2017 Candidates

Governor

Kim Guadagno

Before casting your ballot, ask yourself a few simple questions: Are you or members of your family paying too much in property taxes, which are the highest in the country?

Is the government taking too much out of your paycheck without any noticeable difference in the services you receive, making living in New Jersey unaffordable?

Do you believe that state government should be audited to ensure that your tax dollars are being spent efficiently and wisely?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, I ask you to consider voting for me.

With the highest property taxes in the country, New Jersey has reached a breaking point. Too many of our friends, family and neighbors are struggling to put food on their table, losing their homes or even moving to other states. As a working mom who raised her three boys in New Jersey, I know we have to make our state more affordable for families, and I firmly believe the best way to do it is become more efficient and cut property taxes for the middle class. My comprehensive property tax cut program will save middle class families and seniors up to $3,000 a year on their property tax bills by capping school taxes at 5 percent of household income. This will give families certainty and ensure that no family has to move out-of-state because of high property taxes. If similar programs can work in states like Illinois and Massachusetts, it can work in New Jersey.

If elected governor, I will also root out waste and make government run more efficiently by conducting a detailed performance audit of all aspects of state government. This includes cancelling the unnecessary $300 million renovation of the State House in Trenton. My priority will always be to put New Jersey families first. As a former sheriff and prosecutor, I know we cannot make New Jersey a “Sanctuary State,” which would only protect violent criminals and make our state less safe. As governor, I will always support law enforcement and first responders. This includes negotiating a fair deal to our state’s pension crisis to secure the retirement of thousands of public workers.

Other candidates for governor like Phil Murphy, who spent his career on Wall Street, have proposed billions in additional state government spending and admitted he would increase taxes by at least $1.3 billion to pay for it. New Jersey tried that kind of Wall Street approach once before under Jon Corzine, and it would only make our state less affordable and send more of our families and businesses fleeing New Jersey for other states. This campaign is bigger than ‘Republican’ or ‘Democrat.’ It is about the future – not the past – and making our state better for all New Jerseyans. Instead of yelling and shouting at each other, it is time to put the hardworking taxpayers of New Jersey first so that we can once again make New Jersey an affordable place to live, work and raise a family.

Senate

Fran Grenier

Issues

I will advocate for term limits.
I will protect your Constitutional rights.
I will protect small business interests.
I will protect tax dollars like they are mine.
I will minimize the size and regulations of state government

Education & Experience

Excelsior College – Bachelor of Science in Technology
Woodstown Borough Council – 6 years
Salem County Pollution Control Chairman & Commissioner – 5 years
Salem County Tax Board Commissioner – 1 year
Salem County Republican Committee Chairman – 4 years

Assembly

Linwood Donelson

Linwood Donelson is committed to serving all New Jersey residents by making the state a more affordable place to live. He believes it is time to stop the failed governance of our representatives in Trenton. For too long they have supported spending the state into a dire situation. We must come together to fix the problem now before it becomes impossible to fix.

Phil Donohue

Phil Donohue believes it is time to lead New Jersey in a new direction. His 25 years as a teacher in inner city Philadelphia gave Phil firsthand knowledge of the kind of waste and inefficiency that is tolerated in big urban schools while many smaller suburban and rural districts like ours are denied their fair share in funding. That is why he is leading the fight to fund our rural and suburban school districts.

Freeholders

Robert Vanderslice

Freeholder Director Bob Vanderslice is a successful community bank officer with over 30 years of experience in finance. He is the President and CEO of Pennsville National Bank. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

He has been a strong leader in the business community, serving as the former Chairman of the Salem County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and an active member of the Penns Grove Rotary Club.

Scott Griscom

Scott is a lifetime resident of Salem County, growing up on a family dairy farm in Mannington Township where he learned his values and strong work ethic. He is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a B.S. in Education.

Scott taught and coached at Pennsville Memorial High School. As the head wrestling coach, he compiled a 213-63-2 record over a period of 15 years. Scott was selected District 31 Coach of the Year 3 times and Region 8 Coach of the year once. Scott retired from the Pennsville School System in 2001 after serving 32 years as a Health and Physical Education Teacher. He continues to volunteer as a wrestling coach at Woodstown High School.

Alloway

P. Ed McKelvey

LEADERSHIP

Alloway Township Committee 2012 to Present
Currently Serving as Mayor
Former Teacher – Atlantic County Vo-Tech
Law Enforcement Officer Alloway Twp. 1977-1979
Vice President Alloway Republican Club
Church Officer – Christian Life Center

Carneys Point

Joseph Racite

LEADERSHIP

Carneys Point Township Committee 2009-12, 15-17
Deputy Mayor 2011,
Mayor 2016, 17
Carneys Point Twp. Planning Board 2009 & 2010
Carneys Point Sewerage Authority 2012-17
Vice President Retired Police Officers Association (FOP)
Past President & Chairman of the Board of NJIAI
Vice President Salem County Pollution Control Finance Authority 2014-17
Member of the NJ Critical Incident Stress Management Team (CISM)

Missi Jones

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Carneys Point Industrial Commission 2017
Carneys Point/Penns Grove MAPSA Coordinator 2014-2017
5-Year Member Penns Grove Ambulance Squad
Former Member Carneys Point Fire Dept Women’s Auxiliary
Former Member Salem County Commission on Women
Former Treasurer & Vice President of Lafayette/Pershing PTO
Volunteer for “Code Blue” 2016–2017
Salem County Foster Parent Assoc. President 1998-2013

Elmer

Matthew Richards

Leadership

Elmer Borough Council – 3 Years
Chairman Board of Directors – Delaware Valley Safety Council, Inc.
Past 1^st Chief and Past President – Elmer Fire Department
Past Elmer Emergency Management Coordinator
Past Member Board of Trustee’s, Salem Community College

Education

Oklahoma State University, B.S. in Fire Protection & Safety Engineering Technology
Salem Community College, A.A. Liberal Arts

Cynthia Nolan

Leadership

Elmer Borough Council -9 years
Elmer Recycling Coordinator
Advisor -Rotary Sponsored Youth Service Club – 20 years
Secretary – EMUC Administrative Board

Education

Graduate Bridgeton High School 1965
Bachelors Degree – Glassboro State College
Masters Degree – University of Delaware

Elsinboro

Joseph McAllister

Joe is a lifelong Salem County resident. He has resided in Elsinboro Township since 2013 and previously lived in the township from 1991 until 1996. He has been married to Coni Mulhorn- McAllister for 27 years and has three children; Jordan, Joseph and Jacqueline.

Joe has been employed by the New Jersey Department of Corrections since 1998. In the past, he has worked for the Lower Alloway Creek Police Department and his family’s business, the Salem Oak Diner.

L.A.C

Robert Breslin lll

PUBLIC SERVICE

Lower Alloways Creek Township Committee
2011 – 2016
Mayor 2013, Deputy Mayor 2011 & 2012
LAC Board of Education 1998 – 2008
Governor Appointee-AFL-CIO Representative to the Clean Water Council of NJ

Mannington

Luke Patrick Jr.

Luke Patrick has a dedicated past in helping his community as a volunteer fireman/EMT and business owner.

Born and raised in Salem County, Luke spent most of his childhood working on farms, from milking cows, bee keeping and bailing hay.

He served as a Public Safety Telecommunicator (9-1-1 Dispatcher) for 10 years, at the Salem County 9-1-1 Center and 3 years as a paid EMT for Pennsville Township.

Quinton

Marjorie Sperry

Public Service

Quinton Township Committee 2015-Present
Deputy Mayor 2015-Present
Past Chairman – Recycling Coordinator
Past Chairman – Environment Commission
Quinton Planning Board
Quinton Township JIF Fund Commissioner
Member-Salem County Pollution Control Finance Authority

Oldmans

Dean Sparks

Served on Township Committee 2015-2017
Served as Mayor 2017
A 10^th Generation Descendant of Pedricktown Founder, Roger Pedrick
Lifelong Resident of Pedricktown with Family Residential Roots dating back over 330 years.
A Lifelong, Self-Employed Farmer with experience in creating jobs, managing employees, meeting payrolls and meeting financial requirements of running a small business

Pilesgrove

David Bonowski

Leadership

Pilesgrove Township Committeeman 2011 – Present
United States Marine Corps 1988 -1994
Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1990/1991
Volunteer Youth Coach since 2003
Vice-President Chestnut Run Pool Assn.
Member Marlton Park Recreation Assn.

Pennsville

Robert McDade

Leadership

Pennsville Township Committee 2009-Present
Mayor 2017, Deputy Mayor 2009-2016
Planning Board 2009-2011 & 2017
Pennsville Twp. Sewerage Authority 2010-Present
Chairman 2014, 2015 & 2016
Past Member South Jersey Economic Development District (2012-2016)
Former Co-Owner “Affordable Tents by McDade, LLC 1998-2017

Marc Chastain

Leadership

Pennsville Township Committee 2012-Present
Deputy Mayor 2017
Pennsville Planning/Zoning Board 2004-Present
Chairman 2010-2011
Vice Chairman 2004, 2008-2009
Pennsville Sewerage Authority 2011-2015
Vice-Chairman 2014- 2015
Pennsville Resource Recovery Committee 2002

Pittsgrove

Fiore Copare

Served on Township Committee 2012 to Present
Presently serving as Mayor
Serving as Treasurer of Medical Staff – Elmer Hospital & Vineland Hospital,
Past Board Member of Pittsgrove Board of Education – 18 Years
Board President 9-Years
Married to Andrea Ward/Botbyl – 40 Years
8-Children – Marjorie, Nicholas, Matthew, Jason, Brett, Sara, Timothy & Rachel

Kirk Craver

Member of Pittsgrove Township Committee 2006-2013 & 2015-2017
Currently Serving as Deputy Mayor
Serves on: Public Works, Economic Development, Agricultural Advisory, Personnel, Administration Committees & Planning Board
Experience on Recreation, Finance, Health & Public Services Committees

Upper Pittsgrove

Edward Meschi

Leadership

Upper Pittsgrove Township Committee 21 Years
Zoning Board Member -7 years, Chairman- 5 years
Planning Board Member – 20 years
Upper Pittsgrove Recreation Chairman – 15 years
Salem County Solid Waste Advisory Council- 15 Yrs.
Salem County Transportation Advisory Board – 2 yrs.

David Zeck

Leadership

Upper Pittsgrove Township Committee – 3 Years
Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education – 9 Years
President of The Board of Trustees at Elmer United Methodist Church
Former 17 Year Director of the Salem County ARC
Former Cub Scout Leader
Former Girls Softball Coach, Elmer Little League

Woodstown

Vince Witkowski

Organizations

Executive Director – Woodstown Disciples Pantry
Volunteer – Woodstown Meals on Wheels Route
Chair – Woodstown Republican Committee
Member – Woodstown Open Space Committee
Member – Woodstown Historic Preservation Committee
Member – Woodstown Highbridge Arc Committee
Volunteer (8 Years) – Lady of Lordes Helping Hands-Camden
Vietnam Veteran – Clayton, NJ, VFW

Paul Langley

Born in Philadelphia PA
Grew up in Vineland and attended Vineland schools
Moved to Woodstown in 1971
1974 Married the Former Sharon Kincaid and have been married 43 years
Has two sons: Paul Jr. who resides in Vineland, and Howard who resides in Melborne FL
Member of Woodstown Boro Council 2004-2007
Served on Woodstown Planning and Zoning Board, and served as Second Chair in 2005