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Who’s Who in Wildwood Recall Race
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WILDWOOD — Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. and Commissioner Bill Davenport will join four other candidates on the Dec. 8 recall ballot.
Troiano and Davenport did have the option to appear only under the recall question portion of the ballot, also opted to file petitions at candidates with City Clerk Christopher Wood by the Oct. 15 deadline.
The recall ballot will first ask voters if they want to recall Troiano and Davenport. If the voter decides they do, then they will select two names from the list of six candidates. The other candidate in the recall election are: Al Brannen, Edward Harshaw, John Roat and Ernesto Salvatico.
• Troiano, 58, is a lifelong city resident who works as a concrete and masonry contractor. He has served on the commission since 1999 and was named mayor in 2003.
• Davenport, 63, is also a lifelong resident and retired after serving as a captain with the city's Fire Department. He was appointed to City Commission in 2006 to fill the seat of the late Commissioner Fred Wager and was elected in 2007.
• Brannen, 66, has been a city resident since 1963 and currently works part-time in food sales. Brannen is a former chairman of the city's Planning Board, and he served as a member of the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority for 10 years.
• Harshaw, 60, is another lifelong city resident and continues to work as a history teacher at the Cape May County Technical High School. Harshaw, who served on the city's school board, ran unsuccessfully for a seat on City Commission in 2007.
• Roat, 64, moved to Wildwood three years ago after living in Wildwood Crest. Roat is re-tired but previously worked as a casino bartender and at Thompson Hardware in Wildwood Crest. He ran unsuccessful campaigns for a seat on the Wildwood Crest Borough Commis-sion in 1997 and 2001.
• Salvatico, 81, has lived in Wildwood for more than 20 years. He moved to the United States from Uruguay in 1964. Salvatico has run for a seat on the commission in previous elections, including the 2007 race, and previously ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Cape May County Board of Freeholders.
Troiano and Davenport are running as a team under the slogan, “Continued Good Government” while Brannen and Harshaw are running together under the slogan, “Had enough taxes yet?”
Drawing for ballot position will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 21 in City Hall.
The last day for residents to register to vote in the recall election is Nov. 17, and the last day to apply for an absentee ballot is Dec. 7. The election will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 8.
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Tue, 10/20/2009 - 6:53pm - Posted by: Me
TROIANO'S CAMPAIGN SLOGAN WITH DAVY SHOULD BE "CONTINUING TAXING WILDWOOD TAXPAYERS, LOOK AT THE GRAPH, TAXES UP 159% SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE, IT GIVES THE VOTERS ALL THE MORE TO VOTE THEM TWO OUT OF OFFICE????
Tue, 10/20/2009 - 1:30pm - Posted by: 3percentlou
keep who is in they have the experience and the economy is staring to turn upward. Bring in Brennen you may get a decent cup of coffee. John Roat a shot of Smirnoff. Chipper you can always look at things in its most simplistic view.
THIS IS WHY ANYONE CONSIDERING RUNNING HAS TO HOLD OFF ANNOUNCING TILL THE LAST MINUTE. T&D AND THEIR GOONS WILL MAKE LIFE MISERABLE AND START A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AS SOON AS THEY FIND OUT.
Mon, 10/19/2009 - 7:32am - Posted by: Me
Keep who is in, you must be one of the lackeys, they cant even put a budget together let alone run a goverment that is honest, what a joke?????
Sun, 10/18/2009 - 9:36pm - Posted by: ClassicRoadster
Givemeabreak - Everyone knows that all Troiano/Davenport & their supporters can do is call names and throw insults..... Try dealing with the Issues! Local Taxs up 159% under Troiano and you call this "Experience ". The only thing they are experience in is TAXING us to death and running the town into the ground. These are the FACTS!
Sun, 10/18/2009 - 8:52pm - Posted by: Givemeabreak
keep who is in they have the experience and the economy is staring to turn upward. Bring in Brennen you may get a decent cup of coffee. John Roat a shot of Smirnoff. Chipper you can always look at things in its most simplistic view.
Sun, 10/18/2009 - 8:58am - Posted by: Me
Try to get Salvatico and Roat to pull out of the race????
Sun, 10/18/2009 - 7:41am - Posted by: mrjojo11
I like Tony Totah. He has a college degree in Marine Biology and is very intelligent, a good listener, and a decent man. He even decided to step down from the commissioner race so the pool of candidates wouldn't be diluted. He picked Harshaw and Brannen as the next best candidates. I agree wholeheartedly with Tony on his choices for Harshaw (a college educated teacher and life-long resident), and Brannen (a past Planning Board member and long-time business owner and resident). They both seem like honest, intelligent men who care deeply about our town and the citizens and taxpayers alike. I sincerely hope that Ernesto Salvatico and John Roat will do like Tony Totah did and step down. It's more important to all work together in getting Troiano and Davenport out of office. Here's my vote for HARSHAW and BRANNEN.
Sat, 10/17/2009 - 11:58am - Posted by: Me
Why is this Salvatico even trying to run for office, somebody should get him to pull out of the race, he has no shot to win??????
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 7:15pm - Posted by: billybob11.
HEY ERNIE AND BILL
IN THE HELP WANTED THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND YOU SHOULD HURRY AND APPLY @ REMINGTON , VERNICK . HURRY AND GET THOSE RESUMES READY GUYS!
SINCERELY,
TAXPAYERS SICK OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND LIES
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 1:05pm - Posted by: WhiskeyTango
The T/D Slogan should be "Bend Over"!
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 11:49am - Posted by: Me
TROIANO AND DAVENPORTS SLOGAN SHOULD BE "CONTINUED POOR GOVERMENT"