LoBiondo Seeks Reelection, Cites Jobs as Focus for New Congress

U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo, 64, Republican incumbent, New Jersey’s Second Congressional District since November 1994, is being challenged in the Nov. 2 election by a Democrat, and three independent candidates for the job that pays $174,000 annually with a two year term.
LoBiondo is a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He also serves as top ranking Republican on the Subcommittee for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. He is also on the Water Resources and Environment and Aviation subcommittees.
Born in Rosenhayn, he received his B.A. in Business Administration from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, then returned to his family‘s trucking business.
LoBiondo resides in Ventnor with his wife Tina and their two rescued Weimaraners, Lola and Luca.
His platform:
“My main focus in the next Congress will be on one thing: jobs. America’s unemployment rate is near 10 percent nationally, and is several points higher in South Jersey. Congress and the Obama Administration touted the $862 billion stimulus bill as their plan to create jobs and this effort has utterly failed.”
“Already we have seen stimulus money go for checks for felons and the dead and for projects that are of dubious worth to the people. We need to craft and implement policies that will create certainty and stability for businesses and ‘incentivize’ them to create jobs and new opportunities. One way to do this is to extend the cuts, which were enacted in 2001 and 2003 but will expire at the end of the year.
“Congressional Democrats’ decision to not even hold a fair and timely vote on extending these expiring cuts ensures that they will go up on every taxpayer in January. This is the wrong choice during a recession with high unemployment.”
“I support extending all of the tax cuts because it’s the people’s money, not Washington’s and the people can spend it better and to a more positive effect.
“Enacting policies that allow businesses to thrive and hire more workers will alleviate joblessness, grow the economy and allow for a more robust recovery without more wasted government spending. Washington’s stimulus has been the wrong track to take and now it’s time to get back to what works. I’m committed to working in Congress to help grow the economy and get America and South Jersey working again.”
According to his re-election website, “In Washington, Frank LoBiondo is known as a fierce supporter of veterans, and he continues to work hard to expand access to community-based health care providers which minimizes the need for South Jersey veterans to commute outside the state for VA-approved services. Frank has always maintained a strong commitment to protecting the environment, a result of a childhood devotion to the outdoors.
During his time in public office, he has striven to protect fragile wildlife and wetlands, and has stood up for projects that endeavor to preserve and restore the New Jersey coastline. Congressman LoBiondo has won recognition for his environmental work from the Audubon Society, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Sierra Club.
“Frank has been a strong voice for the private business sector having once owned and operated his own small business. He believes government intervention is not responsible for the creation of jobs and economic growth, but the hard work and success of private businesses.”