MEL EVANS / Associated Press
Steve Lonegan answers a question during a debate. The New Jersey primary is on Tuesday.
Primary 2009
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Lonegan known as tightly focused
"I'm a results-driven individual. I want to set forth what the goal will be and reach that boal," the GOP candidate says.
Now, running in a GOP primary that includes former U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie, Lonegan said he was crisscrossing the state again, "spending a lot of time in the car and seeing a lot of the New Jersey Turnpike."
"People are demoralized and giving up. They think this is a hopeless environment, and they're leaving New Jersey," Lonegan said.
"Back in the 1950s and '60s, they told others to move to New Jersey. This was the state to come to. We cannot continue on the path we're on without undermining the economy for years to come. I think I can make a difference."
Steve Lonegan
Personal: Age 53. Lives in Bogota with his wife and two daughters.
Career: Former New Jersey director of Americans for Prosperity. Bogota mayor from 1995 to 2007. Also worked as a custom home builder and as finance vice chair for the National Federation of Independent Business.
Education: Bachelor's degree from William Paterson College, 1981; master of business administration degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1982.
Of interest: Unsuccessfully sought the 2005 Republican gubernatorial nomination. Author of Putting Taxpayers First: A Blueprint for Victory in the Garden State.
SOURCE: Associated Press
Contact staff writer Edward Colimore at 856-779-3833 or ecolimore@phillynews.com.
