GOP Candidate Duvall: Attacks from Fellow Republicans are more Partisan Political Games

CHERRY HILL – NJ CD-1 GOP candidate Josh Duvall released the following statement:

“When I announced my campaign to challenge Donald Norcross for the NJ CD-1 seat next November, I started my appeal to voters as a ‘post-partisan’ candidate running a

campaign built on honesty, decency, and integrity – working towards solutions for all of South Jersey. I’m proud of the campaign I’ve run thus far – meeting with voters from all political points of view, traveling across the district, hosting public events, and engaging with more than 100,000 people on social media alone. I’m also proud of the type of candidate I am – a middle class husband, father, worker and business owner who is growing increasingly disgusted with the status quo of partisan politics in our country.”

“That’s why the recent attacks from Mrs. Gustafson (source:

New candidate emerges to challenge Norcross for Congress

) came as a surprise to me. As the only filed candidate running for the GOP ticket against Donald Norcross, I have to assume her negative comments were directed at me. She labeled me as ‘wishy-washy’, ‘pandering’, weak on pro-life issues and the Second Amendment – among other things.”

“According to her statement, it seems Mrs. Gustafson is more interested in playing partisan political games than appealing to our broad base of registered voters, nearly 85% of whom were registered as something other than Republican in the last Presidential election cycle.”

“While Mrs. Gustafson is positioning herself as the most pro-Trump candidate, I’m focused on highlighting the policy failures of our current elected official Donald Norcross, his ties to the EDA tax break scandal making daily headlines, and the continued progression of a national Democratic party that has moved too far left for middle class voters in South Jersey.”

“No matter who attacks me, whether it be Republicans, Democrats, or Progressives – I’m banking my candidacy on a single solitary truth – voters want a candidate they can feel good about voting for…instead of always casting their ballot as a way of voting against someone they dislike.”

ABOUT: Duvall received his bachelors in Management, concentrating in Finance and Marketing from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and his Executive Degree in Financial Planning from the Fischer School of Business at The Ohio State University. Duvall currently runs his own financial planning and accounting business, and works with other organizations managing their marketing and online content. He also works with several non-profits, sits on the Cherry Hill GOP committee, volunteers with youth sports, and is actively involved in his local church. Duvall is a cancer survivor and is married with two young children.

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www.duvallforcongress.com

Salaries for Pennsylvania and New Jersey Governors are among the Highest in the Country

The Center Square

Nov 19, 2019

The governor of Pennsylvania now draws a yearly salary of $194,850, the fourth-highest salary among the governors of the 50 states, according to recently reported financial

Gloucester City News blog files

data and media reports.

Based on the most recent numbers, the average U.S. governor’s salary stands at $144,046.

Either state constitutions or statutes determine the governors’ salaries, according to

Ballotpeda.com

. But salaries are only one part of the compensation provided to states’ chief executives since other benefits can include an official residence, insurance and travel subsidies.

In some states, salaries rise automatically every year based on the rate of inflation or a previously determined percentage. In other states, however, legislatures must approve pay hikes before they can take effect.

Governor Salaries Among the 50 States, 2018-19

State

2018 Salary

2018 Rank

California *

$210,000

1

New York

$200,000

2

Massachusetts

$195,970

3

Pennsylvania

$194,850

4

Tennessee

$194,112

5

Washington

$183,072

6

Vermont

$178,274

7

Illinois

$177,412

8

Georgia

$175,000

9

New Jersey

$175,000

10

Virginia

$175,000

11

Delaware

$171,000

12

Maryland

$170,000

13

Nevada

$163,474

14

Michigan

$159,300

15

Hawaii

$158,700

16

Texas

$153,750

17

Ohio

$153,650

18

Wisconsin

$152,756

19

Connecticut

$150,000

20

Utah

$150,000

21

West Virginia

$150,000

22

Kentucky

$148,781

23

Arkansas

$148,134

24

Oklahoma

$147,000

25

Rhode Island

$145,755

26

Alaska

$145,000

27

North Carolina

$144,349

28

Idaho

$138,302

29

New Hampshire

$134,581

30

Missouri

$133,821

31

Florida

$130,273

32

Iowa

$130,000

33

Louisiana

$130,000

34

North Dakota

$129,096

35

Minnesota

$127,629

36

Mississippi

$122,160

37

Indiana

$121,331

38

Alabama

$120,395

39

Montana

$118,397

40

South Dakota

$113,961

41

New Mexico

$110,000

42

South Carolina

$106,078

43

Nebraska

$105,000

44

Wyoming

$105,000

45

Kansas

$99,636

46

Oregon

$98,600

47

Arizona

$95,000

48

Colorado

$92,700

49

Maine

$70,000

50

U.S. average

$144,046

* as of December 2019

Source:

Ballotpedia.org

; media reports

published here with permission of

The Center Square

SURVEY SAYS! One-Third Of Americans Don’t Trust The Media

Around one-third of Americans don’t trust that the media’s reporting is based on factual information, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts.

The poll,

released Nov. 20

,  asked Americans “how often” they think each of the questions asked “are based on factual information.” It found that about two in 10 – or less – Americans

trust

that the media’s reporting is based on facts. Only 21% of Americans always or often

trust the media

and 47% sometimes have that trust. 31% said that they rarely or never believe that media reports based on facts, the poll found.

This distrust was even bigger when Americans were asked if they believe that the decisions made by policy makers are fact-based. The poll found that 55% of those polled only sometimes believe in their lawmakers decisions, and only 14% always or often trust them.

The trend of skepticism continued throughout the questions, with many Americans expressing doubt about whether their fellow Americans vote based on facts. Americans also doubted whether political candidates’ campaign messages are fact-based and if debates between candidates are legitimate, according to the poll. Only 9% always or often trusted in politicians’ campaign messages.

Republicans are more skeptical of Democrats and baby boomers are less confident in what politicians say compared to

millennials

, the poll also found.

“Democracy is in danger when Americans so overwhelmingly lack trust in the candidates, the policymakers, the news media, and each other,” USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald said according to

a press release

.

October’s poll saw 1,032 U.S. adults interviewed between Oct. 15-28, Axios

reported

. There is a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2% and the final numbers were rounded.

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Duvall accuses Gustafson of “Attacks”

It Didn’t Take Long For Josh Duvall To Break Reagan’s 11

th

Commandment

COLLINGSWOOD – On November 12 Republican Claire Gustafson announced she formed an exploratory committee to gauge interest and support into a possible candidacy for Congress in CD1.

Announced Republican candidate for Congress in CD1, Josh Duvall, took issue with the fact Gustafson said, “Republicans I’ve talked with don’t want a wishy-washy middle-of-the-road nominee pandering for Democrat votes.” Duvall said in a statement, “She labeled me as ‘wishy-washy’, ‘pandering’, weak on pro-life issues and the Second Amendment.”

“I don’t know why Josh Duvall would think I was speaking of him,” Claire Gustafson said. “There have been rumors out there for months that a realtor out of Washington Township is considering running for Congress. The fact is I merely stated what Republicans have said to me, that they don’t want a wishy-washy middle-of-the-road nominee pandering for Democrat votes.”

Greenwich Township Mayor George W. Shivery, Jr. said, “Claire Gustafson has a solid reputation and has stepped up for the Republican Party many times over the years. If history has taught us anything Claire Gustafson would have mentioned Josh Duvall by name if she were talking about him. Duvall should apologize for this unprovoked attack.”

“I found Josh’s remark that he was disgusted with ‘partisan politics’ odd considering if I decide to make my candidacy official we will be running in a partisan primary election,” Gustafson said. “The very nature of primary elections are partisan, filing as a Republican is a partisan act. Seriously, who performs an act that disgusts them?”

“Obviously it upsets Josh that I’m considering getting into this race,” Gustafson said. “I’ve met Josh, I like Josh, he’s a nice young man. Unfortunately, he’s just a little inexperienced. Whatever the case, when I issued my statement I was careful to honor Ronald Reagan’s 11

th

Commandment and did not speak ill of any fellow Republican. Josh Duvall violated that Commandment.”

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