Dr. Clyde was the 2017 Democratic candidate for Freeholder in Morris County and Matteson ran as part of the 2017 legislative slate for the Democrats in New Jersey’s 24^th Legislative District, which includes Mount Olive Township in Morris County.  Grasso and Marlowe were on the ballot in the 2017 general election as Democrats for Township Committee in Mount Olive.

“The courage to stand up for what’s right really matters,” said Marlowe.  “That’s why it is so important to https://exness-trade.com.pk/how-to-trade-with-exness-pakistan fight forward for people like Peter Jacob and for candidates who are willing to be bold and progressive.”

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Peter Jacob

Jacob 2018

P.O. Box 98

Pluckemin, NJ 07978

Dear Mr. Jacob:

I am pleased to announce that you have received the endorsement of the political action committee of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-PACE: Political Action for Candidate Election) for your 2018 primary and general election campaign.  NASW’s membership of nearly 120,000 professional social workers, including our New Jersey chapter, join me in extending support for your campaign in light of your commitment to the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

In order to advance our legislative priorities on behalf of social workers and the communities we serve, we are eager to work with you to address critical issues.  These include protection for vulnerable members of society, including many children and senior citizens, an expanded focus on mental health issues, and the recruitment and retention of more social workers to address society’s needs.

We will encourage NASW members to get involved.  We hope that you will count on social workers as volunteers and as experts on a range of social policy issues.

Congratulations and good luck!  We look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Mary Jane Lundgren, RN, MSW
Chair
NASW-PACE Trustees

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Much is being said about the monumental events that have taken place overseas and their grave repercussions. Despite this, we must not overlook a pivotal moment in the movement for justice here in New Jersey that took place yesterday.  On Monday, the New Jersey Poor People’s Campaign assembled in Trenton to launch a six-week season of nonviolent direct action.

As stated by Rev. Chip Stokes to those assembled in the shadow of the Statehouse yesterday, “through his policies, immigration policies, budgeting priorities, and tax plan, the President of the United States, his administration, and those who support him, are attacking the most vulnerable in our society:  children, women, the sick, and disabled; people of faith and people of good will are compelled to interfere on behalf of those who are treated unfairly and unjustly.”

In the spirit of that commission, and of the original Poor People’s Campaign launched by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others in 1968, well over a dozen people engaged in nonviolent direct action resistance and were arrested on State Street Monday afternoon.  I cannot express enough my gratitude for their courage and moral clarity in taking this righteous stand against oppression and injustice.

Our campaign is committed to Fight Forward in the spirit of these bold and brave actions that took place in Trenton yesterday.  We stand united in solidarity with the New Jersey Poor People’s campaign as we engage in our own campaign for justice in these coming weeks, so that we can speak truth to power and advance policies in Congress that will ensure that their struggles are not in vain.

We will fight for Medicare-for-All health care. We will push for a living wage and federal jobs guarantee.  And we will demand a dismantling of our nation’s military-industrial complex and the interventionist policies that it foments abroad.

Just as the New Jersey Poor People’s campaign is committed to advancing the cause of justice throughout the towns and cities of our state, we must join them in spreading their message as we go door to door and engage person to person leading up to June 5th.  Our campaign is not just about an election; it is a part of a movement to take back our nation for the people. And for that reason, we support the actions and the efforts of the New Jersey Poor People’s Campaign and the nationwide Poor People’s Campaign and Call for Moral Revival.

Learn more at: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org

#FightForward,

Peter Jacob

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To the editor:

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs. Maslow stated that our most basic need is for physical survival, and this will be the first thing that motivates our behavior. Once that level is fulfilled the next level up is what motivates us, and so on.

from https://www.tapinto.net/articles/the-psychology-behind-my-vote-for-peter-jacob

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Two years ago, Jacob was the only Democrat on the primary ballot, getting the party line in two of the six counties that are partly or wholly in the district — another candidate had gotten some endorsements but wound up without enough signatures on his petition to get on the ballot. Jacob went on to get 43 percent of the vote, the largest win by a Democrat in a decade, but lost to Republican Rep. Leonard Lance, who has held the seat for a decade.

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In the fall of 2016, I was driving down Main Street in Flanders. As I always do before an election, I was conferring with my sister about the available choices for voting on my way to the polls. The last thing I said before I hung up, “You are going to want to make sure you check out Peter Jacob.” He is a 30 year old social worker who works with the homeless.

I was then a 29 year old who had just returned home from a three year stint in Central Pennsylvania where I attended law school. Despite my law degree, I was not practicing law and like most people my age who love this great state and believe there are wonderful reasons to stay here, barely making enough to cover my rent each month. Peter was a breath of fresh air.

I have come to know Peter in this election as a brave and fierce advocate for all of those who need a voice. He stands by his principles in the face of adversity time and time again. Unlike many other candidates, he is in the trenches fighting for the values he claims to embody. Peter does not just talk about the kind of values Democrats claim to hold dearly, he lives them on a daily basis.

Peter’s conviction, his policy, and his moral compass make him the clear front runner in the Congressional District 7 race. Remember to vote for Peter Jacob on June 5.

Rachel Marlowe, Mount Olive

From https://www.tapinto.net/towns/flemington-slash-raritan/articles/peter-jacob-clear-choice-for-cd7

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PETER JACOB STATEMENT ON TRUMP WITHDRAWAL FROM THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION

(UNION TWP., N.J. – May 8, 2018) — Peter Jacob, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 7th Legislative District, released the following statement:

“Withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran is a pivot in the wrong direction and a reckless abandonment of our diplomatic allies by the Trump Administration. America’s strength as a global leader should be our ability to assemble and maintain coalitions that bring the world together toward peace and solidarity. Flexing our might in a manner that isolates and marginalizes a country from the community of nations creates instability and chaos where there should be collaboration. For us to truly be a shining city on a hill, the standard we set must promote peace as the beacon by which our foreign policy aligns.”

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In the last Congressional election, Peter Jacob ran a shoestring effort to run for Congress against an incumbent Republican in New Jersey, and came closer to winning than any Democrat in a decade.

“We spent two bucks per vote in 2016 and had the strongest campaign against Leonard Lance,” Jacob said.

But when Jacob announced he was running again in 2018…

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“It is truly an honor to receive the endorsement of Progressive Democrats of America, an organization that has been working hard since 2004 to transform our party and our nation according to principles of accountability, human dignity, peace, justice, and ecological stewardship,” said Jacob, ran against Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton) in 2016.

Read more at https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/progressive-group-backs-jacob-for-congress/

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