2003 Ninth District - Part Two

Nine Term 9th District Assemblyman Is Now Surrogate Jeff Moran; Beachwood Resident Fills Vacancy Created By The Death Last Year Of Surrogate Franklin Fischer

Moran Will Run For A Full Five Year Term In Surrogate’s Office As Mayor Brian Rumpf Of Little Egg Harbor Township Will Become New 9th District Assemblyman

Dover Township: Assemblyman Jeff Moran (R-9th District) is now Ocean County Surrogate Jeff Moran, appointed to fill the vacancy that was created last year by the death of Surrogate Franklin Fischer.

Moran was sworn in as Surrogate by Judge Eugene Serpentelli. Surrogate Moran will be the Republican candidate for a full five year term in November’s general election.

Except For His Own Election, Surrogate Stays Out Of Politics

Except for his own election campaign, the Surrogate, a constitutional officer, is prohibited from taking an active role in politics. Moran resigned from the State Assembly prior to his appointment as Surrogate.

He is a resident of Beachwood and is a former member of the Beachwood Planning Board and the Ocean County Utilities Authority.

Moran A Thoughtful And Attentive Legislator

Moran developed a reputation as a thoughtful and attentive legislator as part of the Connors-Moran-Connors 9th District team, one of the most influential district legislative delegations in New Jersey.

Moran’s replacement on the 9th District legislative ticket will be Mayor Brian Rumpf of Little Egg Harbor Township.

Mayor Rumpf Instrumental In L.E.H. Open Space Program

Rumpf is expected to be appointed to Moran’s assembly seat at a Republican county committee meeting Thursday.

He will be sworn in the next time the assembly is in session, according to Republican County Chairman George Gilmore.

As a Township Committeeman and Mayor, Rumpf was at the forefront of developing Little Egg Harbor’s open space acquisition program, and is the chairman of the committee charged with acquiring open space for the community.

Juris Doctor Degree From Washington & Lee University

Mayor Rumpf is an attorney.

He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Washington & Lee University School Of Law in 1989. He and his wife, Deborah Rumpf, also an attorney, have a law practice on Radio Road in Little Egg.

Mayor Rumpf is a candidate for a full two year term in the assembly, along with Assemblyman Chris Connors of  Forked River and Senator Len Connors, mayor of Surf City. 6/17/03

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