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NEWS FLASH:  We have just received news that the AFL-CIO Retiree conference originally scheduled for April has been postponed until October 2012.  Watch the website and April newsletter for more information.

Posted 2/10/12  lad

School Board Elections in November?

Governor Christie signed legislation on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 which would permit local municipalities to move their school board elections to November.  As a "reward" for such a move, local school districts with budgets within the 2% "cap" would not be required to submit their budgets for public vote.  The intent of the bill is to increase voter participation in school board elections and to save local districts from footing the bill for a separate election in April.  Each town can make its own determination.  Either the municipal government or the school board could pass a resolution or a petition of 15% of the registered voters who voted in the last general election could be filed with the school board requiring the change.

Posted 1/20/12 lad



2011 State Legislative Election Results


DISTRICT 1
Senate    Jeff Van Drew (D)
Assembly   Nelson Albano (D)    and Matthew Milam (D)

DISTRICT 2
Senate Jim Whelan (D)
Assembly   John F. Amodeo (R) and Chris Brown (R)

DISTRICT 3
Senate    Stephen Sweeney (D)
Assembly    John J. Burzichelli (D) and  Celeste M. Riley (D)

DISTRICT 4
Senate   Fred H. Madden (D)
Assembly  Paul D. Moriarty (D)  and Gabriela Mosquera (D)

DISTRICT 5
Senate  Donald Norcross (D)
Assembly  Angel Fuentes (D)  and Gilbert L. “Whip” Wilson (D)

DISTRICT 6
Senate  James Beach (D)
Assembly  Louis D. Greenwald (D)  and Pamela R. Lampitt (D)

DISTRICT 7
Senate  Diane Allen (R)
Assembly  Herb Conaway (D)  and Troy Singleton (D)

DISTRICT 8
Senate  Dawn Marie Addiego (R)
Assembly   Scott Rudder (R)   and Christopher J. Brown (R)

DISTRICT 9
Senate  Christopher J. Connors (R)
Assembly  Brian E. Rumpf (R)  and DiAnne Gove (R)

DISTRICT 10
Senate  Jim Holzapfel (R)
Assembly  Dave Wolfe (R)  and Gregory P. McGuckin (R)

DISTRICT 11
Senate  Jennifer Beck (R)
Assembly  Mary Pat Angelini (R)  and Caroline Casagrande (R)

DISTRICT 12
Senate  Samuel D. Thompson (R)
Assembly  Ronald S. Dancer (R)  and Robert D. Clifton (R)


Senate  Bob Smith (D)
Assembly  Joseph V. Egan (D)  and Upendra Chivukula (D)

DISTRICT 18
Senate  Barbara Buono (D)
Assembly  Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D)  and Peter J. Barnes, III (D)

DISTRICT 19
Senate  Joseph F. Vitale (D)
Assembly  John S. Wisniewski (D)  and Craig J. Coughlin (D)

DISTRICT 20
Senate  Raymond J. Lesniak (D)
Assembly  Joseph Cryan (D)  and Annette Quijano (D)

DISTRICT 21
Senate  Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R)
Assembly  Jon Bramnick (R)  and Nancy F. Munoz (R)

DISTRICT 22
Senate  Nicholas Scutari (D)
Assembly  Jerry Green (D)  and Linda Stender (D)

DISTRICT 23
Senate  Michael J. Doherty (R)
Assembly  Erik Peterson (R)  and John DiMaio (R)

DISTRICT 24
Senate  Steven V. Oroho (R)
Assembly  Alison Littell McHose (R)  and Gary R. Chiusano (R)

DISTRICT 25
Senate  Anthony R. Bucco (R)
Assembly  Michael Patrick Carroll (R)  and Anthony M. Bucco (R)

DISTRICT 26
Senate  Joe Pennacchio (R)
Assembly  Alex DeCroce (R)  and Jay Webber (R)

DISTRICT 27
Senate  Richard J. Codey (D)
Assembly  John F. McKeon (D)  and Mila M. Jasey (D)

DISTRICT 28
Senate  Ronald L. Rice (D)
Assembly  Cleopatra G. Tucker (D)  and Ralph R. Caputo (D)

DISTRICT 29
Senate  M. Teresa Ruiz (D)
Assembly  L. Grace Spencer (D)  and Alberto Coutinho (D)

DISTRICT 30
Senate  Robert W. Singer (R)
Assembly  Sean T. Kean (R)  and David Rible (R)

DISTRICT 31
Senate  Sandra B. Cunningham (D)
Assembly  Charles Mainor (D)  and Jason O’Donnell (D)

DISTRICT 32
Senate  Nicholas J. Sacco (D)
Assembly  Vincent Prieto (D)  and Angelica M. Jimenez (D)

DISTRICT 33
Senate  Brian P. Stack (D)
Assembly Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. (D) and Sean Connors (D)

DISTRICT 34
Senate  Nia H. Gill (D)
Assembly  Sheila Y. Oliver (D)  and Thomas P. Giblin (D)

DISTRICT 35
Senate  Nellie Pou (D)
Assembly  Shavonda E. Sumter (D)  and Benjie E. Wimberly (D)

DISTRICT 36
Senate  Paul A. Sarlo (D)
Assembly  Gary S. Schaer (D)  and Marlene Caride (D)

DISTRICT 37
Senate  Loretta Weinberg (D)
Assembly  Gordon M. Johnson (D)  and Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)

DISTRICT 38
Senate  Robert M. Gordon (D)
Assembly  Connie T. Wagner (D)  and Timothy J. Eustace (D)

DISTRICT 39
Senate  Gerald Cardinale (R)
Assembly  Robert Schroeder (R)  and Holly Schepisi (R)

DISTRICT 40
Senate  Kevin J. O’Toole (R)
Assembly  David C. Russo (R)  and Scott T. Rumana (R)




SAVE OUR COLA!! 

 

A committee of retired state employees has been working to save our Pension COLA. Retired or soon to be retired state employees are encourage to join the website that they created.

www.njretiredpublicemployees.com

 

      

                                                                                             posted 9/14-lf



    Tell Congress: No Social Security Cuts

 

Congress is split on how to reduce our national debt.  While our debt should be reduced, cuts to Social Security are not a reasonable or equitable option.

 

As the Alliance for Retired Americans has stated,  “Social Security has not contributed at all to the national debt.  It is funded entirely by worker and employer contributions.  The Social Security Trustees report that there is enough funding to pay full benefits through 2036.”   The President and Congress are considering cutting benefits by $112 billion.  This could cost you thousands of dollars.

 

What is wrong with our legislators who would prefer to cut benefits to seniors and will not consider ending a decade of tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans?

 

 Call your Representatives and Senators and them not to cut Social Security.  The Capitol switchboard number is (202) 224-3121.

 

Reviewed 9/21/11 lad