RELEASE: GOTTHEIMER ANNOUNCES “JUMPSTART JERSEY” INITIATIVE 

WILL COLLECT THE BEST IDEAS FROM AROUND JERSEY, FEATURE AND ORGANIZE THEM IN A ONE-STOP-SHOP – JUMPSTARTJERSEY.COM

SIX FIGURE AD BUY TO PROMOTE “JUMPSTART JERSEY” 

GOTTHEIMER WILL CONTINUE MEETING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, FAITH AND LABOR LEADERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND JERSEY FAMILIES

WILL HELP GOTTHEIMER’S WORK IN CONGRESS AND BRING THE BEST IDEAS FOR EVERYONE TO DEPLOY ACROSS THE STATE 

Above: Rep. Josh Gottheimer with Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, Council President Paul Yoon, and Councilmember Ila Kasofsky to announce Jumpstart Jersey.

WYCKOFF, NJ — Today, in Fort Lee, standing with the Mayor and Council, Rep. Josh Gottheimer announced his “Jumpstart Jersey” initiative, and released the following video to explain it – backed by a six-figure digital ad buy.  Jumpstart Jersey will collect, highlight, and organize some of the best ideas in action across the state, and bring them together in one place – JumpstartJersey.com – for everyone to take advantage of in their communities.

For seven years now in Congress, Gottheimer has followed a simple recipe for policy-making that’s the basis of Jumpstart Jersey: meet with Jersey leaders and families across the state and bring the best ideas to Washington to help solve problems for our country.  Jumpstart Jersey will help expand that conversation for the benefit of families and communities in his District and around the State.  It will feature and help organize the ideas into a one-stop-shop based on Gottheimer’s conversations and submissions from individuals in his District and beyond.

As Gottheimer put it, “Over the past seven years, the best ideas I’ve helped bring to Washington to solve the toughest of problems have come from my discussions right here in Jersey — with mayors and small business owners, with labor and faith leaders, with cops, firefighters, and veterans, with nonprofit leaders, and with folks in diners up and down the state.  Wouldn’t it be great if we could better share and leverage those excellent ideas and avoid reinventing the wheel?”

Rep. Gottheimer launched Jumpstart Jersey in Fort Lee, highlighting the innovative work of Mayor Mark Sokolich and the Council, including President Paul Yoon, and Councilmember Ila Kasofsky, that has made Fort Lee an even better place to live and work.  They highlighted their leading efforts to improve communication with residents, so they can more directly access city services and engage with their local government; build community gardens in densely populated neighborhoods; and revitalize Fort Lee’s downtown by completing construction of the Barrymore Film Center.

Gottheimer has met with thousands of mayors, council members, business and nonprofit leaders, faith and labor leaders, first responders and veterans, and Jersey residents across the State.  He will continue that effort for the benefit of his District in the coming months, and highlight many of them and their ideas at JumpstartJersey.com, on social media, and beyond.

WATCH VIDEO HERE

Full transcript below:

Hi, I’m Josh Gottheimer, and today, we’re launching Jumpstart Jersey. 

Here’s what it is: Over the past seven years, the best ideas I’ve helped bring to Washington to solve the toughest of problems have come from my discussions right here in our state, with mayors and small business owners, with labor and faith leaders, with cops and veterans, and with folks like you, in a diner just like this one. 

Now, I want to bring even more of you in on this conversation, to continue getting the best ideas from people across Jersey, about how we can make our state even better. 

We have some big issues in front of us, but also some big opportunities. From creating and bringing more jobs for everyone, to making life more affordable with lower taxes and lower childcare costs for our children. So folks can afford to stay here – whether that’s after graduation or after retirement. 

To ensure we have even better schools, safer communities, and cleaner air for our kids. To protect the Jersey values that bring us together. 

And I’ll keep traveling around the state, meeting with local leaders and all of you, to capture the best ideas no matter where they come from. 

Because that’s the Jersey way. Common sense ideas. No nonsense. Getting things done and having each other’s backs. 

In Jersey, we fight hard and go big. We’ve given the world great music, great food, pork roll and Taylor Ham. Great thinkers. And, in the good years, even great sports. 

From the beach to the big cities, from the burbs to small towns, we’re all from Jersey, and have something to share. And as always, I’m here to listen. 

So please head to JumpstartJersey.com. Join our effort and submit the next great idea. Because the future of Jersey starts here with you. 

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