Asw. Betty Lou DeCroce‘s recent mailer-delivered dual shot at opponents Morris County Freeholders John Cesaro and Hank Lyon in this year’s four-person LD26 Assembly contest drew Cesaro’s ire on Thursday.
“I do understand she wants to hide the fact that she sided with the Democrats in voting to make New Jersey’s gas tax one of the highest in the nation,” Cesaro said, referring to DeCroce’s hugely controversial vote in favor of last October’s history gas tax and borrowing measure. “Maybe she just doesn’t want voters to realize she’s part of a culture in Trenton that has led us to the worst business climate in the country, the worst foreclosure rate in the nation and the most dangerous bail system in the country.”
DeCroce’s district-wide mailing criticized both men for 2016’s $8 million county tax increase.
One anti-DeCroce Morris County Republican source who spoke to Save Jersey on the condition of anonymity welcomed the mailer, asserting that “Betty can’t win a campaign predicated on the argument that Trenton is better run than Morristown.”
All three are steering clear of challenging DeCroce’s fellow incumbent Asm. Jay Webber, the former NJGOP Chairman and rock solid conservative who’s considered the front runner in June.
Morris dominates the district but portions of Essex and Passaic counties are also included in LD26.
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