Cardinale's next campaign may be his last
By Wally EdgeSeveral Bergen County Republican leaders report that Gerald Cardinale has them that he wants just one more term in the State Senate. The 72-year-old Cardinale plans to seek re-election in 2007 and then retire four years later. Cardinale was elected to the Assembly in 1979 and won a Senate seat in 1981 when he defeated Democratic incumbent Frank Herbert. He lost primaries for Governor in 1989 and Congress in 2002.
Cardinale's district may be the site of a hotly contested primary for State Assembly next year, where some Bergen Republicans have threatened challengers to longtime incumbents John Rooney (elected in 1983) and Charlotte Vandervalk (elected in 1991). If Cardinale does intend to make his next campaign his last, the '07 Assembly primary could determine who the next State Senator will be.
And if State Senator Henry McNamara, also 72, retires before 2011 -- and if his seat is filled by Assemblyman Kevin O'Toole of Essex County -- then Cardinale's seat could be the only one held by a Bergen County Republican in the next decade.
Footnote: Ten years ago, Bergen County Republicans held four State Senate seats: John Scott in the 36th, Louis Kosco in the 38th, Cardinale and McNamara.
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10 years from now there might not be any....Thank you, Boss Joe.
10 years from now there might not be any....Thank you, Boss Joe....you deserve a ride to a Yankees game for your efforts.
Mr. Democrat- I know you are probably enjoying yourself from som
Mr. Democrat-
I know you are probably enjoying yourself from some office at 1 Bergen County Plaza, and yeah Dennis is as good guy overall however...
Do you really think the 36th and 38th are eternally D? I mean Paul Sarlo's popular but he ain't exactly on the up and up. and Conigliwaste, PLEEZ! Theres some1 who any Republican without an oxygen tank attached to him or her could beat. His freakin 1978-style tupee has more charisma than him.
And 39 ain't turning D any time soon, especially with the Dems strategy of shifting left lately.