Update:
I've heard the convention has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 26. Still at the Port Monmouth VFW.
Eileen Kean, Esq is a candidate for the Freeholder nomination. Kean is a the Director of Government Affairs for the Medical Society of New Jersey. Previously, she has been a Washington lobbyist for the Republican leaning firm of Bond and Company. While a Washington lobbyist, Kean supported mostly Republican candidates. However, like Anne Estabrook, she has donated to prominent Democrats, including Frank Pallone and Steve Rothman.
The deadline for candidates wishing to screen for the nominations of U.S. Senate, Congress and Freeholder to file their letters of intent in Thursday the 21st at 5pm.
So far Serena DiMaso of Holmdel and John Curley of Red Bank have filed for the Freeholder vacancy. They both did so before the original deadline of February 8th. There are unconfirmed reports that another candidate has filed. Chairman Adam Puharic has ruled that only two candidates for each office will be passed by his screening committee to appear before the convention for the nomination.
We've come a long way from the open convention rules of 2005 and 2006 when there were several candidates mounting spirited campaigns throughout the county.
I predict that there will be three candidates for the Freeholder vacancy, and that DiMaso and the yet to be named candidate will be selected to go on to the convention. I don't see Puharic taking the chance that an independent thinker like Curley will get the nomination. If Curley wants to be a Freeholder, his best shot is to withdraw his letter of intent and file petitions for the primary. RedBankGreen reported that Curley said he would seek re-election as a Red Bank Councilman if he doesn not win the party's Freeholder endorsement.
Freeholder Director Lillian Burry will not be challenged at the convention.
The convention will be on March 29 at the VFW in Port Monmouth. We've also come a long way from conventions a Branches, Battleground Country Club and Brookdale.
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The VFW that convicted polition Ray Ogrady once controlled. Is it not?
Just a little historical footnote
Was there an email about the convention? I remember getting alot of Romney emails, but none providing notice of the convention.
Same rules as last year? Are they hiring security to keep people out?
And TR's point is pretty interesting, too. Why the VFW?
Barry Goldwater said...
Was there an email about the convention? I remember getting alot of Romney emails, but none providing notice of the convention.
Same rules as last year? Are they hiring security to keep people out?
And TR's point is pretty interesting, too. Why the VFW?
No email about the convention. You read it here first!
I doubt they'll be hiring security to keep people out...there's no money!
Same rules as last year? I doubt it. Those rules were designed to prevent Anna Little an opportunity to state her case to the committee and ask for the nomination. There will be no need for that this year.
Why the VFW? It only cost $400.00.
Speaking of no emails...The Lincoln Day Dinner is next week. I haven't heard anything about it in weeks.
"one of the little people" said: Stupid is as stupid does. Doesn't the goon squad realize we live in a democracy or is this Puharic's "Fourth Reich" ???? No wonder there's no money. who would waste money to finance this fiasco???? Get real...we need a whole new Republican party in Monmouth County,what we have is called A FAILURE !!!!!
Isn't Kean the wife of Sean Kean? Or is it sister...
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