SHORT INVITES OPPONENT TO DEBATE ISSUES

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Publication

September 28, 2006

POC: Patrick Short, Democrat for Township Committee
Tel:732-796-9574

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ): Democrat for Township Committee Patrick Short invites his Republican opponent this year to debate the issues within Middletown.

"I think it is only fair that the electorate has an opportunity to hear both my opponent's views as well as mine," Short said. "I do not believe that a debate has to be conducted in a rude atmosphere, quite the contrary. A debate should be a time when the ideas and plans that candidates have made are shared with the public about the most pressing matters of the community."

Short said his opponent, Tim Sodon, can pick the time and even the place if he likes. "The important thing is for the information to get out to the public so they can make an intelligent choice for the next person to fill the slot on the committee," he said.

In particular, Short said he would especially like to address the issues of eminent domain, tax relief and governmental reform. "Middletown cannot afford to keep doing business the way it is," Short said. "That not only means the business of just government. Our voters here in Middletown need as much information about what the candidates running for office are prepared to bring with them should they be elected."

Short said he hopes to hear from the Republican Party about this matter at their earliest convenience.

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