I don't take campaign contributions. From anyone.

I strongly believe that it should not cost large sums of money to run for mayor or in any non-partisan municipal election. At a time when developers are being given tax breaks and residents are asked to subsidize their construction projects, I find it highly inappropriate — and a conflict of interest — for candidates to be taking money from those same developers and other special interest groups.

What the money usually buys

Municipal campaigns in New Jersey are inexpensive to run and expensive to owe. When a developer writes a check to a local campaign, it isn't civic enthusiasm — it's a business expense, and it gets recouped. That's what PILOT agreements ("payment in lieu of taxes") too often become: long-term tax breaks for construction projects, negotiated by officials whose campaigns those same builders funded, while the school district and the residents make up the difference.

What "self-funded" means here

It means the modest costs of this campaign — printing, this website — are paid by me, personally. No donor list. No fundraisers. No one to owe. When a development application comes before the town, I want exactly one constituency in the room: residents.

What we ask for instead

Instead of financial contributions we have the same ask as when I ran for council: tell five of your friends to tell five of their friends why it is important to vote this November. The currency of this campaign is neighbors telling neighbors.

The same principle runs this website: no cookies, no trackers, no data brokers. We use cookie-free, page-level analytics only — we don't owe anyone your data either.