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Jerry L. Coleman for Governor
Updated February 15, 2007

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OVER 20 YEARS OF COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT SERVICE

TWO-TERM CITY COUNCILMAN, RAHWAY, NJ:

Council President In 1994.
Drafted Legislation To Improve Community Conditions

CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN Of The Concerned Citizens On The Environment

Jerry is a former member of The Union County Area Allocations Committee of the Black United Fund Of New Jersey:

Used business and accounting skills in reviewing proposals and funding requests from organizations.

Jerry has served as a member of the board of directors and chairman of the finance committee of the Rahway Community Action Organization (JFK CENTER).

Jerry was the co-founder and first chairman of the Union County Fair Housing Council--formed to end racial bias in housing rentals and sales--and the founder and first president of the Union County Senior Citizens Corporation--set up to help senior citizens apply for program funding.

He has served on the executive board of directors of the Montclair State University Alumni Association and was the founder and first president of the Montclair State University Black Alumni Association that was organized to encourage alumni to continue to support the programs of the college.

Jerry holds a BS in Business Administration And Professional Accounting from Montclair State University and is a graduate of the Rutgers Executive Masters Program In Public Administration.

He is the founder and President of Jerry L. Coleman Enterprise--Accounting & Consulting Services and has extensive experience in managing non-profit organizations.

Jerry has been an advisor to numerous church and community groups in the areas of fund raising, grant and proposal writing, community organizing and economic development. He is an active member of the Cathedral Second Baptist Church in Perth Amboy, N.J.

CAMPAIGN INITIATIVES INCLUDE

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Provide Funding To Insure That All Our Children Receive A Top Quality Education

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Provide Adequate Funding For Job And Career Training

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Provide Safe And Clean Streets In All Neighborhoods in New Jersey

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Provide Adequate Funding For After School Tutorial And Recreational Programs

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Provide Funds For The Construction Of Quality Schools And Health Care Facilities

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Insure Reduction And Stabilization Of Property Taxes

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Insure That Affordable Mortgage Rates Are Available For Home Owners

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Insure That Affordable Automobile And Health Insurance Is Provided To All People

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Increase Funding For College And Higher Education Scholarships, Grants And Loans

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Increase Available Funding For Business Start Up And Job Development

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Repair Boarded Up Buildings And Convert Them Into Decent Affordable Housing

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Develop Programs That Support Unity And Peace Between All Ethnic Groups

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End Racial Profiling By Police Departments and To Establish Police Citizen Review Boards

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Clean Up The Environment

VOTE JERRY COLEMAN FOR GOVERNOR!

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