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New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Endorses Oroho, McHose & Chiusano

New Jersey Outdoor Alliance

TRENTON, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- NJOA Endorses Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose, and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano in District 24.

Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose, and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano are running in the general election and after careful review have received the endorsement of the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.

Senator Oroho and Assemblyman Chiusano are co-chairs of the New Jersey Angling and Hunting Conservation Caucus (NJAHCC). Assemblywoman McHose was the 2011 recipient of the Frank Valgenti Award by the New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. The award is given to a New Jersey resident “who best exemplifies and supports hunting and fishing.”

All three legislators have demonstrated their commitment to environmental stewardship, sound scientific based wildlife management, and every NJOA supported bill. Three of the bills were signed into law by Governor Christie and include:

• Bill: S1181 Changed perimeter for bow and arrow hunting (Oroho, McHose, Chiusano sponsors).
• Bill: S1776 Authorizes counties to develop community based deer management plans and apply for special deer management permits for county-owned lands.
• Bill: A2304 Revised statute concerning licenses to take menhaden.

Senator Oroho also voted in support for Bill S221 (Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs) and Bill S106 (Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 from Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund; Oroho is also a cosponsor). Assemblywoman McHose and Assemblyman Chiusano are cosponsors of the Assembly versions of both bill, A1152 and A288.

Senator Oroho, Assemblywoman McHose, and Assemblyman Chiusano are supportive of sound bear management policies, including a bear hunt. In addition, they support keeping the structure and responsibilities of the Fish and Game Council and Marine Fisheries Council to minimize political interference in the management of natural resources.

The three legislators have also authored legislation to require voter registration forms be made available when applying for a hunting, fishing, or trapping license (S1360 and A141); allow licensed dealers to provide firearms for display at fund raising events sponsored by certain tax exempt organizations (S765 and A149); provide for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes; (S333 and A174); and a constitutional amendment ensuring the rights of New Jersey residents to fish and hunt (SCR30 and ACR15).

According to Anthony Mauro, Chairman, NJOA, “The team of Senator Oroho, and Assemblywoman McHose, and Assemblyman Chiusano have demonstrated time and time again their commitment to conservation and to the health of our natural resources by their actions: their voting record, the bills they introduce, and their participation in outdoor activities.”

Mauro continued, “Assemblywoman McHose was with us from the beginning at one of the first NJOA rallies in Monmouth County in 2007 and her two colleagues, Senator Oroho and Assemblyman Chiusano share in her enthusiasm by taking a leadership role in the Angling and Conservation Caucus”.

The 24th District covers all of Sussex County and portions of both Warren and Morris Counties and will include the following municipalities in the next legislative session:

• Sussex County – Andover Borough, Andover Township, Branchville, Byram, Frankford, Franklin, Fredon, Green, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Hopatcong, Lafayette, Montague, Newton, Ogdensburg, Sandyston, Sparta, Stanhope, Stillwater, Sussex Borough, Vernon, Walpack, Wantage
• Warren County – Allamuchy, Belvidere, Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, Hope, Independence, Knowlton, Liberty, Oxford, White
• Morris County – Mount Olive

Please join the NJOA in supporting Senator Oroho, Assemblywoman McHose, and Assemblyman Chiusano this Tuesday, November 8th, forward this email to those you know that reside in the towns listed above, and check out their website at www.District24TaxpayerTeam.com.

Remember to vote on Tuesday, November 8, 2011!

Thank you.

JOIN NJOA: http://www.njoutdooralliance.org/support/njoa.html

About:
NJOA – The mission of New Jersey Outdoor Alliance is to serve as a grassroots coalition of outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen dedicated to environmental stewardship. We will champion the intrinsic value of natural resource conservation – including fishing, hunting and trapping, among opinion leaders and policy makers. We will support legislation, and those sponsoring legislation, that provides lasting ecological and social enrichment through sustainable use of the earths resources. Visit: www.njoutdooralliance.org

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New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Responds to Your Emails

New Jersey Outdoor Alliance

TRENTON, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- I received an overwhelming response to the “2011 NJ General Election and Your Legislators” action alert sent recently. I’d like to take a moment to respond to the many comments I’ve received.

Thanks to all of you that expressed appreciation for the format and the goal of educating and encouraging our legislators to become stewards of our environment by using the principle of conserving natural resources. This approach also makes clear the important role of anglers and hunters as custodians of the environment.

It also highlights the significance the NJOA axiom “Preservation through conservation.”

Almost every single email I received not only commented on the wisdom of using the above format but also expressed confusion about NJOA endorsements for 2011. I’m happy to explain.

Firstly, the NJOA has endorsed only one legislator for the 2011 General Election; Senator Donald Norcross. The process the NJOA uses for endorsing a candidate(s) is as follows:

1. Endorsement must be requested.
2. A review is made of the legislator’s voting record on bills regarding outdoors issues.
3. A review is also undertaken to determine whether the legislator demonstrates an understanding, appreciation, and pursuit of conservation of natural resources.

The 2011 NJ General Election and Your Legislators email sent yesterday (see link the follows: http://www.njoutdooralliance.org/njelections/legislators.html ) was not an endorsement. It highlighted those legislators that responded to the NJOA Questionnaire and are members of the New Jersey Angler and Hunter Conservation Caucus (NJAHCC). It gives you the opportunity to get more legislators involved in the issues important to you.

Generally speaking, the legislators responding positively to the Questionnaire, and/or participate in the NJACC, understand outdoors issues. They may not agree with the particulars of each of our positions, but they certainly understand the importance of the scope.

From the emails I’ve received, it would be short-sighted for any legislator to believe that anglers and hunters are not “on the ball” when it comes to their voting records. Every email singled out a legislator(s) action that did not square with his words. The emails also displayed an understanding for a legislator’s opposition on fringe issues, but were unforgiving on core issues such as the removal of fixed gear from the artificial reefs.

Again, the NJOA’s “2011 General Election and Your Legislators” is to be used as a guide. It displays the legislators that responded positively to the NJOA Questionnaire and/or are members of the NJAHCC. As grassroots activists, the guide gives you the opportunity to contact the legislators who haven’t responded and/or are not NJAHCC members and ask them to become involved in issues important to you.

It also gives you the opportunity to contact a legislator(s) and request that his or her actions match his words. We are fortunate to have a form of government that allows us to express ourselves and work to effect change, let’s exercise it to its fullest extent.

Again, here’s the link to “2011 General Election and Your Legislators”
www.njoutdooralliance.org/njelections/legislators

Thank you for helping to make New Jersey a conservation-minded state.

JOIN NJOA: http://www.njoutdooralliance.org/support/njoa.html

About:
NJOA – The mission of New Jersey Outdoor Alliance is to serve as a grassroots coalition of outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen dedicated to environmental stewardship. We will champion the intrinsic value of natural resource conservation – including fishing, hunting and trapping, among opinion leaders and policy makers. We will support legislation, and those sponsoring legislation, that provides lasting ecological and social enrichment through sustainable use of the earths resources. Visit: www.njoutdooralliance.org

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