Giacchino ''Jack'' Ciattarelli is an American politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018, representing the 16th legislative district. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election, which he narrowly lost to incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy. Ciattarelli announced that he is running for the Republican nomination in the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is a podcast from wr WR Saturday Morning Show
and Larry Mentee. New Jersey's primary was Tuesday and on
the Republican side, Jack Chitarelli won in a landslide. Jack
ran four years ago and shocked the nation when he
came oh so close to defeating the incumbent governor Phil Murphy.
(00:21):
Jack will be running now against Democratic Congresswoman Mikey Cheryl
and he joins us, Now, good morning, Jack. Have you
been able to enjoy this at all?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Good morning, Larry, Thanks for having me back. You know
how I enjoyed it, Larry by getting right back down
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 (00:41):
So the answer is no, you haven't taken some time
to just let this all stick 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 (00:54):
Well, there's people 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 present'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
(01:16):
the wind farms off the Jersey Shore. He's beaten up
on the New York Democrats over congestion pricing, and he's
willing to quadruple the salt deduction on our federal tax returns.
Those are all issues, Larder that are really important in
New Jerseys, and it's being very helpful to the campaign
to have his active involvement.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
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 (01:52):
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 that?
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.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
And again he's on the.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Right side the issues. He's done his part securing the border.
I've got to do my part and making sure New
Jersey's not a sanctuary state, nor will we have sanctuary cities.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Those are two things that my opponent supports.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Right the New Jersey has changed. It is 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?
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Now?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
It is, Larry, it always has been.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
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 Jersey's change, Larry,
all you have to do is look at the Memorial
Day weekend at our Jersey Shore, our beloved Jersey Shore.
We had flash mobs, one hundred and one arrests, stabbings, chaos, violence.
(03:00):
Why because 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 Phil Murphy.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
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 (03:28):
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.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
I don't have problem.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Necessarily with high speed chases. These are trained professionals. Let
them do their job, and I'll tell you something else
you're going to do. If you're sixteen years or older,
we're going to charge you as an adult if you
do the kind of things that happened on our Jersey
Shore or in the World Day weekend. If you're under sixteen,
we're gonna find your parents. I'm sorry that we've gotten
this point, but there's got to be a consequence for
(04:03):
the kind of chaos we saw on our boardwalk over
the World day weekend.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
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 3 (04:19):
A whole lot, Larry.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
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.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
We can lower.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Property taxes with a new school funding formula. These are
just some of the things that we can do out
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
(04:58):
easier to do business here in New Jersey. Those are
just some of the things that are very fiscally responsible,
and we change the perception and reality of New Jersey overnight.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
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 3 (05:24):
Thank you, Larry. Looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Jack Jitdarelli, Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey. This
has been a podcast from wor
This is a podcast from wr WR Saturday Morning Show
and Larry Mentee. New Jersey's primary was Tuesday and on
the Republican side, Jack Chitarelli won in a landslide. Jack
ran four years ago and shocked the nation when he
came oh so close to defeating the incumbent governor Phil Murphy.
(00:21):
Jack will be running now against Democratic Congresswoman Mikey Cheryl
and he joins us, Now, good morning, Jack. Have you
been able to enjoy this at all?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Good morning, Larry, Thanks for having me back. You know
how I enjoyed it, Larry by getting right back down
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 (00:41):
So the answer is no, you haven't taken some time
to just let this all stick 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 (00:54):
Well, there's people 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 present'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
(01:16):
the wind farms off the Jersey Shore. He's beaten up
on the New York Democrats over congestion pricing, and he's
willing to quadruple the salt deduction on our federal tax returns.
Those are all issues, Larder that are really important in
New Jerseys, and it's being very helpful to the campaign
to have his active involvement.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
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 (01:52):
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 that?
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.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
And again he's on the.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Right side the issues. He's done his part securing the border.
I've got to do my part and making sure New
Jersey's not a sanctuary state, nor will we have sanctuary cities.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Those are two things that my opponent supports.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Right the New Jersey has changed. It is 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?
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Now?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
It is, Larry, it always has been.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
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 Jersey's change, Larry,
all you have to do is look at the Memorial
Day weekend at our Jersey Shore, our beloved Jersey Shore.
We had flash mobs, one hundred and one arrests, stabbings, chaos, violence.
(03:00):
Why because 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 Phil Murphy.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
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 (03:28):
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.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
I don't have problem.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Necessarily with high speed chases. These are trained professionals. Let
them do their job, and I'll tell you something else
you're going to do. If you're sixteen years or older,
we're going to charge you as an adult if you
do the kind of things that happened on our Jersey
Shore or in the World Day weekend. If you're under sixteen,
we're gonna find your parents. I'm sorry that we've gotten
this point, but there's got to be a consequence for
(04:03):
the kind of chaos we saw on our boardwalk over
the World day weekend.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
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 3 (04:19):
A whole lot, Larry.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
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.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
We can lower.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Property taxes with a new school funding formula. These are
just some of the things that we can do out
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
(04:58):
easier to do business here in New Jersey. Those are
just some of the things that are very fiscally responsible,
and we change the perception and reality of New Jersey overnight.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
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 3 (05:24):
Thank you, Larry. Looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Jack Jitdarelli, Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey. This
has been a podcast from wor
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