{"id":11998,"date":"2018-01-02T02:44:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T07:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=11998"},"modified":"2018-01-03T00:24:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T05:24:38","slug":"governor-elect-swears-in-ducey-for-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2018\/01\/governor-elect-swears-in-ducey-for-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor-Elect Swears in Ducey for Second Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"v-3ufYUkVe-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1000' height='562' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/3ufYUkVe?hd=1&cover=1&loop=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=1&muted=0&controls=1&playsinline=0&useAverageColor=0&preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Brick Mayor John Ducey won a second term in November with about 65-percent of the vote. Up the Democratic ticket, gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy took just about 35 percent of the vote in town \u2013 a point Murphy, who won almost as resoundingly statewide, made sure to joke about while swearing Ducey into office Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came to see what happened,\u201d quipped Murphy, who takes office Jan. 16.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12000\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12000\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"N.J. Gov-Elect Phil Murphy swears in Brick Mayor John Ducey. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0719-681x453.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">N.J. Gov-Elect Phil Murphy swears in Brick Mayor John Ducey. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Murphy also swore two council members, Paul Mummolo and Marianna Pontoriero, into fresh terms. Superior Court Judge Mark Troncone swore in Councilwoman Heather deJong to her second term.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy, who delivered a few minutes of remarks before the ceremony, complimented Brick\u2019s parks, its Summerfest celebration and its tradition while congratulating the incoming officials. Brick is the only Ocean County town completely in the hands of Democrats. County Chairman Wyatt Earp and Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan were on hand for the pomp and circumstance, which also included bag pipers and a flag presentation by the township\u2019s VFW post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a community I\u2019ve always enjoyed coming to,\u201d said Murphy, who was upbeat, but also aware of the state\u2019s serious fiscal issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a lot stronger if we get there together,\u201d said Murphy, who conceded \u201cNew Jersey will never be the cheap place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But he pledged to work with mayors, council members and administrators to provide a high level of service from the state government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all got our great partisan passions, but the fact of the matter is, this is a time for the state to close ranks and work together,\u201d said Murphy. \u201cThere\u2019s too much wind blowing at us from all directions, this isn\u2019t a question about what party you\u2019re in, this is a question about smart governing and doing what\u2019s best for your constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12001\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12001\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"N.J. Governor-Elect Phil Murphy delivers remarks in Brick Township. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715-681x453.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">N.J. Governor-Elect Phil Murphy delivers remarks in Brick Township. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ducey touted numerous accomplishments during his first term which helped win a second, mainly focusing on everyday issues such as rebuilding parks and removing red light ticket cameras, but also referencing his popular Facebook Live question-and-answer sessions and $18 million in debt reduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrick Township is a model for the rest of the country as how both political parties, as well as independents, can work together to get things done,\u201d Ducey said, while making appointments to various boards and commissions. \u201c\u2018People Above Politics\u2019 has worked well for the last four years, and that philosophy is definitely going to continue over the next four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2018\/01\/governor-elect-swears-in-ducey-for-second-term\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brick Mayor John Ducey won a second term in November with about 65-percent of the vote&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[24,1174,92,1592,2921,3155],"class_list":["post-11998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","tag-brick-nj-news","tag-democrats","tag-john-ducey","tag-ocean-county","tag-phil-murphy","tag-swearing-in"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_0715.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgt2Ft-37w","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}