David
R. Mayer
Having served the public in staff and elected positions, David Mayer
is seeking to continue his service by running for Gloucester Township
Mayor. Dave’s public career began as an aide for then Freeholder
Director Robert E. Andrews, continued in Andrews’ successful
congressional campaign and then as director of the Congressman’s
district office. From 1995 to 2003, he was chief of staff to Camden
County Clerk James Beach.
Dave’s service as an elected official began in May 2002 when
he was elected to the Gloucester Township Council. Because of Dave’s
strong opposition to dual office holding, he resigned from the council
position when he entered the race for State Assembly in the Fourth
District in 2003. Dave was elected to the State Assembly both in
2003 and then in 2005, where he served on the Assembly Transportation
and Education committees. Dave did not seek reelection in 2007 to
spend more time with his young family. He is married to Della and
they have two children, Bryan 13 and Amanda 10.
Dave earned a B.A. from Rutgers-Camden, a Masters Degree in Public
Policy and Administration also from Rutgers-Camden and a Law Degree
from Rutgers-Camden School of Law. He has taught courses in political
science, public administration and public policy at Camden County
College, Rugters-Camden and Rowan University.
Dave
currently sits on the board for Main Stage Center for the Performing Arts and
the United Way of Camden County.
Dave is now State Director of Legislative Affairs for Comcast Corporation.
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Legislative Accomplishments:
In his four years in the State Assembly, Dave Mayer has sponsored
over 100 bills that have become law.
Ethics:
- A4: Increased financial disclosure requirements from lobbying
- A22: Expanded the definition of lobbyist and legislative agent
to include those who influence governmental processes
- A14: Helped stop the revolving door by barring legislators, Governor
and department heads from lobbying activities for one year after
leaving office or employment.
- A16: Prohibits member of Legislature from acting on legislation
in which a member of that family has a personal interest.
- A25: prohibits legislative agents from accepting contingency
fees to influence legislation or regulation
- A18: increased monetary penalties for violations of the New Jersey
Conflicts of Interest Law.
Education:
- A500 & A2463: Established the NJ Stars Scholarship Program
for county college students.
- A3705: Expanded the State tuition aid grant eligibility to include
dependent children whose parent or guardian has been transferred
to a military installation in New Jersey.
Crime:
- A3551: Imposed increased penalties on sex offenders and created
the Sex Crime Victim Treatment Fund to provide counseling and treatment
to sex crime victims and their families.
- A3413: Established the Domestic Violence and Workforce Development
Initiative to help victims of domestic violence find job placement.
- A3919: Provided that violation of domestic violence orders issued
in another jurisdiction would constitute contempt of a domestic
violence order in New Jersey.
- A2660: Established the domestic violence public awareness campaign.
- A4016: Established program for satellite-based monitoring of
certain sex offenders and authorized certain sex offenders to submit
to annual polygraph tests.
- A2730: Established crime of human trafficking
Environment:
- A3529: Established indoor air quality standards and increased
site remediation requirements for Day Care Centers (as a result
of the Kiddie College mercury contamination issue)
- A3469: Prohibited the sale of gasoline containing MTBE
- A3377/3486: Banned the sale of thermometers containing mercury
- A3200/3203/4344/4316: Appropriated over $158 million to preserve
lands for recreation, conservation and farmland purposes.
For Gloucester Township:
During his four years in the State Assembly, Dave Mayer brought
back to the taxpayers of Gloucester Township over $17 million dollars
in direct aid including:
- $16,350,521 for direct property relief through the municipal
aid and extraordinary aid programs
- $275,000 for Homeland Security and Domestic Preparedness equipment
- $75,000 for restrooms at Glen Oaks Ballfield
- $92,000 for the replacement of the Senior Citizen Bus
- $40,000 for the Slims Ranch recreational project design study
- $75,000 for Gloucester Township parks and recreation for playground
restoration, equipment and park beautification
