Trump aligned america-first team gets column a in midterm gop primary election

Trump Aligned America-First Team Gets Column A in Midterm GOP Primary Election

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April 14, 2022

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County GOP establishment was hit with more bad news just hours after an FBI investigation into the Board of Commissioners was made public. Federal agents requested five years of employment records from the board of commissioners, investigating the board’s questionable hiring practices that involved pay to play, nepotism, cronyism, and perhaps even bribes and kickbacks when it comes to doling out public jobs in return for political favors and loyalty.

Today, Ocean County Commissioners Virginia Haines and Jack Kelly received word that their Trump-aligned challengers under the America-First Republican slogan got the highly coveted Column A on the June 7th primary ballot in both Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

“Today was the ballot drawing, and I’m pleased to say the America First Republicans are going to be in column A,” America First candidate for Congress Mike Crispi said. “In both Monmouth County and Ocean County…it’s a hot day in Toms River and Chris Smith is sweating, but not because of the hot weather, because we’re going to send him into retirement.”

“Momentum is on the side of the America First Republicans,” Ashley Lamb, a candidate for Ocean County Commissioner, said.

In Monmouth County GOP establishment County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon announced and confirmed the America First Column A spot.

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