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BREAKING NEWS

 

ALISA COOPER ANNOUNCES TODAY THAT SHE WILL NOT SEEK BID FOR

NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY

IN DISTRICT 2

 

Freeholder Cooper Will Not Seek Assembly Seat
Recently Re-elected Official Says Her Obligation Is To Atlantic County
 

 

Linwood, N.J.   (March 22, 2009) - After much consideration, Atlantic County Freeholder Alisa Cooper announced today that she will not seek the District 2 seat for the New Jersey General Assembly this year.

 

Cooper, who was re-elected in November to the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, said she was deeply honored that the party leadership  approached her to become a candidate and said she would seriously consider doing so in the future.  For now, however, she said her obligation is to the people of Atlantic County.

 

“I am most grateful that the Democratic Party asked me to be a candidate for the State Assembly,” Cooper said. “I appreciate their utmost confidence in me as someone who would be an effective representative of the 2nd District in Trenton. My late mother, who served as both a Freeholder and then an Assemblywoman, showed what strong, visionary leadership in Trenton meant for the residents of the 2nd District, and I look forward someday to following in her footsteps.”

 

“But, the voters of Atlantic County re-elected me for a second term to the Atlantic County Freeholder Board only a few months ago -- once again, putting their confidence and trust in me. I am not about to turn my back on them. In these very difficult economic times, it is my primary  responsibility to address the needs and concerns facing Atlantic County, and I am going to honor that commitment.”