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Jefferson Twp., NJ:   26th Legislative District State Assembly candidate Christine Clarke signed the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge on September 21 on the International Day of Peace, affirming her commitment to clean energy policies and generating renewable energy jobs for New Jersey. Today, the same week she was endorsed by New Jersey Hills Media Group, incumbent far-right Assemblyman Jay Webber attacked her for it with a photoshopped version of her pledge. The original photo appears in multiple places online.

“Christine Clarke has been racking up major endorsements because of her good character, her genuine commitment to the issues and her track record of walking the talk in support of those commitments,” Campaign Manager Benjamin Weisman said. “Meanwhile, Assemblyman Webber continues to lie to constituents and behave in a manner beneath the dignity of the office. We call on Assemblyman Webber and his campaign to immediately remove their false altered photo, correct the record and conduct themselves in a manner befitting the dignity of the office if they hope to earn voters’ support.”

Clarke is an environmental advocate, a grassroots organizer and mother-of-four running for State Assembly to advance clean energy jobs, protect clean air and water, improve healthcare, and legislate with empathy and fiscal responsibility.  She’s running a clean, issues-focused campaign. Even as a first-time candidate, she has earned the seal of approval from a wide array of organizations including the NJEA and the AFL-CIO, the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey, American Federation of Teachers, League of Conservation Voters, New Jersey Sierra Club and more. She is also the only candidate in New Jersey to be endorsed by Vote Mama and by The Center for Biological Diversity, and the only candidate in the Assembly race to have been endorsed by Our Revolution nationally. See the growing list of Clarke’s endorsements here.  She has lived in Jefferson for 15 years with her husband and four children. You can learn more about her at www.clarkeforassembly.com.

The 26th District includes 13 communities in Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties: Butler, Fairfield, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Montville, Morris Plains, North Caldwell, Parsippany, Rockaway Township, Verona, West Caldwell, and West Milford.

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