March 14, 2007 - 10:30am
O'Toole, Russo, Rumana team up in District 40
By Max PizarroAssemblyman Kevin J. O'Toole says he's running for the 40th district State Senate seat being vacated at the end of the term by veteran Henry McNamara.
O'Toole is running with incumbent Assemblyman David C. Russo, and Wayne Mayor Scott Rumana, the Passaic County GOP chairman.
That's one lawmaker per county on that ticket: O'Toole in Essex, Rumana in Passaic and Russo in Bergen.
After serving in the Assembly for five years, and briefly in the State Senate in 2001 from an Essex-Union district, O'Toole was re-districted into the 40t. The deal was he would defer to the more senior McNamara and go back to the Assembly in his new district - then run for McNamara's senate seat when the latter retired.
McNamara is expected to announce his intention to retire today.
"This came as a surprise," said O'Toole. "It was a thunderbolt out of nowhere."
O'Toole said the team expects a primary challenge.
No big deal, he says.
"We've been primaried before," O'Toole said.
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Bergen Loses, as usual
so nice of Rumana to give himself a slot on the ticket... Not sure what the county breakdown of this district is, but I suppose Passaic does deserve one of the spots on the ticket.
So Bergen loses McNamara and gets Rumana...goes from 2 of the slots on the 40th ticket to 1. Another loss for the Bergen GOP. You're doing a heck of a job Guy Talarico!!
You're doing a heck of a job Guy Talarico!!
Bergen County Republican Guy Talarico is putting his former legislative and political experience to good use but not for his own party! Talarico has singlehandedly ruined the Bergen County Republican Party. Has anyone ever thought he may really work for Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joe Ferriero?
I like O'Toole but...
it is still a great chance to bash Talarico. Honestly, it seems that Bergen gets nothing out of this, and where are our challengers in Dem districts (32, 35, 36, 37 and 38.)