Race in the 11th is heating up

Tom Catley, left. Dave Rible, right.



The APP reports that Neptune Committeeman Tom Catley has joined Wall Board of Adjustment member Dave Rible in the race for the Republican nod for a vacant Assembly seat in the 11th district.

Assemblymen Steve Corodemus and Sean Kean are vying for the nomination to replace retiring Senator Joe Palaia.

The Press quotes Kean as saying "it's unclear who the party will support'' for the Senate nomination. Hopefully this in a indication that the Assemblymen have agreed to avoid a primary, which would create two Assembly vacancies, or an Independent race by one of the candidates, which could throw the district to the Democrats.

On the Democratic side, Belmar Councilman Matt Doherty, who was an Assembly candidate in 2005, made headlines by proposing an anti-eminent domain ordinance at the Belmar reorganization where he was sworn in. The Press also reported that Doherty left his job at The Bank of New York to set up his own mortgage brokerage in Belmar, in the same building as Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle's software company. Doherty declared that he is foregoing his stipend for his work as a councilman, but has yet to file the paper work to do so.