Alissa Cooper

October 15, 2008 - 10:02pm

Democrats want D'Amato and Blee to run for Assembly

South Jersey Democrats are actively courting two former Republican legislators to challenge freshmen GOP Assemblyman John Amodeo and Vincent Polistina in the Atlantic County-based second district next year: Paul D'Amato, a former Linwood Mayor who served in the Assembly from 2002 to 2003, and Frank Blee, who retired last year after seven terms in the Assembly. D'Amato left the Legislature after feuding with then-State Sen. Bill Gormley, and switched parties in 2006.  Blee broke with local Republicans in 2007 after losing a special election convention for State Senate to Sonny McCullough and backed Democrat James Whelan in the general election.

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November 23, 2005 - 1:19pm

The Battle for Atlantic County '07

The potential Senate Race of the Century between Bill Gormley and Jim Whelan isn't the only race to watch for in 2007: look for newly-elected Atlantic County Freeholder Alissa Cooper to challenge County Executive Dennis Levinson.

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