Dear Morris County Democrat,

Justin Musella is Morris County’s Ultimate Political Opportunist

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PARSIPPANY – Republican Chairman Lou Valori’s campaign for Mayor took a turn for the worse yesterday as Justin Musella, Chairman of the Morris County Young Republicans, was announced as the ticket’s candidate for Township Council. Parsippany deserves elected leaders who put the interests of the people first. Justin Musella’s run for Township Council is motivated by self-interest rather than a true commitment to the people of Parsippany.

Musella’s time in Parsippany currently stands at 4 months, after moving here in October. Had he moved in a month later, he would be ineligible to seek office this year. The timing is clear: Justin Musella moved to Parsippany specifically to run for Council, a commitment he made before even becoming a resident.

As a candidate with no connection to Parsippany, expect to see Musella line up in lockstep with Chairman Valori on every issue. This includes the development of a children’s park on a potentially contaminated former construction site in Glenmont Commons, a topic on which Valori and Musella have already released campaign videos. Mayor Soriano and Council candidates Cori Herbig and Judy Hernandez feel that the privately-owned site needs to be tested for contaminants prior to acquiring the land and constructing a children’s park; Valori and Musella appear to be in favor of moving forward without environmental testing.

As the owner of the property is one of Valori’s largest campaign donors, and Musella’s new landlord, perhaps they know something the public doesn’t.

If elected, Musella is unlikely to serve out his term on Council. It is well-known that Musella is seeking to run for higher office, including Congress, as soon as possible. Given that Parsippany is by far the largest town in Morris County, Musella’s motivation for moving here to seek local office is clear: this community is his stepping stone to what he considers bigger and better things.

A vote for Justin Musella is a vote for one man’s raw personal ambition rather than a vote for Parsippany.  Mayor Soriano, Cori Herbig, and Judy Hernandez are all long-standing residents of Parsippany who will keep the best interests of the people of Parsippany as their top priority. Parsippany voters should keep that in mind when casting a ballot on November 2.

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Learn more about our candidates:

Mayor Michael Soriano: Mayor Soriano was a career electrician before running for Mayor, his first run for public office, in 2017. Born on an Army base, Mayor Soriano has served as a foreman and superintendent on numerous construction jobs, including the Freedom Tower. Since becoming Mayor of Parsippany, he has worked to stabilize the township’s long-broken finances, protect our natural environment and open spaces, increase community engagement in local government, and hold the line against overdevelopment.

Cori Herbig is a resident of Lake Hiawatha. With over two decades of government affairs experience, Cori currently works as the Director of State Public Policy at Mars, Inc, focusing primarily on issues of sustainability and animal health and welfare. Prior to joining the Mars team, Cori worked at Everytown for Gun Safety (which includes Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America) for five years, where she worked to pass lifesaving gun violence prevention policies and preserve public safety laws throughout the country. Earlier in her career, she spent 13 years advocating for animal welfare at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where she fought at the state and federal levels to keep animals safe from abuse and neglect. Before joining the ASPCA, Cori practiced housing law at Westchester/Putnam Legal Services, where she advocated to keep struggling families safe from unlawful eviction. She grew up in Chester and moved to Lake Hiawatha in 2013, where she now lives with her husband and two children.

Judy Hernandez is a 21-year resident of Parsippany living in Glacier Hills with her husband and two children. Her professional experience is as a civil and environmental engineer and environmental advocate. Judy has worked on projects from the proposal, contract, and planning stages to design and construction. She has also sat on the Open Space Committee. Currently, she serves as Vice Chair on the Parsippany Environmental Advisory Committee, a member of the Parsippany Green Team, and as the Mayor’s designee on the Planning Board. Judy is also involved in her neighborhood association on the civic committee. Her goal is to engage the community and bring attention to pressing issues. Whether the issue is public health, environmental justice, fair-share housing, pollution, water security, development, or economic and impacted ecosystems, Judy believes that all of these issues intersect and must be approached through communication, education, and sharing ideas.

Morris County Democratic Committee
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