Monmouth County Democrats

INZERILLO BOWS OUT, THROWS FULL SUPPORT TO CHAIRMAN, PARTY AND CANDIDATES

HAZLET TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ): Democratic Candidate for Freeholder Leonard Inzerillo today announced that he is bowing out of the 2006 election.

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Publication

August 24, 2006

POC: Chairman Victor V. Scudiery
Monmouth County Democrats
Tel: (732) 739-3232

INZERILLO BOWS OUT, THROWS FULL SUPPORT TO CHAIRMAN, PARTY AND CANDIDATES

HAZLET TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ): Democratic Candidate for Freeholder Leonard Inzerillo today announced that he is bowing out of the 2006 election.

The county chairman, Victor V. Scudiery, previously had expressed some concern over Inzerillo’s candidacy weeks ago in light of a few ELEC discrepancies involving Inzerillo’s 2003 Assembly run and his 2005 Assembly Exploratory Committee.

"The chairman and I have mutually arrived at the decision that it is best for now, in the interest of everyone concerned, for me to withdraw from this year’s county race," Inzerillo said. "I do want to serve the residents of Monmouth County and I fully intend to do so in the future in elected office."

"Reports have been filed and accepted by the state Election Law Enforcement Commission. With the tensions going on Lenny and I decided he will step aside for now. It is his choice, though, and he is not being forced out in any way," Scudiery said. "This was a minor clerical error with ELEC and that is all."

Scudiery said even professionals these days are not in full command of these very complex ELEC laws.

"It was not Lenny’s intention to do anything wrong," Scudiery said. "He is still an incredibly important part of this party and a very viable part of its future."

Inzerillo said he supports the chairman, the party and its candidates for 2006. "This is the right organization for residents in this county to trust," Inzerillo said. "I know that Democratic leadership in this county will make a difference between weak and strong leadership in Monmouth."

The Monmouth County Democratic Executive Committee will, according to Scudiery, announce its schedule for electing a new candidate within seven days.

For more information, call Chairman Scudiery at (732) 739-3232.

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