Bill Maer

December 6, 2007 - 6:15pm

Rooney ponders retirement

By Matt Friedman
Tags: John Rooney, Gerald Cardinale, Charlotte Vandervalk, Bill Maer, Robert Schroeder, Esther Fletcher

Assemblyman John Rooney says he may retireAssemblyman John Rooney says he may retireAfter serving in the Legislature since 1983, Republican Assemblyman John Rooney calls himself the Dean of the Assembly, having been there longer than any other current member.

But a combination of health issues and weariness of the way he says business is done in Trenton today has led Rooney to consider retirement, even after he won a solid victory in last month’s hotly contested election. Rooney, who at 68 is the youngest of the three 39th district legislators, will evaluate his political future after undergoing hip replacement surgery later this month. Depending on how his recovery goes, he may decide to retire early or not to seek another term in 2009.

Reflecting on his legislative record over the last 25 years, Rooney admitted that the current state of Trenton politics had him dispirited. And he had already been dealt a painful blow in 2006, after a well-funded Democrat tossed him out of the Northvale’s mayor’s office – a seat that he had held from 1979-1986, and again from 1991 until his defeat.

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Bergen County Democratic Organization

By jgrillo - September 20, 2006 - 7:12pm
Tags: Dennis McNerney, Todd Caliguire, Bill Maer, Bergen County Democratic Organization,
Release Date: Sep 20 2006

For Release: Immediate
Date: September 20, 2006

Contact: Bill Maer
Tel: 732-233-2584

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50 Seniors Forced to Wait for Debate as Caliguire Just Can't Get to the Church on Time

Hackensack - The Bergen County Democratic Organization called on Todd Caliguire to apologize to the more than 50 seniors who were forced to wait until he strolled in more than 20 minutes after the scheduled start of today's Westwood AARP Candidate Forum.

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May 2, 2006 - 6:36pm

Rothman hires veteran consultants

By Wally Edge
Tags: Robert Menendez, Steve Rothman, Julie Roginsky, Bill Maer

In a sign that Congressman Steven Rothman continues to gear up for a future U.S. Senate bid, he has hired veteran political consultants Julie Roginsky and Bill Maer to help him with political and media strategies, and Danielle Leigh -- who was until recently U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's chief fundraiser -- to step up his fundraising operation. Roginsky and Maer, whose firm is based in Rothman's congressional district, have been involved in key statewide and national campaigns over the last few cycles.

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