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John Wisniewski is a Democratic state Assemblyman representing a part of Middlesex County. Wisniewski also is chairman of the state Democratic Party.

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John Wisniewski
stated on February 2, 2013 in a campaign rally:

"We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut."

By Bill Wichert • February 14, 2013
John Wisniewski
stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on NJToday:

Says in January 1992, George H. W. Bush "probably had a 90 percent or even higher approval rating after the first Gulf War."

By Bill Wichert • December 2, 2012
John Wisniewski
stated on August 21, 2012 in a news release:

Says Congressmen Paul Ryan and Todd Akin co-sponsored legislation "to limit federal funding for abortion to victims of ‘forcible rape.’"

By Bill Wichert • August 22, 2012
John Wisniewski
stated on April 13, 2012 in a video press release:

"If you're earning under $100,000 a year and you commute to New York every day you pay more to the Port Authority in tolls than you pay to the state of New Jersey in income tax."

By Erin O'Neill • April 23, 2012
John Wisniewski
stated on February 7, 2012 in a radio interview:

"Many of the top officials at the Port Authority earn more money than the governors of the states that have jurisdiction over them."

By Bill Wichert • February 15, 2012

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