaron Sears knows that Municipal government has to do more with
Araon F. Sears
less; just like homeowner associations and families are doing every day.
Michael Winkler and his wife Jamie Winkler and two children have lived in Wendover Commons for over 5 years. Michael is a seasoned Project Manager with over 13 years experience and has applied his trade as an employee to Fortune 250 Companies across four industries (Healthcare, Brokerage/Financial Services, Insurance and Pharmaceutical). He is currently a Senior Project Manager for a Company in Monmouth Junction. Michael has also proudly served as a Volunteer Fire Fighter at the Little Rocky Hill V.F.C.. Although he does not have any prior experience as a candidate, Michael is a concerned East Windsor resident who wants to faithfully represent all segments of the town’s population and help make East Windsor a town that people desire and can afford to stay and prosper within.
Hamilton Township Council
Tom Goodwin was elected to the Hamilton Township Council in 2005 and has served as both Council President and Vice President. Tom grew up in Hamilton and attended township public schools, graduating from Hamilton High West. He holds an Associate Degree from Mercer County Community College, and has received the Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant designations from The American College. He is a Registered Investment Advisor and Chartered Financial Consultant.
A dedicated member of his community, Tom serves on the Board of the Hamilton Area YMCA. He is a former Chairman of the YMCA Board of Directors, Past President of the Hamilton Township Jaycees, Former member and Chairperson of the
Councilman Tom Goodwin
Hamilton Township Economic Development Commission, and former Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Business Retention Task Force.
Other community involvement includes having served on the Foundation Board andFinance Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Hamilton as well the Boards of the Hamilton P.A.L., Hamilton Parks and Recreation, Mercer County Geriatric Board and Nottingham Little League. He was also a member of the Hamilton Rotary Club.
In addition, he coached youth basketball and baseball teams for over 15 years at Hamilton P.A.L., Hamilton YMCA, Hamilton Little Lads, and Nottingham Little League.
Tom has been recognized by several organizations over the years, including being honored as the 1995 Hamilton Area YMCA Person of the Year, being the first recipient of the Hamilton Jaycee Citizen of the Year Award in 1994, and being named as the 1976 Hamilton Jaycee of the Year.
Tom and his wife Diane have two sons, Ryan and Kyle.
Dave Kenny is a lifelong resident of Hamilton Township. He attended Hamilton's public schools, graduating from Steinert High School in 1972. After graduating from Lafayatte College, he received his law degree from Villanova University.
He is a partner in the Hamilton law firm of Hartsough Kenny Chase & Sullivan and a certified civil trial attorney. He served as municipal attorney for Hopewell Township for 8 years and Washington Township for 12 years. Elected to Council in 2005, he served as Vice President in 2006 and President in 2007.
Actively involved in community affairs, he coached soccer in the Hamilton Township Recreation Girls Soccer League and basketball
Councilman Dave Kenny
at Our Lady of Sorrows. He resides in Mercerville with his wife of 28 years, Susan. He is the proud father of three daughters, all of whom are graduates of Nottingham High School.
Councilman Dennis Pone was born and raised in Hamilton Square and attended township public schools through ninth grade. He played baseball in HTRBA and Nottingham Little League, where he was a member of the 1970 District 12 all star team. Dennis played soccer, basketball, and baseball, as well as performing in plays while at Reynolds Junior High. He also played recreation and Junior Cup soccer in Hamilton, as well as PAL basketball, and in the Hamilton Babe Ruth baseball league.
Dennis graduated from The Hun School of Princeton, where he remains an active alumni, currently on the strategic planning committee and formally on the Executive Alumni Board. He
has received two Meritorious Service awards from Hun. He holds a
Councilman Dennis Pone
Bachelor of Arts degree from LaSalle College in Philadelphia, and at graduation received the Student Activities Award for “significant and spontaneous contributions to the college program of extra-curricular activities.” Recently, his 1978 LaSalle soccer team was honored as the first soccer team in LaSalle history to reach the NCAA division 1 tournament, where they finished in the final 8.
Dennis went on to complete the Ophthalmic Science program at Camden County Community College on the President’s list with a 4.0 average. He was licensed by the State of New Jersey for practice as an Ophthalmic Dispenser in 1983. Along with his brother Dave, he owns and operates A.J. Pone Opticians in Hamilton and Princeton. He is a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, has been a soccer coach and sponsor in HTRSA, as well as a baseball coach and sponsor in HTRBA. He was also an adult leader for Cub Scout Pack 38 and Boy Scout Troop 6. He is Council liaison to the Redevelopment agency, as well as to the Environmental commission. He has served as Council Vice-President in 2007, and as Council President in 2008.
Dennis is married for 24 years to his wife Donna and has two children, Justin 21, and Alyssa 17. Web Site
Hightstown Borough Council
Ms. Velázquez was born on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico which is a Commonwealth of the United States. Her family settled in Hightstown and this is where she and her four siblings were raised. She has lived in the Borough most of her life and has seen it go through its trials and tribulations and many changes throughout the years.
She attended the East Windsor School District from Kindergarten through High School. An avid believer in the advantages of education, Ms. Velázquez continued her education and has an Associate, Bachelor and Master degrees from various institutions of higher learning. She hopes that in the near future she can pursue her goal of attaining a Doctorate degree.
Esther Velázquez
Ms. Velázquez is also a member of numerous Borough organizations, such as, the Environmental Commission, Latino Advisory Committee, Open Society Group, and the DownTown Hightstown Organization. She is also a member of the Latina Women’s Council of Mercer County and a volunteer for the NJ Department of Labor, One-Stop Career Center, Professional Service Group.
An avid traveler she has visited many U.S. states and also many countries throughout Europe, Central America, South America, and many of the Caribbean nation islands. On Esther’s “to do travel list” are the nations in Asia and the South Pacific island nations.
Esther lives in Hightstown with her husband James Gannon, her mother and two cats.
Skye Gilmartin was born in Point Pleasant, NJ and spent her formative years on a farm in nearby Monroe Township. Her mother moved, and eventually settled in Northwest Montana, in a rural community where Skye home-schooled through Christian Liberty Academy. This form of education fostered a strong sense of patriotism, environmental responsibility, and a call to political activism.
Skye grew up in a wonderland of nature and adventure, which included hiking, whitewater rafting, and horseback riding. Right out of high school she started pre-nursing at a local college and working in a nursing home, where she discovered a love of the elderly that continues to motivate her to this day.
Skye Gilmartin
In 2003, Skye came to the realization that she was missing out on a relationship with her family from New Jersey. The desire for time with her father and two grandmothers sparked a need to return to her New Jersey roots. Continuing the adventure of her life, she packed up her beloved cat, and drove across the United States to be with her family. Once settled, she took a job at Robert Wood Johnson on the cardiology unit and started school at Sanford Brown Institute studying cardiovascular technology.
It was then that Skye met her soulmate, Bob Gilmartin. They were seeking a place to start their life together and discovered Hightstown. Immediately the two loved the small idyllic community, and have been active residents since 2006.
Skye is on the Hightstown board of health, a member of the Hightstown republican club, and serves in the NJ medical reserve corps. She is an active member of Princeton Alliance Church where she helps run their elderly visitation ministry. She is a recent member of the animal welfare committee and interested getting involved in the first aid squad. Skye lives in Wycoff’s Mill with her husband. Web Site
Hopewell Borough Council
Hopewell Township Committee
Kim is an at-home mom of two who has lived in Hopewell Twp for 15 years. She has been attending Township Committee meetings for the past four years and has become frustrated by how taxpayer money is spent by those we've entrusted to employ it wisely. Have they earned your trust? She wants to improve the lives of our neighbors by giving the power of the local government back to the people she'll represent.
Kim Johnson
Lawrence Township Council
Rick Miller is running for re-election to the Lawrence Township council because he believes it’s time for a change for the better by finally putting an end to the 14 years of one-party rule that has dominated Town Hall and stifled sensible government. Rick, and his running mate Ginny Bigley, are committed to returning fiscal responsibility, openness in government, and commonsense to Lawrence Township.
Rick, a life-long Lawrence resident, was first elected to the town council in November 1993. The voters have consistently returned him to office ever since. In 1995, Rick had the honor of serving as mayor – one of the youngest in Lawrence Township history. The year he was mayor the municipal tax rate actually went down.
Councilman Rick Miller
For most of his time on council, Rick has served in the minority. He has been frustrated by the current council majority’s failure to hold the line on taxes and to make the township live within its means, despite his many suggestions. He has fought to bring more openness to the way in which our town is run. And he has been an advocate for commonsense when commonsense has been in short supply.
“The year I served as mayor, our tax rate for municipal purposes was $0.43. Since the current majority took control the following year, the tax rate has jumped by more than 65 percent,” Miller said recently. “This tax and spend approach to local government has got to stop. The only way that will happen is to change who’s in control at Town Hall”
“With Ginny Bigley joining me and Bob Bostock on the council we will not only changecontrol, we will change the way our local government works, bringing back fiscal responsibility, openness, and commonsense,” Miller asserted.
Born and raised in Lawrence, Rick has long been a community leader, following the example set by his parents who have lived in Lawrence for more than 50 years. Rick has been actively involved in many social and charitable groups, including the Lawrence Lions, The Sons of the American Legion, the Sunshine Foundation’s Operation Dreamlift, the NJ National Guard State Family Readiness Council, and in raising money to preserve open space and the Brearley House.
As a councilmember, Rick has served as a liaison to the Lawrence Neighborhood Center, the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee, the Lawrence Alcohol and Drug Alliance, the Patriotic Committee, the Main Street Project, and the Recreation Advisory Committee.
Rick was educated in the Lawrence Township Public Schools and went on to graduate from Rider College with a degree in finance and a minor in political science. Rick is a senior financial consultant for PNC Investments in Ewing Township.
Rick, his wife, Sharon, and their daughter Charlotte own a home on Carter Road , which is currently under renovation to accommodate their young, growing family. He looks forward to continuing his work to make Lawrence a better place to live in the years ahead.
Ginny Bigley was elected to the Lawrence Township Board of Education in 2004 and re-elected in 2007. As a school board member, Ginny was the founding chairman of the Community Relations Committee, a position she has held continuously since. A strong believer for more open and transparent government, Ginny has done much to improve the flow of information between taxpayers and Board members.
Ginny Bigley
An effective and innovative advocate in public safety, Ginny co-authored the first anti-gang policy in our school district and in Mercer County County. She has worked closely with various law enforcement agencies to provide awareness programs for the students on topics such as internet safety, gang awareness, the affects that false alarms and bomb threats have on a community. Ginny wants to continue her commitment to the Lawrence community as a member of the Township Council. Ginny is a 19 year Lawrence resident and a life-long New Jerseyan. Web Site
Pennington Borough Council
For the past 15 years, Eva Kaplan has been an active resident of Pennington Borough. During recent years, Eva has been the Chairperson of Children’s Entertainment for Pennington Day and is an enthusiastic member of Pennington Business and Professional Association. She has been a member of the Republican Presidential Roundtable in Washington D.C., is a member of the Mercer County Capital Republican Club, belongs to Republican Women of Mercer County, and has been past secretary of the Hopewell Valley Republican Association. She is also the elected representative from Pennington Borough Republican Committee to the Mercer County GOP. Eva has hosted community Meet and Greet Open Houses in her Pennington home.Eve Kaplan
New Jersey State Museum exhibits, as well as many statewide arts festivals and ecumenical events have been designed and coordinated by her.
Eva is a recognized and published exhibiting artist. Her art may be found in private collections and in the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London. The Greater Delaware Valley community presented one of her works to Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Mission Kindness International commissioned a piece for Governor Christie Todd Whitman. Soroptimist International of New York published a calendar of her pen and ink renditions of the city’s landmarks….A well known teacher of art and computers, Eva heads Computers + Kids, one of the longest running computer camps in the United States.
Eva has taught popular classes at Mercer County Community College and at The College of New Jersey, holding degrees from Hunter College and New York University. Your children know her as their dedicated and lively art and computer teacher.
Her son Todd, a professor of economics, her son Ari, a scout for Major League Baseball, and her daughter Jodi, a prize winning filmmaker, encourage you to benefit from their mother’s expertise.
Princeton Borough Council
Former diplomat and educator, Linda has spent much of her life abroad serving her country and advancing the interests of her fellow citizens. During her career, Linda received numerous honors and awards. Now she seeks to apply her experience in analysis, policy formulation and consensus building to Princeton Borough. Linda will eliminate the current haphazard approach to Borough finances and work to lower property taxes.
Linda's leadership is evident in her community activities. She is a member of the Princeton Borough Affordable Housing Board, Vice President of the Friends of the Davis International Center at Princeton University where she tutors international students and visiting scholars and their families in English conversation. She is also a Mercer County poll worker, a board member of the Princeton Area Chapter of the League of Women Voters, a
Linda Sipprelle
member of the Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood association, University League, Historical Society of Princeton and Daughters of the American Revolution. Linda is a world champion and US record-holding long distance runner.
Princeton Township Committee
