By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com
Frank Pallone has been my congressman for almost twenty years. Through ten election cycles, I don’t recall Pallone ever promoting himself as a family man. I didn’t even know he was married (to a woman) until 2010 when, during Anna Little’s first campaign against him, triCityNews columnist Ernesto Cullari revealed that Pallone’s wife, Sarah had secured a six figure job in the Environmental Protection Agency.
So I was surprised to find the above Pallone family portrait on Frank’s Senate campaign website and facebook page. In his video ad, Typical Jersey Story, Frank looks into the camera and says, “Sarah and I have three teenagers, which means that things are a little crazy at home, most of the time.” Frank’s facebook introduction starts,”Husband, Father, Democrat, Public Servant. Frank Pallone, Jr. has been fighting for the people of this state for over 2 decades.”
After wondering why Pallone’s eldest daughter isn’t squinting, the next question to occur to me upon seeing the portrait was, “Why after almost three decades of keeping his family life private, is Pallone trotting his family out on the campaign trail?”
