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Running on the Republican ticket is current Hammonton Councilman Joseph Giralo .
Giralo is a 1980 graduate of Hammonton High School , and received a BA in American History from Stockton University ( then Stockton State College ) in 1984 . He and his wife , Gina , have two daughters , Gianna and Gemma .
Giralo has worked with the Atlantic County Improvement Authority ( ACIA ) for 35 years , where he is a program administrator .
Giralo described his position with the ACIA .
“ I run the home program , firsttime homebuyer , housing rehabilitation and business loan programs ,” Giralo said .
Giralo , 59 , a lifelong resident of
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Hammonton , has been involved in Hammonton politics since he was 16 years old . In 1981 , at the age of 18 , he ran for a seat on the Hammonton Board of Education and lost the election by six votes . He has since been involved with various facets of local government .
“ I served 41 years on the Hammonton Planning Board . I was chairman and vice-chair for over two decades . I served on the Board of Adjustment . I served 15 years on the board of education . I ’ ve been on council for six years ,” Giralo said .
Giralo told The Gazette why he decided to run for Atlantic County Clerk .
“ I have long-sought to take my knowledge , take my abilities , take my experience and share it with the people of this county ... The office is very important to the peo-
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ple of the county , and it ’ s been nothing but mismanaged over the last decade . People need to see the transparency of the office , so that they can have confidence in their elections ,” Giralo said . Community confidence is important to Giralo , who noted that he has “ always done for our community .”
“ I ’ m a past-president of the Lions Club , a founder of Cruisin ’ Classics Auto Club , a member of the Hammonton Cancer Foundation . I am a trustee at St . Mary of Mt . Carmel church ,” Giralo said .
Giralo said that changes need to be made at the office of the county clerk .
“ There needs to be a collaboration with the board of elections and the election board to make
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sure that the ‘ screw-ups ’ don ’ t continue — with ballots , voting , absentee ballots , ballots going to the wrong people — costing the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars ,” Giralo said .
Giralo said that he believes his background makes him an ideal candidate for Atlantic County Clerk .
“ I have the experience handling CDBG and home grants for over 30 years with perfect audits . I further say that whatever needs to be done to make the public feel comfortable with that office will take place . I will be hands-on . I am not going to bear to be an administrator or an executive . I will be hands-on , in the office , every day ... I am going to bring the office to
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