Libertarian Party Nominates Ramsey Man For Governor

RAMSEY, N.J. — The New Jersey Libertarian Party nominated Peter Rohrman of Ramsey to run for governor.

The party announced the nomination Wednesday.

Rohrman ran for a spot on the Bergen County Freeholder Board last year and offered up some ideas that seemed to be opposite of stances that his opponents took on important issues, such as defunding Bergen Community College, selling Bergen County Regional Medical Center and not paying to market or promote the county. He billed himself as a neighbor and advocate of the people, not a politician.

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Rohrman's platform includes reforming property taxes, ending corporate welfare and legalizing marijuana, the Libertarian Party said in a press release Wednesday.

"I believe in maximizing personal freedom," Rohrman said in a statement." "I cherish the Constitution and every one of the rights afforded to us in the Bill of Rights."

Rohrman grew up in Carlstadt, the grandson of immigrants. He is a Marine Corps veteran and studied Computer Science at Rutgers University.

Rohrman is operations director for a large internet service provider, a position he has had for more than 10 years.

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Photo: Peter Rohrman — Courtesy of New Jersey Libertarian Party