4. Elections Matter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Prologue ix
5. 1. My Hometown 1
6. 2. Ma Green’s Boy 11
7. 3. Settling Scores 28
8. 4. Elections Matter 47
9. 5. Working Together 67
10. 6. The Natural: The Saga of Jim McGreevey 82
11. 7. Christie, Golan Cipel, and the Kushner Connection 93
12. 8. Fighting Injustices 109
13. 9. The Fight for LGBTQ Rights 125
14. 10. On the Banks of the Old Raritan: My Love Affair with Rutgers University 135
15. 11. Sports Betting: A Good Bet 138
16. 12. A Wakeup Call and a Near Loss 149
17. 13. Animal Welfare 154
18. 14. Tax Incentives 161
19. 15. Gubernatorial Campaign: Not the Last Hurrah 169
20. Epilogue 177
21. Acknowledgments 181
22. Index 185