Jack Ciattarelli, Republican nominee for New Jersey Governor Interview

Jack Ciattarelli speaks with Mendte in the Morning about his win in the Republican primary for NJ Governor and the work he needs to do going forward.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, we're so proud to be joined by Jack Chitterrelli,
Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor. We can officially say
that now and potentially the next governor. I truly believe
that's going to happen because the state has changed so much,
and I think it's changed to his favor to the
point where he can openly talk about a Donald Trump

(00:22):
endorsement even in the general election. So, without any further ado,
Jack Chittarelli, Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor, Good morning, Jack.
Have you been able to enjoy this at all?

Speaker 2 (00:35):
Good morning Larry, Thanks for having me back. You know
how I enjoyed Larry by getting right back out on
the campaign trail, which is exactly what we did yesterday,
we're doing again today, and we'll do it again tomorrow.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
So the answer is no, you haven't taken some time
to just let this all stink in. I know you,
so I can understand that that's what happened. What were
some of the phone calls you got? Is there a
couple you can talk about?

Speaker 2 (01:00):
People are excited all across the state. Did get some communications,
though we haven't a chance to speak personally with the
President of the White House, Members of the White House.
We're at the celebration on Tuesday night, so listen. It
was great to have the president's endorsement, great to have
his active involvement. He's very much in tune with what's
bothering New Jerseys. He's put a temporary vault on the

(01:22):
wind farms off the Jersey Shore. He's beaten up on
the New York Democrats over congestion pricing, and he's willing
to Claude drupile the salt deduction on our federal tax returns.
Those are all issues, Lauder, that are really important into
Jerseys and it's been very helpful to the campaign to
have his active involvement.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
And your campaign and this election is a reflection on him,
and I know he knows that even if it isn't,
it's going to be portrayed that way by the media.
So you are extremely important to him right now. Will
he be coming the campaign for you? Have you worked
that out yet?

Speaker 2 (01:59):
We haven't worked at the details of that, but he
certainly has offered to do so. And you know, when
people say to me, why would you want to do it?
Why would I want to do that? He got five
hundred thousand more votes than Phil Murphy did in twenty
twenty one, is seven points better than pill Murphy right
now in the polls. And again he's on the right
side issues. He's done his part securing the border. I've
got to do my part and making sure New Jersey's

(02:21):
not a sanctuary state, nor will we have sanctuary cities.
Those are two things that my opponent supports.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
Right The New Jersey has changed, It's really changed. You're
the first one to prove that the last time you ran,
because the nation was shocked at how close you came
in that election. And then you're right with Donald Trump.
Is New Jersey a purple state? Now?

Speaker 2 (02:44):
It is, Larry, it always has been. I mean, we've
won the Republicans have won six of the last eleven
goodmanatorial races, and so this race is more than winnable.
But when you see New Jerseys change, Larry, all you
have to do is look at the Memorial Day weekend
at our Jersey Shore, a Jersey Shore. We had flash mobs,
one hundred and one arrest, stabbings, chaos, violence. Why because

(03:07):
we've handcuffed our local police. That's one of the other
failed New Jersey policies. And although my opponent's going to
want to talk about Trump Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, what
I'm going to talk about is all the failed policies
here in New Jersey because of the Trenton Democrats and
eight years of failure under Film Murphy.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
Well, let's talk about the Jersey Shore because it is.
It is a huge problem up and down the coastline,
all the way from Cape May up to Seaside Heights,
and further, what are you going to do about it?

Speaker 2 (03:35):
We're going to take the handcuffs off our local police,
and that starts on day one, Larry with me putting
in place an Attorney general who supports local police. So
I don't have a problem with canines for crowd control.
I don't have a problem with no knock warrants. I
don't have problem necessarily with high speed chases. These are
trained professionals. Let them do their job. But I'll tell
you something else we're going to do. If you're sixteen
years or older, we're going to charge you as an

(03:58):
adult if you do the things that happened on our
Jersey Shore over the World Day weekend. If you're under sixteen,
we're going to find your parents I'm sorry that we've
gotten to this point, but there's got to be a
consequence for the kind of chaos we saw on our
Boardwalk of the World Day weekend.

Speaker 1 (04:14):
The number one issue in New Jersey seems to be affordability,
and that's why so many people are moving out. That's
why businesses are moving out. How much influence can a
governor have over affordability?

Speaker 2 (04:27):
A whole lot, Larry. I mean, we are the highest
taxed state in the nation for both individuals and businesses,
and we can lower if I downsize and I will
our state government streamline it make it less expensive. I
can lower taxes for individuals and businesses. We can lower
property taxes with a new school funding formula. These are
just some of the things that we can do out

(04:48):
of the box. We've got to make all retirement income
tax free the way they do in Pennsylvania. Freeze property
taxes for all seniors once they hit eight seventy, make
the first two years of w two wages for any
high school or college graduate tax free. We can make
a number of changes for small businesses to make it
easier to do business here in New Jersey. Those are

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just some of the things that are very fiscally responsible,
and we change the perception and reality of New Jersey overnight.

Speaker 1 (05:14):
I'm looking forward to see the first polls because I
think you're the front runner, and there's a whole lot
of people that in the past wouldn't say this are
now saying you're going to win, including Mike Kelly. We
have on every week from North Jersey dot com, and
we hope to have you back on again, Jack anytime.
I can't wait to talk to you again in good
luck with the campaign.

Speaker 2 (05:32):
Thank you, Larry. Looking forward to it.