We feel that an endorsement at this time is not in our members’ best interest, because there is more than one candidate we feel we can support. We would suggest that anyone interested in a candidate’s position contact his campaign office and ask for his position on gun rights issues. We hope to be endorsing a candidate in the fall election. We urge everyone to vote in the primary and support pro-Second Amendment candidates at all levels of government.

Candidates for the Republican nomination for governor:

• Todd Caliguire
  Age: N/A
  Hometown: Ridgewood, Bergen County
  Position: Former Bergen County freeholder
  http://forabetternj.org/   (201) 612-0232

• Paul DiGaetano 
  Age: 51 
  Hometown: Nutley, Bergen County
  Position: Assemblyman, District 36
  Paul DiGaetano    http://www.paulnj.com/   (201) 896-0107

• Doug Forrester
  Age: 52
  Hometown: West Windsor, Mercer County
  Position: Former West Windsor mayor; Republican candidate for U.S. Senate who lost to Democrat Frank Lautenberg in 2002
  Doug Forrester  http://www.doug.com/index.asp   (609) 452-0101

• Steve Lonegan
  Age: 48
  Hometown: Bogota, Bergen County
  Position: Bogota mayor
  http://www.loneganforgovernor.com/   (201) 836-2026

• John Murphy
  Age: 45
  Hometown: Morris Township, Morris County
  Position: Morris County freeholder
  John Murphy   http://www.murphy2005.com/main/   (973) 267-6004

• Robert Schroeder
  Age: 44
  Hometown: Washington Township, Bergen County
  Position: Washington Township committeeman
  http://www.robertschroeder.com/  (201) 664-7405

• Bret Schundler
  Age: 46
  Hometown: Jersey City, Hudson County
  Position: Former Jersey City mayor; Republican candidate for governor who lost to Democrat James McGreevey in 2001
  http://www.bret2005.com/    (908) 379-2738

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