What does “independent” mean here?
I am one candidate, running my own campaign, on my own record. No slate, no package deal, no promises to anyone but the residents of Berkeley Heights. Every issue gets judged on the local facts — the document, the number, the vote — not on party habit or insider pressure.
What if we don't agree on national politics?
Then we are like most neighbors in this town — and it should not matter here. There is no Republican or Democratic way to fix a storm drain, read a PILOT agreement, or publish a meeting record. If you are an independent, or a Democrat who wants fiscal discipline and straight answers locally, this campaign is built for you too: judge the work, check the sources, and hold me to the numbers.
What I ask of voters
- Records before rhetoric. Read the positions and articles here — every public claim should carry a source and a date. If one doesn’t, tell me.
- Ask the next question. The job of a Council member is reading the agreement before the vote and asking what page 11 actually says. That is the job I am applying for.
- A Council member should be easy to inspect. This site exists so you can do exactly that.