The screening committee for the Ocean County GOP may not have recommended Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove for reelection, but that doesn’t mean Gove is bowing out. After the Barnegat resident learned, last month, that her bid was rejected, she set her mind to attending the annual nominating convention – this Wednesday, March 8 – to chase down candidacy.
As Gove said on Monday, she wasn’t surprised by the decision of the screening committee, which didn’t give Toms River Assemblyman Gregory McGuckin a nod either. “I knew I’d be opposed,” she remarked. “But I did not back down. Nor will I.
“The reason I’m fighting? For one, my principles. Also, I’m fighting for a job I love … and for other women and young…
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