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Gray Mulling Freeholder Bid

By Art Gallagher

Sheriff Shaun Golden and Jim Gray celebrate Manalapan's reorganization. Photo credit: Rhoda Chodosh

Sheriff Shaun Golden and Jim Gray celebrate Manalapan's reorganization. Photo credit: Rhoda Chodosh

Jim Gray, the former clerk of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders is considering a bid for the GOP nomination for Freeholder.

The  long term Manalapan resident served as clerk of the board from 2000 through November 1st of last year when he retired.  Gray served 15 years on the Manalapan Township Committee, including 5 years as mayor.   Prior to his service in Monmouth County government, he was director of administration for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities during the Whitman/DiFrancesco administrations.

Gray told MMM that he is honored that people of raised the question of a freeholder candidacy to him, but that he has not made any commitments.

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Posted: January 10th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , | 5 Comments »

5 Comments on “Gray Mulling Freeholder Bid”

  1. Justified Right said at 3:27 pm on January 10th, 2011:

    First class guy.

  2. experience does count! said at 5:03 pm on January 10th, 2011:

    sounds like a “Gray-t” idea to me: no need for on-the-job training with Jim, who is smart, independent-minded, and knows how it works, and/or how it OUGHT to work!!.. would likely be a good vote-getter in western Monmouth,too..a better idea than the other “western” candidate whose name’s been thrown around lately….

  3. Andrew Bane said at 6:56 pm on January 10th, 2011:

    I know him thru my old boss. Good man. Would be a great choice. He once played Santa at the office Christmas party.

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