Congressional Candidates to Debate on Wednesday

Challenger and long-time incumbent will face off to represent the state's 11th Congressional District. Wayne is joining the district beginning next year.

Democratic congressional candidate John Arvanites will debate long-time incumbent Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen on Wednesday at William Paterson University at 7 p.m. The debate is open to the public. The two are vying for representation of New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. One of the two will represent Wayne as the township moves to the district beginning in 2013. The move comes as a result of the 2010 census. Arvanites is a certified public accountant and former mayor of Roseland. Frelinghuysen has served in Congress since being elected in 1995. Richard French, host of RNN’s Richard French Live will moderate the debate. Candidates will field questions from Alfred Doblin, editorial page editor of The Record, Charles Stile, The Record’s…

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John Arvanites, Democratic Candidate for 11th Congressional District

Former Roseland mayor running against incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen for district covering Essex, Morris and Passaic counties.

Name: John Arvanites Date of birth: 31 October 1966 Place of residence: Morristown Attended college: Yes College: Fairleigh Dickinson University Degree: B.S. Accouting Year of graduation: May-88 Job titles held: Certified Public Accountant Employers: Self-Employed/Arvanites Associates Party affiliation: Democrat Running for a: Federal office Running for position: U.S. Congress Chamber/district: 11th Congressional District-NJ Incumbent: No Previous elective offices: Mayor, Roseland, NJ Town Council, Roseland, NJ Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address: 11 Washington Street Morristown NJ 07962 Name: Diane C. Nardone Title: Campaign Manager Website: http://www.arvanitesforcongress.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/johnarvanites12…

Congressional Candidate Wants 'What's Best For The Majority'

Democrat John Arvanites running against longtime Republican incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen to represent Wayne in redrawn 11th Congressional District.

John Arvanites wants to represent everyone.  Arvanites is the Democratic candidate running to represent New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. Wayne will be included in the newly redrawn district due to the results of the 2010 Census. Arvanites is running against longtime incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen. Arvanites said he is interested in truly representing the needs of the entre district, not just people located on either end of the socio-economic and political spectrums. “We don’t have a middle class anymore, we have a majority class and that’s who I want to represent,” Arvanites said. “That’s why you get elected to these positions, to do what’s best for the majority, not to do what is best for you and not just a small group of people …

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