Mayor Wilda Diaz supports Gonzalez, Puccio and Lebreault for school board
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Mayor Wilda Diaz has released the following statement in support of
the Together for Quality Schools candidates for Board of Education:
Obi Gonzalez A-4
Ken Puccio A-5
Sam Lebreault A-6
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Statement of Mayor Wilda Diaz
One year ago, I asked you to help me change Perth Amboy and you did.
As President Obama said, ??This victory was not the change we seek; it
is only the chance for us to make that change.? Now, we can make
another choice for change.
I do not like telling people how to vote in Board of Education
elections. I want to keep politics out of our public schools. I do
believe that it is of great importance to share with you some of the
very compelling reasons why I am voting for Obi Gonzalez, Ken Puccio
and Samuel Lebreault.
I have known Obdulia (Obi) Gonzalez since I was a child. During her
34 years working as a Guidance Counselor in the Perth Amboy Public
Schools, she has mentored and inspired thousands of Perth Amboy
students. When I was a student at Perth Amboy High School, I
personally witnessed her dedication, professionalism, and most of all,
her commitment to help the children of this community. These are but
some of the attributes that make her such an outstanding candidate to
serve on our Board of Education, and to represent the interests of our
children and our parents.
Ken Puccio has served for three decades as a Perth Amboy Police
Officer, and for the past 19 years has guided and protected our
children through his leadership of the DARE Program. He also serves
as the Perth Amboy Police Department?s Juvenile Affairs Officer. Ken
has worked closely with the Perth Amboy Public Schools and the Perth
Amboy community to maintain our children safe.
Samuel Lebreault is an outstanding role model for our children and our
community. He is a product of the Newark public schools. Although,
raised in a single parent home, he graduated as the Valedictorian of
his high graduating class, and went on graduate from the New Jersey
Institute of Technology as a Civil Engineer. He is presently employed
by the MTA in New York, but is engaged in various civic and religious
organizations in Perth Amboy. Samuel and his wife are members of Our
Lady of Fatima Parish, and live in the Sixth Ward.
Gonzalez, Puccio and Lebreault are parents. We can trust them.
Perth Amboy deserves excellent schools run by responsible guardians of
our children and our tax dollars. By voting for Gonzalez, Puccio and
Lebreault, you will help taxpayers save money and give children a
better education! Let?s continue working together to change our city.