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Morris Township Democrats to Hold Fall Fundraiser Featuring Local, State and Federal Candidates
Democratic Political fundraiser
The Morris Township Democratic Committee will hold its Annual Fall Fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 10 from 5-7 p.m. at a private home in the Township. Attendees will have a chance to meet the Democratic candidates for Morris Township Committee, Cathy Wilson and John Arvanites.
Also attending and addressing the guests will be declared candidates for the 11th Congressional District, one of whom will be opposing Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen in the 2018 congressional race: Mikie Sherrill, John Bartlett and Keith Kazmark.
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In addition, candidates for the New Jersey state legislature, Lisa Bhimani, Richard Corcoran and Tom Moran, and freeholder candidate Rozella Clyde will all present brief prepared remarks.
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Morris Township Committee candidate Cathy Wilson, who ran for this office in 2015 and lost to a three-term incumbent by 37 votes, is currently the chair of the Morris Township Democratic Committee.
She is the vice president of Sustainable Morristown and the founder of Friends of Televised Access in Morris Township, a nonprofit organization that partners with college and high school students to provide video coverage of the Morris Township Committee meetings at no cost to taxpayers.
Wilson is a retired educator. In 2012 she completed a master’s degree in negotiation and conflict resolution at Columbia University. She has two adult children and two young grandchildren.
John Arvanites, a former mayor of Roseland for four years and a council member there for 10 years, is a first-time candidate for Township Committee. He is a Certified Public Accountant and the President of Arvanites and Associates, CPA, PA. He is also a co-founder of Integrated Payroll Systems, Inc.
In addition, he coached soccer, basketball and baseball in the youth programs in Roseland for 25 years. He is the father of three children.
Wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres will be served at the fundraiser. Attendees should RSVP to mtdemcom@gmail.com or 973-292-1022
Requested donations are $50 per person. Other donations are also accepted. Checks are payable to MTDC at the door.
