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Insider NJ's 2019 Retrospective 22001199 RREETTRROOSSPPEECCTTIIVVEE Be awesome In addition to providing an excellent career-focused education, We also work to make a quality education Berkeley College goes above and beyond to prepare students affordable—more than $47 million in for professional and personal success in the real world: Berkeley College institutional aid was provided to qualied students during the • We offer an exceptional Honors Program 2018-2019 award year. 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For up-to-date and detailed information, please visit BerkeleyCollege.edu and view our catalogs at BerkeleyCollege.edu/publications. 2 RETROSPECTIVE 2019 INTRODUCTION You don’t ever get to the end of the year And yet, it would be done. in New Jersey without one last political bombshell going off, and as we dutifully Unable to reconcile his own decision to labor to finish the InsiderNJ 2019 Ret - oppose impeachment with the rank and rospective we pause to ponder the latest. file in his own party, Van Drew – rather than change his position – changed par - P.O. Box 66 This time it’s U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew pro - ties. Verona, NJ 07044 [email protected] viding 11th hour drama amid the hustle www.InsiderNJ.com of Christmas cheer. His decision to oppose It was a fitting end to a year defined once the impeachment of President Donald J. again by campaigns and elections, and in Trump prompted the Democratic Party es - particular that collision in Van Drew’s old tablishment to pull the plug on him, shov - senate district, where his protégé, war hero ing him into the arms of Trump, who Robert Andrzejczak could not – in the Re - oversaw his transformation from prag - publican bastion of deep South Jersey – matic Dem to New Jersey’s 2020 winner withstand the Trump-affiliated march of of The Apprentice otherwise known as Jeff Vineland attorney Mike Testa, Jr., chair of Van Flew. the Cumberland County GOP. Max Pizarro The congressman’s decision to cut ties with On the final session of the year in Trenton, Editor-in-Chief the party he came up in but finally felt lame duck Assemblyman R. Bruce Land [email protected] alienated from sparked outrage every - (D-1), defeated by the Testa ticket in No - where. Democrats were angry. Republi - vember, choked back tears as he bade cans were angry. farewell to his fellow lawmakers in both parties. “Jeff has played this little game for years, and it finally caught up with him,” said Even as Van Drew secured himself to a one Democrat, speaking on condition of president reviled by those who once loved anonymity, as he considered Van Drew’s and now felt betrayed by him, the tough Pete Oneglia track record of providing crunch time Sen - old beloved veteran from the Vietnam General Manager ate Budget Committee votes to Gov. Chris War, a survivor by trade of the world’s [email protected] Christie, who through Van Drew added worst trials, never quick to criticize or be another layer of political adhesive to the partisan, felt the pangs of those personal Michael Graham South Jersey Democratic Machine. connections he made under the gold CEO dome, as he exited the statehouse, a casu - Others – staffers and longtime backers of alty of politics. John F.X. Graham the always nattily attired congressman - Publisher said they felt flat out heartbroken. In their Ryan Graham eyes, their always pragmatic and intelligent Max Pizarro Associate Publisher champion was far from the wild-eyed Max Pizarro transgressions of the president. Editor, InsiderNJ 3 соΝΊΙϏϔϚϕΜϏϚϋϙϏϔΗΓͥΗ΢ІΏΕ ΖϏϒϒϏϕϔΛϋχϊϋϘϙ ΌϕϜϋϘϏϔύϓϕϘϋϚώχϔкййϚϕϝϔϙ χωϘϕϙϙΗϋϝΓϋϘϙϋϟͥΗϋϝ΢ϕϘϑͥ χϔϊΏϒϕϘϏϊχͨ Start TAPinto in Sign Up for FREE Daily Your Town: e-News For Your Town: www.tapinto.net/enews 4 RETROSPECTIVE 2019 WINNER OF THE YEAR MIKE TESTA, JR. New Jersey is kind of like the entire country bulldozed into one seafront spillzone. It’s got everything. For every millionaire banker not from here who buys his way into office, you have someone who actually rises out of the tilled soil of his own backyard. Bob Andrzejzak was an excellent incumbent candidate. He’s a man who reminds others of the value of public service and sacrifice and, God knows, courage – all virtues in short supply in a state more God forsaken than God-fearing. But Testa insisted on telling his own authentic story and convincing voters that his skills would better serve them in Trenton. Testa reminded the state of a critical political lesson: it’s not enough to depend on a combination of anger and the temper of the times. 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From brain tumors and spinal disease to cerebrovascular diseases like stroke and aneurysms, if it involves the brain or spine, there’s only one Capital. capitalneuro.org 10 RETROSPECTIVE 2019 WINNER OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP JON BRAMNICK Widely dismissed as collateral damage of the Trump presidency, nice funny Republican guy Bramnick prevailed with a show of street smart moxie despite Democrats trying pretty hard to upend him on the strength of Central Jersey Trump agony. 11 IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITYPROVEN LEADERS 2·7RROH6FULYRGHOLYHUVHIIHFWLYHDQGLQQRYDWLYHVROXWLRQVWRLWVFOLHQWVHVSHFLDOO\ZKHQWKHVWDNHVDUHKLJKHVW With a unique blend of public sector insight and private sector expertise, ZZZRVODZFRP 0DLQ2IÀFH 3KLODGHOSKLD1HZ<RUN6DQ)UDQFLVFR 14 Village Park Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 • 973.239.5700 12 RETROSPECTIVE 2019 WINNER OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP DONALD J. TRUMP Headed for impeachment at year’s end, the President hates the state, evidently, but could depend on good ol’ New Jersey to create an advantageous national narrative when U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of South Jersey opted to switch parties sooner than back impeachment. 13 14 RETROSPECTIVE 2019 POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR RYAN PETERS What do you do when the senator who occupies the top of your slate changes parties and aligns with the most powerful boss in the state to defeat you? If you’re Peters, you go into Navy SEAL mode. The LD8 Republican assemblyman ditched dead weight slate mate Joe Howarth and installed proven countywide winner Sheriff Jean Stanfield on his ticket. He defeated Howarth in the GOP Primary while resisting his former running mate’s efforts to have him sign a Trump loyalty pledge. Heading toward November, he collected the endorsement of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) as he looked to defeat a Building Trades labor-backed candidate. Then he withstood a running salvo of attacks by the General Majority PAC while crushing a MAGA candidate plant and – with Stanfield’s help – beating his Democratic opponents by about 1K votes. Like fellow attorney Testa, Peters believed in himself and in the mission, and trusted in his ability to deliver his own individual narrative to the voters. Look for a 2021 state senate run. 15 /ൾ඀ൺඅ6ඍඋൺඍൾ඀ඒ *ඈඏൾඋඇආൾඇඍ$ൽඏඈർൺർඒ %ඎඌංඇൾඌඌ6ඈඅඎඍංඈඇඌ 3උൺർඍංർൾ$උൾൺඌ $ඉඉൾൺඅඌ%ൺඇ඄ංඇ඀๟&ඈආආൾඋർංൺඅ/ൾඇൽංඇ඀&ൺඇඇൺൻංඌ/ൺඐ &ඈඇඌඍඋඎർඍංඈඇ๟3ඎൻඅංർ&ඈඇඍඋൺർඍංඇ඀&ඈඋඉඈඋൺඍൾ๟%ඎඌංඇൾඌඌ/ൺඐ &උංආංඇൺඅ'ൾൿൾඇඌൾ(ൽඎർൺඍංඈඇ(ඇൾඋ඀ඒ (ඇඏංඋඈඇආൾඇඍൺඅ)ൺආංඅඒ*ඈඏ¶ඍ5ൾ඀ඎඅൺඍඈඋඒ$ൿൿൺංඋඌ๟/ඈൻൻඒංඇ඀ +ൾൺඅඍඁർൺඋൾ/ൺൻඈඋ๟(ආඉඅඈඒආൾඇඍ/ංඍං඀ൺඍංඈඇ 0ඎඇංർංඉൺඅ/ൺඐ3ൾඋඌඈඇൺඅ,ඇඃඎඋඒ๟0ൾൽංർൺඅ0ൺඅඉඋൺർඍංർൾ 5ൾൺඅ(ඌඍൺඍൾ๟/ൺඇൽ8ඌൾ5ൾൽൾඏൾඅඈඉආൾඇඍ 3+,//,36%85* %(7+/(+(0 &+(55<+,// 235 BROUBALOW WAY 60 W. BROAD ST., SUITE 102 1010 KINGS HWY S., BLDG 2 PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 BETHLEHEM, PA 18018 CHERRY HILL, NJ 08034 P: 908.454.8300 P: 610.691.7900 P: 856.853.5530 +$55,6%85*F: 908.454.5827 F:1(:<25. 610.691.0841 52&+(//(3$5.F: 856.354.8318 221 PINE STREET 115 BROADWAY, SUITE 1504 218 RT. 17N, SUITE 410 HARRISBURG, PA 17113 NEW YORK, NY 10006 ROCHELLE PARK, NJ 07662 P: 717.963.3182 P: 212.792.9070 P: 201.843.5858 F: 717.963.3621 F: 908.454.5827 F: 201.843.5877 www.floriolaw.com 16 RETROSPECTIVE 2019 POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR RUNNER UP SUE ALTMAN The new Executive Director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance replaced legendary hell-raiser Analilia Mejia and proved more than up to the job. The former professional basketball player and Columbia University superstar showed the power of dissent when state troopers dragged her out of a pitiable George Norcross legislative hearing.
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