DENVILLE, N.J. – 25th district Assembly candidate Brian Bergen released the following statement today regarding new false, disgusting television ads airing in the district on behalf of Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger:

“The recent slanderous TV ads accusing me of being against breast exams and cancer screenings are absurd and insulting. My mother is a breast cancer survivor, and my family carries the BRCA2 gene mutation which leaves us predisposed to certain cancer types. My sister needs to get screenings every six months for breast and ovarian cancer as a result,” said Bergen, an Iraq War veteran and small business owner. “The notion that I would ever do anything to limit their care or in any way negatively impact education of the necessity of preventative screens is despicable. Bhimani and Draeger should be ashamed that their Trenton allies are airing these ads. If they have any decency, they will join Anthony and me in calling for their immediate removal.”