Michael Cino

May 27, 2008 - 11:47pm

What ever happened to Frank Perrone, Jr., aka The Lawn Sign Kid, and other forgettable figures of Campaign 2000

Sherron Rolax, the African American teenager who had his picture in newspapers and on television stations throughout the country after being frisked by the Governor of New Jersey during a midnight police raid in Camden in 1996, was killed in a fight in Camden early Saturday morning. The frisking became an issue in late 2000 when Christine Todd Whitman was named U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency Director. Eight years ago, PoliticsNJ.com named Rolax to the Andy Warhol List of New Jerseyans who had enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame during the 2000 camaign cycle.

The others: Read More >
June 7, 2006 - 4:47pm

Garrett seeks to bridge the divide in Bergen

Congressman Scott Garrett is organizing a unity breakfast for Bergen County Republicans next week. He is expected to invite his own primary opponent, Michael Cino.

Read More >
February 21, 2006 - 5:24pm

Maybe House candidates should need more than 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot?

5th district congressional candidate Michael Cino is claiming victory at the Bergen County Republican Convention.

Read More >
February 1, 2006 - 6:15pm

Back for another fifteen minutes

Michael Cino, who started a media firestorm that nearly ended Jon Corzine's candidacy for U.S. Senate six years ago, is challenging Congressman Scott Garrett in the Republican primar. Cino, a onetime Democratic County Committeeman from Demarest and Chairman of the Columbus Coalition, made national news in 2000 by claiming that Corzine had offended Italian Americans with ethnic jokes about construction guys and cement shoes.

Read More >
Syndicate content