New Jersey Politics and Government: The Suburbs Come of Age

Acknowledgments

xi Acknowledgments Like many residents of New Jersey, both authors of this book were born in NewYork City,but we have been privileged to be observers,participants, and analysts of New Jersey politics for all of our adult lives. Our greatest debts are to the countless members of the state’s political community who observed, participated, and analyzed along with us. Without the insights they shared over many years, this book truly could not have been written. Some demand special mention. We acknowledge with particular thanks the contributions of Michael Aron, Mary Annie Harper, Frederick Hermann, Peggi Howard, Thomas Kean, Frank LoBiondo, Eve Lubalin, Gerald Pomper, Ingrid Reed, and Alan Rosenthal. Jeff Brindle and Steven Kimmelman at the Election Law Enforcement Commission have responded to data requests with graciousness and alacrity. It was a special pleasure to learn about New Jersey politics from former students who became active participants in New Jersey politics, especially Drew alumni Lysa Israel and Bob Bostock and Rutgers alumni Gregg Edwards and Bill Palatucci. We also benefited from the thoughtful suggestions by Daniel Elazar, Russell Harrison, John Kincaid, and Steven Schechter, who read the original manuscript. Grants of released time and administrative support from Drew University and the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University were essential for initially getting us started on our work.We also thank Marlie Wasserman and the whole team at Rutgers University Press for believing in this book. The Eagleton Institute has long been a place where practitioners and scholars gather together to discuss and study New Jersey politics. In a reflection of this commitment, Eagleton had since 1975 sponsored three edited volumes on New Jersey politics and government.The four editions of this book can be considered as the latest in that series. Since it is not an xii Acknowledgments edited volume, it reflects the particular opinions and idiosyncrasies of the authors, a bipartisan team. Stephen Salmore died suddenly in the midst of our work on the third edition, but his extraordinary understanding of his adopted state still infuses every page of this one. New Jersey Politics and Government ...