Brian Farrell, our former 2nd Vice President has resigned and relocated to Eastern PA. He also relocated his marketing consulting practice to PA as well. We wish Brian luck in his new home, and thank him for many years of dedicated service!

No Central Jersey legislative district screams out more loudly for a change in representation than the 17th.

Democratic incumbents Upendra Chivukula and Joseph Egan have been holding down their Assembly posts together since 2002. Both have worked their way into leadership positions of a sort — Chivukula as deputy speaker, Egan as deputy majority leader — and yet have made little mark that would resonate with the public. Egan remains a dual officeholder as he continues to serve as a New Brunswick city councilman, and has never acknowledged any potential conflicts of interest. Chivukula himself held onto a second seat as a Franklin councilman for a time before bowing to public backlash.

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Unemployment in NJ under Corzine: 9.4%
Unemployment in neighboring states: CT 8%; DE 8.1%; MD 7.2%; NY 8.2%; PA 8.2%
Electing a Republican in November: Priceless

Senator Marcia Karrow, a member of the Senate Labor Committee, issued the following statement regarding the latest unemployment numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

“Once again hard figures have disproven Governor Corzine’s claim that New Jersey is outperforming her neighbors economically. In fact, this state is saddled with the highest unemployment rate in 26 years.

“Every other state in the Mid-Atlantic region has a lower unemployment rate than New Jersey. Adding insult to injury, surrounding states also have lower property taxes, lower income tax rates, lower auto insurance rates and lower costs of living. How Jon Corzine determines that the state is outperforming its neighbors economically is a mystery to the rest of us.

“Eight years of fiscal mismanagement, higher taxes, outrageous spending, record setting borrowing and bureaucratic red tape have brought us to this precipice. The governor will try to explain this data away by pointing to the global recession. The fact remains: New Jersey was in dire financial shape long before the recession hit, and the governor is now trying to pass the buck.”

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

G.O.P. CAMPAIGN SCHOOL - RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD!
Don’t Miss Out!

SIGN UP NOW!

When – Saturday, June 20th
Time – 8:30am
Where – Miele Designer Showroom

If you attend you will learn how to:

* Uncover a winning strategy
* Write a campaign plan that gets voters thinking about your issues
* Design direct mail and walking pieces votes will remembe r
* Talk to a reporter and get your point across
* Run a GOTV effort that delivers your voters to the polls

Find out:

* The 3 biggest mistakes you can make when designing campaign literature
* Ten things you must know about the opposition
* Five ways to make more money at your next fundraiser
…. and more

Hear from the best in the state, including graduates of the RNC Campaign Management College,
an intensive 6-day program led by the top political operatives in the country.

Investment: $30 in advance
($35 at the door - if space is still available). SIGN UP NOW!

Who should attend: Candidates, Municipal Chairs and Officers,
Campaign Managers and Campaign Volunteers

Registration form is attached.
Info: Sue Tisiker - stisiker@comcast.net / 908-227-9240
Bob Jones - bobj152@aol.com / 908-307-4269

Directions: Miele Design Center, Route 1 North, So. Brunswick
(Address for Mapquest: 9 Independence Way, Princeton, NJ 08540.

“There are no limits to our future if we don’t put limits on our people.”

“When people lack jobs, opportunity and ownership of property, they have little or no stake in their communities.”

“Every time in this century we’ve lowered the tax rates across the board, on employment, on saving, investment and risk-taking in this economy, revenues went up, not down.”

“Democracy without morality is impossible.”

Our May regular meeting of the Piscataway Republican Organization is Thursday, May 14, at the Spain Inn (7th and Rock Avenues.

RSVP: Joe Schilp - joeschilp@aol.com

Bring a Republican Friend!

Come join the PRO at Piscataway’s 18th Annual Street Fair this Saturday, May 9, at the municipal complex (455 Hoes Lane). Don't forget to visit our booth!

We need your help. For further details contact:
Joe Schilp - joeschilp@aol.com