Jesse O. Kurtz, Republican for Atlantic City Mayor

 

Lan Dang, Sharon Zappia, and Bob Willman, Republicans for City Council At-Large

 

15 March, 2009

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release

Contact – Jesse, 609.334.3756; Kurtz2009@gmail.com

 

“Aren’t we all tired of the corruption?”  

 

Four Atlantic City Republicans to Announce Candidacies

 

Jesse O. Kurtz is announcing his mayoral candidacy and Lan Dang, Sharon Zappia, and Bob Willman are announcing their City Council At-Large candidacies this Saturday, 21 March, at 9:30am, at Thanh Lan Café, 198 North California Avenue, in Atlantic City.  

 

Atlantic City Republicans are running a full slate of citywide candidates this year, for the first time in recent memory.   “Our high property taxes are a result of the continual tax increases caused by Atlantic City's elected Democrats,” says Jesse O. Kurtz.   Kurtz continues, “Every recently indicted or arrested Atlantic City politician has been an elected Democrat.”

 

The Republican candidates will visit voters every day from now until Election Day asking the question, “Aren’t we all tired of the corruption?”  

 

The Kurtz ticket will promote two main ideas through the course of the campaign:

 

1 – Lower taxes by cutting government spending.   The 2010 budget will be at least ten percent less than the budget adopted this year.

 

2 – Reduce corruption through transparency.   Every government contract and salary will be placed in a database on the city’s website.   Citizens will be able to see how and where every single tax dollar is spent without the hassle or expense of the OPRA (Open Public Records Act) process.

 

These four fresh candidates offer a clear contrast to the corrupt, Democrat-dominated city politics.   Kurtz, Dang, Zappia, and Willman have the advantage of being political outsiders.   They are not mixed up in the current web of political corruption.   The Republican candidates look forward to having their integrity, hard work ethic, and new faces resonate with voters.   Hard working citizens, rather than career politicians, are a better choice to represent the people in Atlantic City's government.