Senator Stephen Oroho welcomes new initiatives to kill the "throw-out" rule that is keeping New Jersey from creating jobs.

CODEY THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND ECONOMIC SUMMIT

Senate President Calls for Swift Action to Ease Crisis

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today announced that he is in full support of a plan to convene an emergency summit to help New Jersey deal with the fallout of the economic crisis that has gripped the nation.  In doing so, Codey announced that he is working with Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts and Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney to get the ball rolling so that New Jersey can find real solutions to help residents deal with plummeting stocks and rising consumer prices.

SWEENEY/FISHER/BURZICHELLI COMMEND GOVERNOR FOR DECISION TO SEEK PRESERVING FARM ADVOCATE
Pledge to Work with Administration, Colleagues To Keep Agriculture Department Open

CODEY ANNOUNCES NEW DEM LEADERSHIP POSTS;

SWEENEY, TURNER TO HEAD UP MAJORITY CAUCUS

            TRENTON – Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today announced the new leadership posts for the Senate Democratic Majority Caucus that will take effect when the 213th Legislature is sworn in on January 8.  Senator Stephen M. Sweeney will serve as both Democratic Majority Leader and Conference Chair, while Senator Shirley K. Turner will continue to lead as Senate President Pro-Tempore.

PENNSVILLE – State Senator Stephen M. Sweeney and State Assemblymen John J. Burzichelli and Douglas H. Fisher announced today they have received the endorsement of a dozen labor unions led by the 85,000 member strong Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO Central Labor Council.

State Senator Stephen M. Sweeney and State Assemblymen John J.  Burzichelli and Douglas H. Fisher announced today they have received the endorsement of the New Jersey State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA).

PENNSVILLE – State Senator Stephen M. Sweeney and State Assemblymen John J.  Burzichelli and Douglas H. Fisher announced today they have received the endorsement of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA).

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ...
TRENTON GROWS A LESS DENSE 'TREE'

Editorial, Gloucester County Times, June 1, 2007

On the theory that it never hurts to ask, ask is what state Sen. Stephen Sweeney and other 3rd District lawmakers have done. They've asked for a lot.

Mark Cimino, a 39-year-old attorney from Deptford, says he will seek the Republican nomination for State Senator in the 3rd district. The incumbent, Democrat Stephen Sweeney, is seeking re-election to a third term.Cimino is a rival of Gloucester County GOP Chairwoman Loren Oglesby, who could face a serious challenge for her own post in June. Cimino organized a coup against Oglesby in 2006, attempting to form his own slate of candidates for county office.