Dear Fellow Bergen County Republicans,

Our new year is off to a rapid start and I have never been more excited for the BCRO.

Almost unbelievably the Democrats have continued to waste the hard-earned dollars of Bergen County taxpayers in pursuit of their own private interests. Recently news broke that the Bergen County Improvement Authority (BCIA) has been operating a so-called municipal bank that has accomplished little more than provide lucrative consulting contracts to Democratic party operatives. Most shockingly the entire scheme was executed with minimal taxpayer oversight. The Democrats seem more and more out of sync with Bergen County voters every day.

That is why I am confident that we are soon going to return responsible government to Bergen County. To that end I was very pleased to endorse Kathe Donovan, our County Clerk, as she seeks the Republican nomination for County Executive. Kathe is an accomplished leader with a long history of winning elections in Bergen County. I have faith that with Kathe at the top of our ticket Republicans will take back a majority of seats on the Freeholder Board, in addition to the County Sheriff.

I also had the great pleasure to see the inauguration of our 55th Governor, Chris Christie and our first Lt. Governor, Kim Guadagno. It was extremely satisfying for me to see all of last years hard work finally come to fruition. Gov. Christie and Lt. Gov. Guadagno have a long, challenging road ahead, and they have the full support of Bergen County Republicans as they work to restore fiscal discipline in New Jersey.

As you know, Lt. Gov. Guadagno will be our guest speaker at the BCRO Lincoln Day Victory Dinner on February 21st. I hope as many of you as possible will join us as we celebrate all that we’ve achieved and become energized for our upcoming campaigns.

Our County Convention has been scheduled for March 18th from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at BCRO Headquarters. It is important for all County Committee persons to attend and cast their vote for their choices to represent Bergen County Republicans for Freeholder, Sheriff and Congress.

Last year's election left us with a great deal of momentum and I cannot help but feel that momentum is only increasing as we gear up for 2010. Lets work together to make this a great year for Bergen County.

All my best,

Bob Yudin

Chairman, Bergen County Republican Organization