New Jersey Sports and exposition Authority

January 19, 2008 - 8:34am

How many tolls hikes will it take to pay for John Samerjan?

As one powerful political strategist put it, Pleasantville Democrats “just don’t get it.” The Democratic Party has nominated three candidates to replace Councilman Maurice “Pete” Callaway, who has pleaded guilty to charges that he took bribes to deliver contracts while serving on the school board. The candidates for the seat vacated by Callaway are his wife, his daughter, and campaign aide, according to a Press of Atlantic City report.

And the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which must be rolling in cash these days now that the Devils have moved to a competing arena in Newark, has hired John Samerjan to serve as their spokesman. Samerjan was essentially fired (officially, he was not asked to keep the job he’s held for the last five years) from his post as Executive Director of the State Senate Republican Office by the new Minority Leader, Thomas Kean, Jr. He had been with the Sports Authority since Kean’s father helped him get a job there in the 1980’s.

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