A letter I sent to the county media a while back:
http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/0505senr.htm
Before you run the above press release, or any other release featuring county politicians who are up for reelection, please consider that in 2004 County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi had 8 press releases and no photo-ops - total.
But as of today, June 1, Rajoppi has 16 press releases and 7 photo-ops with 6 months left in the year.
It isn't a matter of 'if' the county is purposely using tax dollars for campaigning, the below numbers 'prove' they are doing this.
The County refuses to tell me what their Public Information Departmental budget is or even how many employees work in that department. It is very apparent that they have something to hide.
If you stop publishing their press releases and photo ops then maybe they will stop misusing tax dollars and betraying the public trust. After all, the public trusts you also.
Regards,
Tina Renna
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Source: Union County Website - News
Totals as of June 1:
Proctor, Estrada, Ward and Rajoppi are up for reelection.
Press Releases #'s; Photo Captions #'s
Proctor: 26; 27
Estrada: 2; 13
Ward: 2; 13
Holmes: 5; 8
Sullivan: 7; 2
Scanlon: 1; 6
Mirabella: 7; 11
Kowalski: 16; 28
Map: 3; 2
Rojappi: 16; 7
Totals 2004:
Sullivan, Wohlrab, Kowalski and Ward were up for reelection.
Press Releases #'s;Photo Captions #'s
Estrada: 67, 25
Sullivan: 19, 26
Wohlrab: 9, 20 (8 months only - was appointed in March - stepped own in Sept. Side note: There was no press release posted on the county website regarding his departure.)
Kowalski: 14,15 (3 months only - was appointed in September)
Routolo: 34, 0
Scanlon: 5, 3
Proctor: 7, 4
Mingo: 10, 4
Holmes: 3, 10
Mirabella: 6, 11
Ward: 0, 2 (Was appointed in October)
Totals 2003:
Scanlon, Holmes and Mirabella were up for reelection.
Press Releases #'s; Photo Captions #'s
Scanlon: 96; 13
Holmes: 81; 14
Mirabella: 29; 17
Scutari: 3; 2
Estrada: 9; 6
Proctor: 10; 2
Routolo: 2;
Mingo: 11; 6
Sullivan: 5; 3
County Manager: 4
