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CIG Insider – Spring Edition
*Movers and Shakers* |
| Karin Elkis, former Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, has joined the Senate Majority Office as chief of staff to the Senate Majority caucus.Steve Gardner was recently named Executive Director of the Assembly Majority Office.
Mickey Quinn has replaced Gardner as special advisor to Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald. New Jersey Democratic State Committee tapped East Orange Councilman Chris James as Executive Director and Jennifer Holdsworth as the new Political Director. The DSC’s Social Media Director, Marshall Spevak, has moved on to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff for freshman Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo. Todd Riffle was named Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at Assembly Republican Office. In celebration of Women’s History Month, Susan Delaney, Director of Government Affairs and Policy at the Coriell Institute for Medical Research, will be honored by the General Assembly on Thursday as one of only two women recognized for her advocacy of women in life sciences.
CIG client PARS Environmental was recently selected by the Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) for the nationally-recognized “Excellence in Environmental Services” award for growth and innovation in 2013. EBJ held their conference and award ceremony in San Diego recently where PARS, CEO Kirin Gill was in attendance. In Senator Menendez’s office, Fred Turner was recently named chief of staff, replacing longtime aide Danny O’Brien who has become the staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations. Tim Delmonico joined the staff as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, while Charles Burton was named the Senator’s Advisor for Business, Labor, Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Arielle Woronoff has been hired as Senator Cory Booker’s new Health Legislative Assistant. *State House Happenings* Governor Christie Announces FY 15 Budget Plan, Legislature Begins Hearings Continuing to call for reforms, Governor Chris Christie presented a proposed $34.4 billion budget for FY 2015, which includes the largest payment in history to the state’s pension fund. There are no tax increases proposed in this year’s budget, nor has the Governor renewed his call for an income tax cut. Some key provisions of the proposed budget include:
The Legislature has begun conducting public hearings on the Governor’s proposed budget, and will begin reviewing proposed spending for each department over the next two months. For a detailed copy of the Governor’s budget proposal, click here. *Election Watch*
Sabrin to Challenge Booker in Race for U.S. Senate Former U.S. Senate candidate and free market advocate Murray Sabrin recently announced he will run against U.S. Senator Cory Booker in November. Other declared candidates in the Republican senatorial primary include businessman Brian Goldberg, former GOP senatorial candidate Jeffrey Bell, and technology specialist Rich Pezzullo. Candidates Line up to Replace Three NJ Members of Congress With three members of Congress announcing they will not seek re-election in November, candidates from both parties have been lining up to replace Congressmen Rob Andrews (D-1), Jon Runyan (R-3), and Rush Holt (D-12) in the U.S. House of Representatives. CD 1 – Camden and Gloucester Counties The subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation, Congressman Rob Andrews announced last month he would resign from Congress to accept a private sector position at the law firm of Dilworth Paxson. State Senator Donald Norcross, a former head of the South Jersey AFL-CIO, is the strong favorite among Democratic Party leaders to replace him in November’s election. CD 3 – Burlington and Ocean Counties With Congressman Jon Runyan not seeking re-election, Tom MacArthur, a former mayor from North Jersey, has strong support from GOP leaders in Burlington and Ocean Counties, while former Bogota mayor and U.S. Senate Candidate Steve Lonegan has also declared his candidacy in the Republican primary. Democrat leaders are lining up behind Burlington County Freeholder Aimee Belgard. CD 12 – Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset Counties The race for Congressman Rush Holt’s seat in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district includes several prominent state legislators-Senator Linda Greenstein, Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula. On the Republican side, physician Alieta Eck, who ran unsuccessfully in last year’s GOP senatorial primary, will seek her party’s nomination. *Client Spotlight*
For over a century, Girl Scouts has provided leadership experiences that build “girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.” Comprised of four councils serving girls ages 5 to 17, New Jersey Girl Scout Councils represent the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, with approximately 100,000 members and 43,000 volunteers statewide. On March 12th, Girl Scouts celebrated their 102nd year of mentoring girls, and New Jersey’s Girl Scout Councils recently held a Statehouse Day to promote their 2014 legislative agenda.
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