COMMON SENSE PLEDGE

Fellow citizens of New Jersey, we hear your call and we ask you to join with us. As Republican and Independent citizen candidates seeking to join State Assembly, we are determined to restore the public’s trust in their government. Together with our colleagues, we will enact meaningful reforms to reduce the size and power of government in New Jersey to eliminate the culture of corruption and make our state affordable once again. We are free from conflicts of interest. Together with you, we can change New Jersey's course. When elected to the State Assembly, we pledge to implement the following reforms:

1. True property tax reform: End unfunded state mandates and reform the system that causes excessive reliance on property taxes.
   
2. Cut taxes and red tape: Promote private sector job growth by changing the climate that has forced citizens and businesses to flee our state.
   
3. Eliminate undue influence: Expand and enforce pay-to-play rules and conflicts of interest law to include special interest groups that take taxpayer dollars.
   
4. Zero tolerance for abuse of power: End the culture of corruption by stiffening penalties for violators of the public trust.
   
5. Free choice for affordable healthcare: Reduce state mandates and promote individual choice and competition.
   
6. Pension reform: New Jersey’s public pension system has been abused and is broken. Make the system simple and fair for workers and taxpayers alike.
   
7. Citizen Checks and Balances: Require voter approval for future state and agency debt issuances.
   
8. Election competition: Restore competitive elections by ending campaign laundering ("wheeling") to encourage regular citizens to run for office.
   
9. Choice in education: Improve quality and reduce costs by introducing competition.
   
10. Stop the violence: Government's primary responsibility is to protect the public. We pledge to devote the necessary resources to end violence in our communities.

Respecting the judgment of our fellow citizens as we pledge a return to a government of people, by the people and for the people.