Thank You 22nd District

On Tuesday night, I had the opportunity to celebrate here in central New Jersey, the swearing in of our newly elected President, our first African-American President, President Barack Hussein Obama. The Inauguration Ball that we had the night of the swearing in was absolutely beautiful! The support we received was one that we can all be proud of. I would like to take a moment first to apologize to those who were unable to come into the ball due to over-occupancy capacity restrictions. The huge room we used for the event proved unable to hold all of those who came out. For that I do apologize, and moving forward, please feel obliged to give me a call so that in the future, I can ensure your convenience.

I feel that what we accomplished Tuesday was no small feat. We as a community were able to bring together grass-roots members from not just our district, but also neighboring communities to celebrate the dawning of an age of progressive change. This change is one that leaves us voters with the feeling of confidence in our federal government. The promises of transparency and accountability starting at the top on the federal level, and seeping all the way to the municipal levels are reassuring. This is empowering for us as voters because we can be reassured that our voices will indeed be heard.

At our Inaugural Ball, it was especially rewarding to have some of our state senators there, who repeatedly acknowledged the fine job we did here in the City of Plainfield in taking the lead in terms of how we got the vote out for Pres. Obama and also how well we were organized. With these encouraging and strengthening achievements, Pres. Obama has challenged us as a nation to not let this newly-found vigor and passion expire: but we are to hold tightly to the patriotism and hope that will help to usher in the change we need, the change we can believe in.

Therefore, we as a community, are going to keep President Obama’s hope and stance for and on change alive by building a new coalition of people who WANT to be a part of the nationwide movement of change; this change consisting of having your voices heard by those at the top, and also having your efforts heard, supported, and moved upon from those at the top.

I want to publically thank the Mayor, Sharon Robinson-Briggs, the Plainfield City Council, and the Plainfield Democratic City Committee for acknowledging my efforts here in New Jersey, as well as thank Senator Ray Lesniak who acknowledged what the City of Plainfield has accomplished in helping to elect President Barack Obama to office. It was very encouraging to feel and hear the response of the large crowd at our Inaugural Ball when I informed them of our construction and sustainment of the coalition in which we have started on behalf of Pres. Obama and his movement for local and national change.

In issues such as healthcare, our economic crisis, crime, and other quality of life issues, we as a nation can now feel confident that we have the right person heading our federal government, as well as us feeling that our efforts will not fall upon deaf ears. A renewed feeling of pride as an American citizen is washing across our nation, and I am excited about the work we have in front of us.

I am looking forward to working with the communities and elected officials of the 22nd District to strengthen it in order to solidify our President’s desire for change and productivity. Based upon Tuesday night, I feel the communities and our elected officials are ready, and those officials that attended the Ball most certainly KNOW that the 22nd District is ready for change. So again, I want to thank everyone who participated Tuesday night, from the organizers to the door-knockers, from the bottom of my heart, Thank You.