Rob Andrews’ Wrong Priorities

Congressional candidate Dale Glading
exposes Rob Andrews’ callous attitude
towards New Jersey’s families and their struggles

BARRINGTON – Dale Glading, candidate for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 1st District, questioned Rep. Rob Andrews’ ability to represent his district after Andrews held a controversial hearing on transgender issues in Washington this morning.

“While the families of the 1st District are struggling to make ends meet, with gas prices reaching $4 a gallon and the devastating floods in the Midwest causing food prices to skyrocket even further, Rob Andrews has demonstrated once and for all just how out of touch he is with the people he has failed to represent,” Glading said.

“In tough times, we need real leaders who will stand up and fight for the people they represent,” Glading continued. “Rob Andrews decided instead to pander to yet another special interest group rather than take on the difficult challenges New Jersey families are facing in today’s economy.”

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays – also known as PFLAG – actively promoted Rob Andrews’ Washington hearing this morning. The purpose of the hearing was to “educate lawmakers about the challenges the transgender community faces in the workplace.”

PFLAG defines the transgender community as including “people who identify as transsexual, transgender, crossdressers, genderqueer, bigender, androgynous and others.” (Bringing the Message Home 2008 - PFLAG Lobbying Manual, pg. 10)

“Rob Andrews and the Norcross machine have made it clear to the voters of the 1st District: they do not represent our values, and they do not care about the struggles we face on a daily basis,” Glading added. “I’m not surprised that someone with almost half a million dollars in family income last year, like Rob Andrews, can’t grasp the day-to-day difficulties New Jersey families face – like having to choose between filling up the gas tank and going grocery shopping.”

“I represent the other 98.4 percent of the district that doesn’t make more than $200,000 in a year,” Glading concluded. “I know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck, and I make this promise to the people of the 1st District: when I’m elected to Congress, I will fight for the issues that are important to you, not special interest groups.”