After dropping a county chairman-intensive endorsement list on February 2nd, Kim Guadagno‘s gubernatorial campaign released a second long list of party endorsements on Monday.
“I thank these leaders for their support as momentum for our campaign to create a better New Jersey continues to grow,” said Lt. Governor Guadagno in a statement. “Our team is hard at work building the organization, raising the money and recruiting the volunteers necessary to win the primary and defeat the tax and spend Democrats this November.”
A recent public poll found Guadagno attracting a small albeit undeniable plurality of GOP primary voters — 18% — notwithstanding her clear early edge among establishment endorsements.
Her primary opponents meanwhile continue to press her record as Chris Christie’s #2 for the last seven years as a major avenue of attack.
“The Lt. Governor seeking to raise money by boasting about New Jersey’s economy and her record of job creation is embarrassing, dishonest and easily fact-checked,” said Asm. Jack Ciattarelli (R-16) in a recent release from his own campaign. “In the entire country last year, we ranked dead last in economic growth and first in out-migration. In this sense, her record is ‘unmatched,’ because nobody else is worse. We are literally 50 out of 50. That’s not opinion, its fact.”
Here’s the list:
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County Party Leadership:
Rosalie Baker, Atlantic County GOP Vice-Chair/Buena Borough Council-President
Antwan McClellan, Cape May County GOP Treasurer/Ocean City Councilman
Thomas Conrad, Cape May County GOP Sergeant-At-Arms/Lower Twp. Ward 1 Councilman
Jeff Pino, Middlesex County GOP Regional Vice Chair
John Anagnostis, Middlesex County GOP Regional Vice Chair
Ailish Hambel, Former Sussex County GOP Chairwoman
State Committee Leaders:
Bill Fey, Gloucester County GOP State Committeeman
Russell Maffei, Hudson County GOP State Committeeman
Mary Van Lieu, Warren County GOP State Committeewoman
County Elected Officials:
Frank Balles, Atlantic County Sheriff
Amy Gatto, Atlantic County Freeholder/Hamilton Twp. GOP Municipal Chair
James Bertino, Atlantic County Freeholder
John Driscoll, Former Bergen County Freeholder Director
Gerald M. Thornton, Cape May County Freeholder Director
E. Marie Hayes, Cape May County Freeholder
Will Morey, Cape May County Freeholder
Douglas Cabana, Morris County Freeholder Director
Kathy DeFillippo, Morris County Freeholder
Thomas Mastrangelo, Morris County Freeholder
Deborah Smith, Morris County Freeholder
Julie Acton, Former Salem County Freeholder Director
Jonathan Rose, Sussex County Freeholder Deputy Director
Rick Gardner, Warren County Freeholder Director
Ed Smith, Warren County Freeholder Deputy Director
Mayors, Council Members and Township Committee Members:
Beth Holtzman, Ventnor City Mayor
Robert Hermansen, Mahwah Council President/Former Bergen County Freeholder
John Cosgrove, Fair Lawn Mayor
Mike Friedman, Voorhes Councilman
Martin Pagliughi, Avalon Mayor
Bruce Hankins, Hopewell Twp. Mayor
Greg Facemyer, Hopewell Twp. Committeeman
Kelly Yaede, Hamilton Mayor
Ileana Schirmer, Hamilton Councilwoman
Joseph Mollis, Old Bridge Councilman
John Krenzel, South River Mayor
Bobby Brown, Neptune City Mayor
Susan Cohen, Manalapan Mayor
Dennis Connelly, Eatontown Mayor
Lester Preston Jr., Freehold Twp. Mayor
Paul Smith, Union Beach Mayor
Sue Kiley, Hazlet Mayor
Rob Acerra, Ocean Twp. Deputy Mayor
David Salkin, Freehold Twp. Deputy Mayor
Jack McNaboe, Manalapan Deputy Mayor
Charlie Cocuzza, Union Beach Councilman
Cherlanne Roche, Union Beach Councilwoman
Mark Regan, Eatontown Councilman
Bob Walsh, Howell Councilman
Evelyn O’Donnell, Howell Councilwoman
Joseph Irace, Oceanport Councilman
Stephanie Murray, Middletown Twp. Committeewoman
Anthony Ammiano, Freehold Twp. Committeeman
Barbara McMorrow, Freehold Twp. Committeewoman
Tom Cook, Freehold Twp. Committeeman
Mary Ann Musich, Manalapan Twp. Committeewoman
Kevin Uniglicht, Manalapan Twp. Committeeman
Michael Glackin, Hazlet Twp. Committeeman
Douglas Gabel, Denville Twp. Councilman
John Bacchione, Berkeley Councilman
Keith Buscio, Berkeley Councilman
James Byrnes, Berkeley Councilman
Sophia Gingrich, Berkeley Councilwoman
Thomas Grosse, Berkeley Councilman
Angelo Guadagno, Berkeley Councilman
Judy Noonan, Berkeley Councilwoman
Barry Calogero, Jackson Councilman
Anne Updegrave, Jackson Councilwoman
Robert Nixon, Jackson Councilman
Kenneth Bressi, Jackson Councilman
Nick Juliano, Lacey Twp. Committeeman
Steve Kennis, Lacey Twp. Committeeman
Tim McDonald, Lacey Twp. Committeeman
Peter Curatola, Lacey Twp. Mayor
Bobbi Crea, Little Egg Harbor Twp. Committeewoman
Maria Maruca, Toms River Councilwoman
Brian Kubiel, Toms River Councilman
Al Manforti, Toms River Councilman
Maurice “Mo” Hill, Toms River Councilman
Kevin Geoghegan, Toms River Councilman
Michael Francis, Hopatcong Mayor
James Kern III, Pohatcong Twp. Mayor
Dan Schuberth, Robbinsville Council President
Municipal Chairs and GOP Organization Leaders:
Dennis Kleiner, Egg Harbor Twp. Republican Club President
Drita McNamara, Wyckoff Municipal Chair
Laure Schroeder, New Milford Republican Club President/Municipal Chairwoman
Monica Darko, Essex County Young Republican Chairwoman
Peter Del Borrello, Washington Twp. Republican Club President
Mary Jane Chipowsky, Hopewell Twp. Republican Chairwoman
Christine Ciaccio, Robbinsville Twp. Republican Chairwoman
Veronica Kadash, Helmetta Republican Chair
Anthony Cook, Plainsboro Republican Chair
Anthony Graziano, Freehold Twp. Municipal Chairman
Gene Kiley, Hazlet Municipal Chairman
Donna Phelps, Manasquan Municipal Chairwoman
Bob DiBiase, Toms River Republican Club President
Brian DeLuca, Brick Municipal Chairman
Joni Huston, Hawthorne Republican Leader
Ashley Rosone, New Jersey College Republicans Chairwoman/West Milford Executive Committee
Virginia Rutledge, New Jersey Federation of Republican Women Board Member
Dawn Higgins, Washington Borough Municipal Chair
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