My name is Andy Lupo, and I moved to West Windsor in 1986. My wife and I raised our boys in our school district. We downsized our home about 12 years ago and relocated to the Elements.
I have always enjoyed trying to help the community I live in. I had been involved in West Windsor Little League and the Parking Authority for over 20 years. I also coached rec soccer and Pop Warner football.
My only semi political involvement was working with our Plainsboro neighbors, as part of the Citizen Referendum Team in 2005 to help successfully pass the $27.5 million dollar initiate to renovate and improve our schools as well as install artificial turf at both high schools.
When I first moved to the township, we were governed by a partisan committee, much like the political climate seen nationwide today. In those days, although Independents could run for office, they rarely succeeded. Thanks to the efforts of people like Rae Roeder in 1993, we were able to switch to a non-partisan mayor and council. Our township has been a wonderful place to live and raise children. We are a very diverse community which allows for anyone to get involved regardless of their political affiliations. Over the past 30 years, we've seen successful cross-party teams in government, with our current council featuring two such mixed tickets. This promotes an all-inclusive representation and has led to a more productive and constructive form of governance.
Because I believe this is an important issue for West Windsor, I agreed to chair the efforts to keep our community non-partisan. The Keep West Windsor NonPartisan group's mission is to ensure voters understand the real impact of switching back to a partisan government. After being fully informed, they can choose for themselves what they think is best. West Windsor's registered voters are approximately comprised of 8,700 Independents, 8,600 Democrats and 2,500 Republicans and a few belonging to other parties. Changing to a partisan government prevents our Independent registered voters from participating in primaries. Their only choice would be among candidates already chosen by each party in the primary. Our elected officials should make decisions based on what is best for West Windsor not best for their party.
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- Andy LupoChairpersonKeep West Windsor NonPartisan
