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January 12, 2012 

 

For Immediate Release
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Leigh-Ann Bellew

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Bill Spadea for Assembly

Party Bosses not Inviting Spadea to Convention  

to Thwart Open and Fair Election Process

 

Spadea Team Considers Legal Options, Will Contact NJGOP and  

Secretary of State's Office


Princeton, NJ (January 11, 2012) - Bill Spadea did not receive an invitation to the upcoming convention being held in Hillsborough on January 19th.  In an attempt to block Spadea, who has dozens of Somerset County Committee Members already pledged to vote for him, Somerset County Chair, Al Gaburo refuses to meet, return phone calls, or acknowledge that Spadea is a filed candidate.

 

Somerset's Gaburo along with Hunterdon Chair Henry Kuhl, fearing that Spadea might actually win the convention - especially if the vote goes to a second ballot - are planning to meet this weekend to plot a way to deny the delegates a second ballot opportunity by adopting rules in secret to hand the seat to Simon even without her gaining a majority of the votes.  "We're very disappointed that the discussion of rules, time and location are taking place behind closed doors.  We're going to force the discussion to take place in the light of day.  Nobody should be scared of an open, transparent process, "stated Spadea campaign counsel Charlie Spies.  "We'll be reaching out to the NJGOP and the Secretary of State, Kim Guadagno, to ensure that the election is conducted fairly, legally, and in a transparent manner."

 

 "The bosses have resorted to trying to manipulate the rules because their candidate is so weak.  Simon, at this time, has no filing on record with ELEC, hasn't reported raising any funds, and has refused to participate in a public discussion of the issues.  She's also been plagued with issues surrounding her biography, positions, and affiliation with groups directly opposed to Governor Christie's agenda like the NJ Women's Political Caucus whose main beneficiaries are Democratic candidates.  Without any recorded contributions to her campaign so far, it makes you wonder how she is paying for the activity," said Spadea manager Leigh-Ann Bellew. "This is just another example of how the insider bosses think they're above the rules."

 

Spadea has knocked on more than 120 doors of County Committee members and is earning considerable support among Republicans who are disgusted with the back room, strong-arm tactics.  Several members left a Hillsborough GOP meeting earlier this week, and called Bill Spadea personally to pledge their support for him after being upset with the negative attacks on Spadea's character and integrity.  

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Bill Spadea has worked in New Jersey as a senior executive in the real estate industry for the past 15 years.   As a Vice President with Weichert - a full-service real estate and financial services company serving key markets throughout the United States - he is responsible for career development and overseeing the national sales center.

 

Mr. Spadea is also an on-air Political Analyst and Republican Strategist for several New York region television stations, including Fox 5 New York, WWOR MY9 and NJTV. Additionally, he has been a political consultant for numerous campaigns throughout the Northeast states. After graduating from Boston University, he went onto serve in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1991 to 1999.   As a proud veteran, he chairs of the annual Veteran's Day Observance event, and serves as master of ceremony for the annual Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony in Princeton, New Jersey.

 

Mr. Spadea's political career began in 1993, when he was elected the National Chairman of the College Republican National Committee. The focus of his time with the organization was on a nation-wide volunteer effort to mobilize thousands of college students for local congressional candidates in support of the "Contract with America."   Mr. Spadea ran for U.S. Congress in New Jersey's 12th district and earned more than 115,000 votes (40%) in 2004 running against the heavily-funded incumbent Rush Holt.   He is the co-founder and past-president of Building the New Majority, a grassroots political organization focused on helping NJ citizen-legislators win local campaigns.

 

Mr. Spadea lives in Princeton, New Jersey with his wife Jodi and their two children, who both attend Princeton public schools. He serves on the Princeton Township Zoning Board, is a coach for Princeton Recreation Little League and volunteers with the Caring Cooks Academy.  

 

  

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