Top Ten + 1 reasons to Reject Dave Kenny’s Candidacy

1. Did Marliese Ljuba funnel over $10k in cash to the Kenny campaign?  She says she did and she said it under oath in a Federal Courthouse under the threat of perjury. 

 

2. Kenny says he never took $$$ from Ljuba, but his June 22, 2009 ELEC filing says otherwise.  Why would Kenny hide or misrepresent the apparent Ljuba donation?

 

3. According the Newark Star Ledger database of Birdsall engineering’s illegal campaign donations, Kenny’s campaign was the recipient of $2,200 of illegal donations over the course of 3 separate events. . http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/secret_list_birdsall_donations.html

 4.  Publicly available ELEC filings do not show that Kenny has returned or donated the ill begotten gains from the illegal donations. http://www.elec.state.nj.us/publicinformation/viewreports.htm

5.  Kenny still has not been honest with Hamilton Voters and acknowledged his receipt of the dirty Birdsall money!

6.  Kenny repeatedly voted to give Birdsall over $300,000 in Township contracts, even after his campaign had received the illegal funds. Examine Hamilton Council Minutes from 2009 -2012. http://www.hamiltonnj.com/content/83868/83968/85141/default.aspx

7.  Even after the Birdsall scandal was disclosed by statewide media reports and after Birdsall and its executives were indicted...Kenny voted yet again for another Birdsall contract. Hamilton Council Minutes page 15, Dec 4, 2012

8.  Kenny participated in a non public meeting of the full Hamilton Council on Nov 15, 2013   for the purpose of discussing and plotting the selection of Hamilton’s next Mayor even before Bencivengo was convicted.  Councilman Meara was present at the meeting and said it violated the NJ Sunshine Act. (Trentonian 12/1/2012).  Former Councilman Capodanno filed a State Ethics Complaint because of the Sunshine violation. (Trentonian 2/25/2013) Public officials should conduct the people’s business in the light of day at properly advertised meetings rather then in private back rooms.

9. Kenny voted to disband the Township Local Ethics Board at a time when the Board should have been empowered to hear resident’s complaints about municipal corruption, conflicts of interest, illegal campaign donations, OPRA, Sunshine Act violations and pay-to-play contracts in Hamilton. Hamilton Council Minutes page 15, March 19, 2013, (Trentonian 3/5/13 and 3/19/13).

10. Our sources tell us that Kenny, an attorney, has asked that his name be submitted for a Judgeship.  That process is apparently currently underway.  This means that if Mr. Kenny were to get his judge position, he would not serve out his term, even if elected. Politicians should be honest with the voters and tell them if they do not intend to complete the term they seek.  In this case Kenny has failed the test.

11. Mayor Bencivengo is in jail.  Former Hamilton Director, Rob Warney is in jail. Former Mercer GOP Chair and Hamilton Director of Recreation, Cathy Tramontana was fired.  Receipt of Illegal campaign contributions directed by another former Mercer County GOP Chairman and indicted engineering firm.  Disbanding the Local Ethics Board in the midst of the largest scandal in Hamilton history. Allegations of a bag of cash from a government witness.  Sunshine Act Complaints. THE CLOUD OF CORRUPTION must be completely swept out of the Hamilton Township and the people’s Municipal Building.