OVER 100 PROMINENT SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS ENDORSE VIN GOPAL FOR STATE SENATE
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OVER 100 PROMINENT SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS ENDORSE VIN GOPAL FOR STATE SENATE
September 15th
TINTON FALLS – Today, over 100 prominent small-business leaders who own or operate businesses in the 11th Legislative District announced their endorsement of Vin Gopal for State Senate. The announcement comes just ahead of Friday’s Monmouth-Ocean Development Council Business Luncheon.
“Vin Gopal has built a successful small business. He knows what we need to do to cut red tape and create jobs. As a State Senator, he will be an outstanding partner,” stated Victor Kuo, owner of Temple Restaurant in Red Bank.
“I served with Vin when I was President of the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce where he served on the Board of Directors. Vin served on many committees of the chamber where his business acumen and experience greatly supported and benefitted our members. As a small business owner he understands the struggles and barriers we are presented with daily,” stated Cliff Moore, Past President of the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce.
Vin owns and operates several small-businesses in Monmouth County. He is a past Board Member of the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce and a past President of the Hazlet Township Business Owners Association. He is the managing partner of Direct Development, LLC, which has over 100 local clients in Monmouth County.
As the Democratic candidate for State Senate, Vin has voiced his strong support for taking necessary steps to make it easier for small businesses to open and expand. He has advocated for cutting the red tape, encouraging municipal consolidation and shared services to lower taxes, and has vowed to fight unfair zoning and sign ordinances and work to reinstate UEZ zones.
Below is a list of the business leaders who announced their support:
| Chris | Adams | Adams, Buchan & Palo – Colts Neck NJ |
| Gene | Anthony | Law Offices of Gene Anthony – Eatontown NJ |
| Bill | Atkins | Bill Atkins Marketing – Tinton Falls NJ |
| Meir | Araman | Ocean Grove Mattress & Furntiure |
| Marie | Barbero | Past Board Member, Northern Monmouth Chamber |
| Ajay | Barthwal | Owner of Freehold Borough Properties |
| Patricia | Bennett | Patricia Bennett, Esq. – Red Bank NJ |
| Anthony | Beshara | Entrepeneur – Freehold |
| Mike | Beson | Guide Publications – Long Branch, NJ |
| Bianca | Bertoli | Lock and Shade – Asbury Park NJ |
| Janine | Bonovech | Salon Simplicity – Red Bank NJ |
| Michael | Brantley | Dr. Michael Brantley DDS, Asbury Park NJ |
| Sean | Byrnes | Partner, Byrnes & O’Hern |
| Sal | Cannizaro | Immediate Care – Red Bank NJ |
| Frank | Cannizaro | SFC Enterprises – Red Bank NJ |
| Gus | Carter | Gus’ Barber Shop – Red Bank NJ |
| Stephen | Catania | Cheese Cave – Red Bank, NJ |
| Gulshan | Chhabra | Owner of Gas Stations Newman Springs Road – Red Bank NJ |
| Vinay | Chopra | Seaview Orthopedics – Freehold NJ |
| Rosa | Davis | Jerset Shore Detectives, Ocean Twp. NJ |
| Patrick | Falcon | Falcon Law Firm – Ocean NJ |
| Ron | Ferincola | Spellbinders, Allenhurst NJ |
| Luis | Fernandez | Securiy Cam Depot – Neptune NJ |
| Paul | Fernicola | Fernicola & Associates – Red Bank, NJ |
| Tom | Fishkin | Readies Cafe – Red Bank NJ |
| Jack | Gindi | Relumins Labs, Ocean Township NJ |
| Michael | Gluck | Gluck & Walrath, Red Bank NJ |
| Warren | Goode | Goode & Weysner, CPA – Ocean Township, NJ |
| Mike | Greico | Shore Luxury Limos – Freehold NJ |
| Giuseppe | Grillo | Ideal Tile – Freehold NJ |
| Russell | Goldman | Law Offices of Russell Goldman – Shrewsbury NJ |
| Ryan | Hager | JGS Insurance – Tinton Falls NJ |
| Claudette | Herring | Via 45 Restaurant – Red Bank NJ |
| Kerri | Higgins | McKenna, DuPont, Higgins & Stone – Red Bank NJ |
| Jonathan | Hornik | LaRocca, Hornik, Rosen, Greenberg & Bala – Freehold, NJ |
| Aimee | Humphries | Aimee’s – Red Bank NJ |
| Leonard | Inzerello | Past President, Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce |
| Joel | Jannone | Joel P Jannone MD – Red Bank NJ |
| Joanna | Jodar | Integral Acupuncture – Long Branch NJ |
| Roger | Kane | 111 South Contractors – Freehold NJ |
| Peter | Karavites | 3OS Technologies – Tinton Falls NJ |
| Dr. Kharod | Sudhaker | Kharod Sudhakar MD – Asbury Park NJ |
| Leonard | Kiczek | Past President, Long Branch Chamber of Commerce – Kiczek & Rachinsky, LLC |
| Chris | Kinsella | La Corte, Bundy, Varady & Kinsella – Tinton Falls NJ |
| Ted | Koczon | E Street Realty – Red Bank NJ |
| Claudi | Kofod | Co-Founder, Danish Cafe – Red Bank NJ |
| Lone | Kofod | Co-Founder, Danish Cafe – Red Bank NJ |
| Bharat | Kotian | Shokla Restaurant – Freehold NJ |
| Victor | Kuo | Temple Restaurant – Red Bank, NJ |
| Maryellen | Landolfi | The Write Room, Tinton Falls NJ |
| Bryan | Larco | Fuze Eatery: Empanada House & Smoothie Bar – Long Branch, NJ |
| Stalin | Larco | Fuze Eatery: Empanada House & Smoothie Bar – Long Branch, NJ |
| Nicole | Lerario | A Kneaded Vacation – Red Bank NJ |
| Fred | Lomangino | Ice King – Tinton Falls NJ |
| Jon | Lomurro | Lomurro Law – Freehold NJ |
| Doug | Long | Long, Marmero & Associates – Tinton Falls, NJ |
| John | Luongo | Luongo, Levin & Associates – Colts Neck NJ |
| Hemal | Makadia | Provision Pharmacy – Freehold NJ |
| Jawad | Malik | Co-Owner, Koy Turkish Grill |
| Hina | Malik | Co-Owner, Koy Turkish Grill |
| Amy | Mallet | Amsley Promotions – Neptune, NJ |
| Lester | Mallet | Gluefast Company – Neptune, NJ |
| Mike | Mangan | Endurance Sportas Floors – Ocean Township NJ |
| Dan | Margo | Owner, The Melrose Bed & Breakfast – Ocean Grove, NJ |
| Russ | McIver | Connections Un_LTD LLC – Allenhurst NJ |
| Edward | McKenna | McKenna, DuPont, Higgins & Stone – Red Bank NJ |
| Andres | Mejer | Andres Mejer Law – Long Branch NJ |
| Pasquale | Menna | The Menna Law Firm – Red Bank NJ |
| Scott | Metzger | Pain Management – Shrewsbury NJ |
| Tom | Mirabella | WingMan Planning – Freehold NJ |
| Cliff | Moore | Past President, Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce |
| Art | Murphy | AV Murphy Builders – Red Bank NJ |
| Bob | Napoli | Alarm World – Long Branch, NJ |
| John | Napolitani | A&N Power Washing and Snow Removal – Ocean NJ |
| Daniel | O’Hern | Byrnes, O’Hern – Red Bank NJ |
| Peter | Paras | Partner, Paras, Apy & Reiss – Red Bank NJ |
| Teena | Patel | Edible Arrangements of Ocean NJ and Edible Arragements of Freehold NJ |
| Jay | Patel | Crystal Motel – Neptune & Eatontown NJ |
| Luanne | Peterpaul | Peterpaul Law LLP – Asbury Park, NJ |
| Matt | Philbin | Shelter Inc. – Asbury Park NJ |
| Carol | Rizzo | Rizzo Advisory Services – Neptune, NJ |
| Janet | Rackhan | Beautiful Walls & Custom Painting – Long Branch NJ |
| Brian | Roper | Brian Roper MD – Neptune NJ |
| David | Rosenthal | David Rosenthal Esq. – Freehold NJ |
| Vito | Ruffino | Ruffinos Pizza & Italian Restaurant – Eatontown NJ |
| Ray | Santiago | Santiago & Associates – Freehold, NJ |
| Jack | Sayegh | Owner, Monmouth County IHOP Franchise |
| Marilyn | Schlossbach | Owner, Langosta Lounge & Various Asbury Park Restaurants |
| Arthur | Schlossbach | Owner, Ameila’s Kitchen – Shrewsbury, NJ |
| Victor | Scudiery | Past Board Member, Northern Monmouth Chamber & Scudiery Enterprises |
| Ketan | Shah | Entrepeuner – Monmouth County |
| Ritesh | Shah | Shrewsbury Ave. Pharmacy – Red Bank, NJ |
| Asha | Shah | Asha Realty One LLC – Red Bank, NJ |
| Rahul | Shah | Owner of several Dunkin Donuts Franchises in Long Branch and Ocean Twp. |
| Chris | Siciliano | Gavin Agency – Allenhurst NJ |
| Karen | Siciliano | Siciliano Landscaping – Long Branch NJ |
| Ghulam | Suhrawardi | NMCI Group – Colts Neck NJ |
| John | Tatulli | Law Offices of John Tatulli, Shrewsbury NJ |
| Charles | Uliano | Chamlin, Rosen, Uliano & Witherington – West Long Branch NJ |
| Lino | Valentino | Lino’s Mexican Restaurant – Red Bank NJ |
| John | Villapiano | Sea Shore Day School – Long Branch NJ |
| Paul | Wichansky | Motivational Speakers – Freehold NJ |
* Please note: These small business owners are endorsing Vin on behalf of themselves, not their businesses
