Michelle Pirone Lambros, Princeton resident and member of Princeton Council, has announced she will seek her party’s nomination for the LD 16 Assembly seat.

“I believe my business skills will be useful in navigating through the complexities of legislative initiatives. I lead through collaboration and my impact on Council and the amount of progress we were able to make, during the most challenging health and economic crisis of our lifetime, attests to my ability to get things done,” stated Lambros.

“A number of us in the Democratic leadership in Princeton approached Michelle and strongly encouraged her to run because we feel she has been a very effective leader on Council, particularly with her focus on finding new ways to
support local and small businesses before and during the pandemic. We need her experience and skills in Trenton, where she can continue to help Princeton, but also assist the region and state economically as we emerge from the pandemic,” stated Jon Durbin, Mercer County Executive Committee/Former PCDO President.

“Michelle is a collaborative and effective member of Princeton Council. I believe she will represent us well at the State level and I am happy to support her,” agreed Princeton Mayor Mark Freda.

Lambros has been instrumental in many local initiatives while on Princeton Council, including those that support sustainable growth, increasing missing middle housing, finding cost saving measures and increasing revenue for the town. As chair of the Economic Development Committee, she has been instrumental in bringing about changes to zoning to reduce barriers of entry to business and has helped businesses cope through the pandemic with loosened regulations and grant assistance programs.

“I’ve worked with Michelle on many initiatives to help promote and support small businesses. From the creation of town-wide promotions, to supporting our restaurants in reopening strategies during Covid, and leading the way to the creation of a small business grant fund, she has given valuable support to our local business community,” stated Joy Chen, owner of Joycards.

In addition to her focus on small business recovery and economic revitalization, Lambros has been involved in redevelopment efforts and is on the negotiating team for many new affordable housing developments.

“Michelle believes that social justice is tied to equity of opportunity, and that we can better serve the community at large if there are more opportunities to increase our stock of affordable and “missing middle” housing,” explained Fern Spruill, Founder of Committed and Faithful Princetonians and member of the Princeton Civil Rights Commission.

Lambros’ platform for State Assembly is focused on economic revitalization, main street investment, tourism, transit, sustainable development, property tax reform and social justice. Improving family leave policies, expanding fair wage legislation, enacting liquor license reform, simplifying and expanding the senior tax freeze, and funding small business revitalization efforts are some of the highlights of her platform.

For more information; visit her website at www.pironelambrosforassembly.com or Facebook at Michelle Pirone Lambros for Assembly.