While the races for Governor and state legislature are getting a lot of attention, local voters in Cape May County will have decisions to make on November 5th as well.
In Dennis Township, Jennifer Hand is running with Mayor Gene Glembocki in Republican Column 2. Jen is a first time candidate. A mother of two school-aged children, Jen is active as a sports coach and member of the School Board. Gene & Jen are running under the slogan “A positive campaign for the future of Dennis Township” and have pledged to talk only about issues and not launch personal attacks on their opponents.
“We have already seen some ugly, negative stuff flying around,” said Mayor Gene Glembocki. “We don’t think it’s right to run down the entire Township to try to score political points. Candidates for office should be able to run a clean and respectful campaign about what they stand for without resorting to personal attacks or vicious rumors. Voters want to hear a positive plan for the future. That is what the Glembocki and Hand campaign is about.”
Jennifer Hand added, “I have been talking to the people of Dennis Township at their front doors about the challenges ahead. Politics has gotten too ugly. We are running a positive campaign for the future of Dennis Township. I believe we can have a different kind of politics that respects the voters and focuses on important issues, not personal attacks. We have a budget to balance and decisions to be made on spending priorities and nasty Spout Offs are not going to get us where we need to be. We need to continue the fiscal reforms that have been started so that Dennis Township gets on stable financial ground and continues to provide great services to the people. The voters of Dennis Township that I have talked to are ready to support candidates like Gene and I, who are focused on a positive future.”
In Middle Township, Melanie Collins has been wearing out the shoe leather from Del Haven to Swainton and everywhere in between. Melanie is poised to become the first African-American women to hold office in Middle. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and is a public school teacher.
“We all share the hope for a brighter future,” Melanie Collins said. “The most effective way to build that future is to work together, right here in our own hometown. We face daunting challenges. To create genuine opportunities for all, we must commit to uniting on common ground, not dividing over petty political differences. If we stay true to the uniquely American principle of equality of opportunity, coupled with personal responsibility, and we apply those things locally right here in Middle Township, then we empower everyone to be their best, regardless of party, race or gender.”
In Lower Township, Erik Simonsen is running in the special election for the Ward 3 Council seat. Simonsen, a Vice Principal at the Teitelman school, is a former Township Councilman and has been active in local recreation and as a member of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee and the Friends of Fishing Creek School. Erik has already knocked on hundreds of doors and finds voters very responsive to his positive campaign.
“It has been a lot of fun going door-to-door in Ward 3,” said Erik Simonsen. “I hear the same thing from everybody, ‘Stay positive. Tell us what you’re for, not what you’re against.’ I’ve really taken that to heart. I am for what I have always been for, being a watchdog for the taxpayers. We all have wish lists of things that we would like to see government do, but these days we have to do more with less because budgets are so tight. I want to get back to looking at every project and every proposal and making sure that tax dollars aren’t being wasted. It’s a message that my neighbors in Ward 3 have really responded to. If they see fit to elect me, I intend to bring the same approach to my seat on Lower Township Council and work to bring people together rather than drive wedges everywhere.”
Election Day is November 5th. Glembocki and Hand in Dennis, Collins in Middle and Simonsen in Lower Township will appear in Republican Column 2, along with Governor Chris Christie, Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt for Senate, Sam Fiocchi and Kristine Gabor for Assembly and Jerry Thornton and Marie Hayes for Freeholder.
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