Burlington GOP Screening Committee Announces Recommendations to Full County Committee

Ciattarelli for Governor, Garganio & Hughes for Freeholder

Lead List of Endorsements

For Immediate Release

Contact: Steve Solomon, 609-267-3432

Mount Holly, March 17, 2017 – Burlington County Republican Screening Committee Chairman Steve Solomon, of Moorestown, announced today that his committee will be recommending the following slate of candidates to the full Burlington County Republican Committee at their County Committee Meeting to be held on Monday, March 20 at the Ramblewood Country Club in Mount Laurel starting at 6:00pm.

Governor: Jack Ciattarelli

Burlington County Freeholder: Bruce Garganio & Linda Hughes

State Committeeman: Steve Solomon

State Committeewoman: Erin Darreff

District 06, New Jersey State Senate: Robert Shapiro

District 06, New Jersey General Assembly: Winston Extavour

District 07, New Jersey State Senate: Rob Prisco

District 07, New Jersey General Assembly: Octavia Scott & Mike Piper

District 08, New Jersey State Senate: Dawn Marie Addiego

District 08, New Jersey General Assembly: Maria Rodriguez-Gregg & Joe Howarth

District 09, New Jersey State Senate: Chris Connors

District 09, New Jersey General Assembly: Diane Gove & Brian Rumpf

District 12, New Jersey State Senate: Art Haney

District 12, New Jersey General Assembly: Alex Robotin & Eleanor “Debbie” Walker

“Our screening committee was honored to meet with a host of qualified candidates for every office from Governor, to Freeholder, to State Legislature and we thank them all for spending time with us, answering our questions, and seeking our support,” said Solomon.  “We are confident that the slate of candidates we chose to recommend to the full committee represent the very best our party has to offer and give us the best opportunity to win in November.”

Solomon said candidate recruitment by party leaders and selection by the county committee has been critical to the continuing success of the Burlington County Republican Party in a county that now has 35,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.

“You can’t govern if you don’t win,” added Solomon.