Campaign Platform
Hudson County Commissioner – District 9
Hudson County Commissioner – District 9
Parking is one of the most pressing quality-of-life issues facing District 9 and it’s getting worse. Years of rapid development have placed enormous strain on residential and commercial parking throughout our communities, and residents are feeling it every single day.
As a law enforcement officer and a longtime Kearny resident, I hear about this constantly. The problems are layered: double parking that blocks traffic and creates safety hazards, overcrowded residential streets where new developments have added hundreds of units without adequate parking, and commercial congestion along key corridors like Kearny Avenue, Harrison Avenue, and Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard that hurts both businesses and commuters.
This is not just an inconvenience, it’s an economic issue, a safety issue, and a quality-of-life issue rolled into one. When residents can’t find parking near their homes, when customers can’t reach local businesses, and when double-parked vehicles block emergency access, the entire community pays the price.
I will make parking a serious county-level priority. That means pursuing creative solutions to expand parking capacity including exploring underutilized properties like the Norfolk Southern site. It also means ensuring that future development comes with real parking accountability, no more approving projects that dump the parking problem onto existing neighborhoods.
Our residents have been patient long enough. It’s time for county government to treat parking as the serious infrastructure challenge it is and deliver real, lasting solutions.
Flooding on our county roads isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a public safety issue. When roads flood, people can’t get to work, local businesses suffer, and drivers are put at risk. This is a problem that affects families, workers, and first responders alike.
I’ve seen firsthand how much of this flooding is preventable. Too often, storm drains are already clogged before bad weather hits, and nothing is done until roads are underwater. When that happens, police, firefighters, EMTs, and county road crews are pulled away from other emergencies to respond to flooding that could have been avoided. That means fewer resources available when residents need them most and that’s unacceptable.
Some of the most impacted roads in our district include Harrison Avenue (County Road 508), Schuyler Avenue (County Road 507), Passaic Avenue (County Road 699), and Central Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Fish House Road (County Road 659). Work is already underway on County Road 659, made possible through federal funding, and ongoing improvements are in progress on the Belleville Turnpike, also backed by secured federal dollars. Route 7 remains another area of significant concern requiring continued attention.
These projects prove exactly why securing federal funding must be a cornerstone of our infrastructure strategy. Every federal dollar we bring to Hudson County is a dollar our residents and taxpayers don’t have to shoulder alone. I will be a relentless advocate for federal and state investment because proactive infrastructure spending always costs less than emergency repairs.
That’s why implementing a proactive maintenance program for flood-prone roads is one of my top priorities. By investing before storms hit, not after, we can reduce the impact of severe weather, keep traffic moving, and protect the safety of our residents and first responders.
Hudson County families deserve a government that respects every taxpayer dollar. I will work to control costs, cut waste, and make smart investments so our county remains affordable for working families.
Responsible leadership means keeping Hudson County a place where families can live, work, and thrive without being priced out.
Organized labor built the middle class and in Hudson County, it remains the backbone of our economy. As County Commissioner, my focus is simple: more good jobs, right here in our community.
As President of the Kearny Policemen’s Benevolent Association, I know what it means to fight for working people. I will ensure county projects create good-paying union jobs with real benefits and real pathways into the middle class. I will push for responsible project labor agreements and fair contracting practices that keep dollars and jobs local.
I will also champion workforce development programs that partner with unions to train the next generation of skilled workers. A stronger workforce means more jobs, stronger families, and a more competitive Hudson County. That’s not just good labor policy — it’s good economic policy.
Organized labor built the middle class and in Hudson County, it remains the backbone of our economy. As County Commissioner, my focus is simple: more good jobs, right here in our community.
As President of the Kearny Policemen’s Benevolent Association, I know what it means to fight for working people. I will ensure county projects create good-paying union jobs with real benefits and real pathways into the middle class. I will push for responsible project labor agreements and fair contracting practices that keep dollars and jobs local.
I will also champion workforce development programs that partner with unions to train the next generation of skilled workers. A stronger workforce means more jobs, stronger families, and a more competitive Hudson County. That’s not just good labor policy — it’s good economic policy.
Leadership doesn’t happen from behind a desk. It means showing up, listening, and fighting until the job is done.
District 9 is one of the most diverse communities in Hudson County and that diversity is our greatest strength. We are working families and small business owners. We are immigrants chasing opportunity and lifelong residents protecting what they’ve built. We are seniors who deserve security, veterans who deserve respect, and young families working hard to build a future here. Our leadership must reflect and fight for all of us.
When residents and business owners have faced real challenges from navigating complex immigration issues to fighting traffic plans that threatened local businesses they called me. And I stayed until we delivered results. That’s the kind of leadership I will bring to county government.
On day one, I will launch a robust constituent services program so every resident and business owner has a direct line to my office. Real accountability. Timely follow-up. Measurable results. No runaround, no unanswered calls, if it matters to you, it will matter to me.