Following John McCann’s announcement this weekend that he intends to pursue the CD5 seat currently occupied by U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-5), New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Colligan identified him as a prime culprit in the layoff of dozens of law enforcement officials.

A practicing attorney, McCann advises Sheriffs across the state on both legal and policy issues as General Counsel to the New Jersey Sheriffs Association. At his kickoff, he noted that he has served as a legal advisor for many Chiefs of Police, as well as serving as General Counsel for the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation in New York City.

“I am working to protect the American Dream for people who work hard and play by the rules to help create jobs and opportunity for all Americans, and to safeguard the freedoms that are under attack by liberal politicians in Washington,” said McCann, a self-described conservative Republican candidate for Congress. 

But the PBA wasn’t buying it.