Former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean endorses Jack Ciattarelli for governor, urging voters to back GOP nominee in Tuesday’s election for ‘real change’ in the state.
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FormerNewJerseyGov.ThomasKean,aRepublicanwhohaslargelyavoidedpoliticsforyears,hasendorsedJackCiattarelliforgovernor,sayingNewJersey“needsachange”anddescribingtheGOPnomineeasa“compassionate”and“decent”leaderhe’sknownfordecades.
KeanservedasNewJersey’s48thgovernorfrom1982to1990andcamefromafamilythatproducedgenerationsofAmericanpoliticalleaders,includingWilliamLivingston,thestate’sfirstconstitutionalgovernor,accordingtotheEagletonInstituteofPoliticsatRutgersUniversity.
KeanannouncedhisendorsementMondayonsocialmedia,urgingvoterstobackCiattarelliinTuesday’selection.
“Ihaven’tbeeninvolvedinpartisanpoliticsforanumberofyears,butthisyearisdifferent,”KeansaidinavideosharedbyCiattarellionX.“NewJerseyneedsachangeandneedsachangebadly.JackCiattarelliisthatchange.”
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