Senator Gerald Cardinale

July 25, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199
Senator Bill Baroni (R-14), Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39), Senator Jennifer Beck (R-12), Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-13)

The Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have sent letters to Governor Jon Corzine and Judiciary Committee Chairman John Adler asking that they take action to remove State Parole board member Charlie Jones from his position. In a letter to Judge William Martini, Mr. Jones alleged that the Federal indictment and jury conviction of Mayor Sharpe James were nothing more than political acts.

Download PDF: Letter to Governor Corzine
Download PDF: Letter to Chariman Adler

July 21, 2008

Contact: Andy Pratt / 609-292-5199
Senator Bill Baroni (R-14), Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39), Senator Jennifer Beck (R-12), Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-13), Senator Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40)

Five Republican senators have sent a letter to Judge William Martini asking him to impose the maximum possible sentence on Sharpe James, the former senator and mayor of Newark, for his crimes against the citizens of Newark and the taxpayers of New Jersey.

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July 9, 2008

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A More Affordable NJ, Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39)

“This borrowing scheme is equivalent to asking elementary school children to take out loans to pay for their own education.”

Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39) criticized Governor Jon Corzine today after he signed legislation authorizing $3.9 billion to be borrowed for school construction without voter approval.

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April 9, 2008

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Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39)

Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39) expressed disappointment today that Governor Corzine’s promised increases in special education funding will not be included in the Fiscal Year 2009 budget as promised. Corzine proposes delaying the funding until the following budget year.

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March 17, 2008

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Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39)

In light of the inadequacy of the Inspector General’s investigation and a myriad of obvious conflicts of interest at the State level, Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen) had this to say about the botched EnCap landfill reclamation project:

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March 6, 2008

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Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39)

Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39) issued this statement about the re-nomination of Jeanne Fox as president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities:

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March 5, 2008

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Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39)

Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen) introduced a proposed constitutional amendment this week which would reinstate the death penalty for the most violent crimes. The crimes include the murder of a law enforcement official, terrorism resulting in death and a child rapist who murders his victims.

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March 3, 2008

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Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39), Senator Jennifer Beck (R-12)

Senator Jennifer Beck (R-12) and Senator Gerald Cardinale, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to state and federal law enforcement to provide the Senate Judiciary Committee with an update on the status of any probe that is being conducted into the Board of Public Utilities (BPU).

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February 28, 2008

Contact: Bill Murray / 609-292-5199
Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39)

Senator Gerald Cardinale, R-Bergen, applauded the inspector general’s long-awaited call for a criminal investigation into EnCap, the financially and environmentally flawed golf course and condo project planned for the Meadowlands, and he urged the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice to begin a thorough and unbiased criminal inquiry immediately.

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November 21, 2007

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Senator Gerald Cardinale (R-39)

Research Also Indicates Capital Punishment Is A Deterrent

Senator Gerald Cardinale, (R-39), joined Professor Robert Blecker from the New York Law School today urging Governor Corzine and the legislative leadership to refrain from abolishing the death penalty in New Jersey during the lame duck session of the legislature.

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