School board member will seek committee nomination

BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

School board member will seek committee nomination

BY KATHY BARATTA
Staff Writer

MANALAPAN — Ryan Green confirmed this week that he has asked to be considered for nomination as a Republican Party candidate in this year’s race for two seats on the Township
Committee.

Green is a member of the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. He is running for reelection to that body in the April 15 school election.

In the November general election there will be two seats on the Manalapan Township Committee up for grabs. Both terms will be for three years.

Manalapan Republican Party Chairman Stephen McEnery confirmed that Green is one of four people seeking the party’s backing to run for municipal office.

McEnery said the members of the Manalapan Republican Party County Committee will meet on March 22 and select two individuals to carry the party’s banner.

In addition to Green, the residents who are seeking GOP backing to run for a seat on the committee are Steve Johnson, William Garcia and Kalman "Butch" Budai.

Budai is the president of the Manalapan Republican Club, a social organization.

The committee terms presently held by Democrat Michelle Roth and independent Anthony Gennaro will end on Dec. 31. Gennaro has previously said he will not seek a second term on the governing body.

If Green is elected to the school board in April and then wins election to the Township Committe  in November, he will have to resign from the school board in order to join the municipal governing body in January.

An individual may not serve on a school board and a municipal governing body at the same time.

When asked about seeking re-election for a second term on the school board while also seeking the Republican Party nomination to run for a seat on the Township Committee, Green said, “Right now I’m working hard on my campaign for re-election to the Board of Education. I’m proud of what I have accomplished as a board member over the past three years and I would like to continue serving Manalapan in this capacity for as long as I can.

“As I understand it, the Manalapan Republican Party is looking at different people to possibly run for Township Committee in November. Until a decision by the party is made, I plan to continue my work on the school board and continue with my campaign for re-election. I really enjoy serving the residents of Manalapan and at the end of the day the voters will decide how I can best do that,” Green said.