![]() Tell them to get out for the good of the entire state. “Talk to your friends and your neighbors. “This is why getting out the vote is so important,” he said. You aren’t going to let anything stop you from getting what’s best for Ocean City.” “This is why I call it the People’s Republic of Ocean City. “Ocean City needs to do what Ocean City does best,” said Desiderio. “It’s like starting out the election 15 (percentage) points behind.” The Flanders Ballroom was packet with supporters.īut even staring at such grim mathematics didn’t faze this crowd. He acknowledged the difficulty in winning a statewide election where there are 911,000 more registered Democrat voters than Republicans. “If we ranked 25 th…right in the middle…we could reduce our property tax (one of the highest in the country) by 60 percent,” he said.Īlthough currently ahead in the polls, “if the election were held tomorrow, I’d win,” Hugin said. “If we ranked first, we could wipe out the property tax in New Jersey,” he said. Hugin again hammered one of his main campaign themes: how New Jersey ranks among the lowest states in the nation for getting back services in exchange for its federal tax dollars. I am going to represent you, not corporations and not special interests.” But that doesn’t make anyone’s issues any more or less important than anyone else’s. North Jersey has two-thirds of the state’s population. ![]() “It’s a diverse state geographically and in what is important to the residents of each area. Hugin noted the differences in issues that are important to South Jersey. “Bob Menendez has been to Cape May County exactly once in 12 years. “We have a golden opportunity in New Jersey to elect our first Republican U.S. Under his leadership, the company grew into one of New Jersey’s largest private sector employers, a biotech firm known for its research against cancer and other chronic diseases. Marine Corps, where he was an active duty infantry officer from 1976 to 1983, participating in numerous deployments.įor the past 19 years he was a leader in healthcare as Chairman and CEO of Celgene Corporation and Trustee of the Atlantic Health System for the last 10 years. The first in his family to attend college, Hugin received a full scholarship to Princeton University and then served in the U.S. The native of Union City, Hudson County, Hugin was characterized as the embodiment of the American dream. ![]() While the attacks on Menendez were a focal point of the speeches, there was also plenty of praise for Hugin as a person and a leader. The event also supported Desiderio’s re-election bid and Seth Grossman, who is running for the Congressional seat currently held by longtime Representative Frank LoBiondo. We can’t return a man to office who was indicted on 14 counts and who has been involved in corruption for decades.” New Jersey has been the butt of too many jokes for too many years. Senator is an embarrassment and a disgrace. Sea Isle City Mayor Len Desiderio, who is running for re-election to the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders, introduced Hugin, and was even more blunt. “We shouldn’t have one of our senior elected officials running to stay one step ahead of the law.” Mayor Jay Gillian and Freeholder Len Desiderio showed their mutual admiration. “New Jersey deserves better,” Hugin said. Salomen Melgen, convicted on his own 67-count indictment. The letter outlined a laundry list of Senate Rules violations, and those of federal law stemming from the acceptance of impermissible gifts including travel on private flights, not disclosing the gifts as required and using the power of his office to advocate for his friend Dr. Hugin’s campaign staff distributed a four-page public letter of admonition sent to Menendez from the Senate’s Select Committee on Ethics. Hugin stressed the importance of getting out the vote in his quest to unseat Menendez, the subject of a 14-count federal indictment, whose 11-week corruption trial ended in a hung jury. “You are all blessed to be part of Ocean City, don’t ever take it for granted.” ![]() “Through the hard work of your Mayor and Council, Board of Education and all of the people, you aren’t just sustaining things here, you’re enhancing them. “My grandparents had a place in Tuckahoe, and I have special memories of coming here in the 50s and 60s,” Hugin said. Hugin, the GOP candidate challenging longtime Senator Bob Menendez, seemed right at home in the packed ballroom of the Flanders Hotel. The Ocean City Republican Club’s fall kick-off event Tuesday night at the Flanders Hotel had the feel of an old-time campaign rally, and United States Senate candidate Bob Hugin eagerly reaped the benefits. Senate candidate Bob Hugin makes a point during speech before the Ocean City Republican Club’s kick-off event Tuesday night at the Flanders Hotel.
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