Executive Vice President
NEW JERSEY STATE
POLICEMEN’S BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE BOARD
PATRICK COLLIGAN
State President
MARC KOVAR
Executive Vice President
Peter Andreyev 1st Vice President
Henry Werner 2nd Vice President
Michael Pellegrino 3rd Vice President
Mark Aurigemma 4th Vice President
Eugene Dello 5th Vice President
Richard Kott 6th Vice President
Frederick Ludd, Sr. 7th Vice President
Luke Sciallo 8th Vice President
Frank P. Cipully 9th Vice President
John Cernek 10th Vice President
Ed Carattini, Jr. 11th Vice President
Michael Freeman 12th Vice President
Michael Kaniuk Financial Secretary
Margaret Hammond Recording Secretary
John Monsees Treasurer
Bryan Flammia Trustee
Robert Ormezzano Trustee
Terrance Benson, Sr. Trustee
Rodney Furby Trustee
Charles Schwartz Trustee
Patrick Moran Trustee
Joseph A. Macones Trustee
Sean Plasket Sergeant-at-Arms
Michael Tardio Sergeant-at-Arms
Michael Heller Sergeant-at-Arms
Keith Curry Sergeant-at-Arms
Christopher Ricciotti Sergeant-at-Arms
John Granahan Sergeant-at-Arms
Andrew Pacucci Sergeant-at-Arms
Joseph Nigro Sergeant-at-Arms
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NEW JERSEY COPS
■ APRIL 2018
NJSPBA’s strength
in numbers
Thank you to all our brothers and sisters who took the time to join
us in Trenton for our annual PBA Day at the State House. This show of
force sent a powerful message to legislators who regularly make deci-
sions that impact law enforcement officers, our families and our pay-
checks. The message is clear: The NJSPBA has more influence or power
than one person. We have strength in numbers.
“PBA Day” is an important part of our legislative and political activity,
Marc
and
the increase in the number of PBA participants who came to Tren-
Kovar
ton on March 26 confirmed the message that the NJSPBA speaks and
acts as one. It shows that we can organize and activate our membership. I am sincere
in saying thanks to all those who participated, but we all know we can do better.
That leads us back nicely to my consistent message that NJSPBA-sponsored elec-
tion activities are important to our overall success. These election activities will start
again shortly and intensify until the elections in November.
All of our campaign efforts, including the creation of our Political Action Committee
(PAC), phone banks and canvassing for votes, have increased the PBA’s influence in
both Trenton and Washington D.C. And with each passing year, the bar gets raised a
little bit. In other words, our increasing influence is positive. But it also requires us to
get better at campaign operations each and every year.
The greater our participation and support, the more candidates will seek our sup-
port, and, more importantly, the more candidates will not want to be in opposition to
our efforts. This requires our entire membership’s commitment and support at least
a couple of days each year. It is not a lot to ask, and I will continue to “beat this dead
horse” to members about being part of our political action.
I find myself continuously explaining the importance to members about participa-
tion in all our efforts. This activity, however, is most important in the political arena.
The NJSPBA needs everyone’s participation to continue to be successful. Please re-
member this the next time we ask for help, and remember: The NJSPBA has strength
in numbers.
In closing, on behalf of the entire NJSPBA, we send our thoughts and prayers to the
family of Officer Sean Gannon of the Yarmouth (Massachusetts) Police Department,
who was lost in the line of duty on April 12. d