OPENING STATEMENT

HELLO! MY NAME IS RAHUL DIDDI.

I AM AN INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL AND STUDIED FINANCE AT WHARTON AND AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. I HAVE LIVED IN DIVERSE CULTURAL SETTINGS AND SPEAK FOUR LANGUAGES.

I HAVE LIVED IN HOLMDEL FOR OVER 20 YEARS WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER , WHO ATTENDED HOLMDEL SCHOOLS.

I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO IS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, SUPPORTS THE CURRENT OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE, AND IS FOR A CLEAN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT WITH NO BACKROOM DEALS.

I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO HAS NOT COLLECTED ANY MONEY FROM DEVELOPERS OR PROFESSIONALS;

I AM ALSO THE ONLY CANDIDATE who SUPPORTS ALL THREE OF MAYOR

GREG BUONTEMPO’S THREE KEY INITIATIVES, SUPPORTED BY DEPUTY

MAYOR WEBER AND COMMITTEEMAN SANTHANA.

I BELIEVE WE CAN DO BETTER FOR OUR YOUTH AND CHILDREN BY ACTING

ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE HEADED BY DEPUTY MAYOR WEBER.

UNLIKE MY OPPONENT, I WILL WORK HARD TO KEEP OUR TAXES FLAT OR LOW.

YOU CANNOT BE FOR LOWER TAXES WHILE PROPOSING VARIOUS FORMS OF

SPENDING.

YOU CANNOT BE FOR OPEN SPACE IF YOU DON’T SUPPORT THE CURRENT REFERENDUM ON THE 1 PENNY INCREASE IN OUR OPEN SPACE TAXES.

YOU CANNOT BE FOR SENIORS WHEN YOU DON’T TELL THEM THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ENORMOUS DEBT WE HAVE ACCUMULATED AND HOW IT IS IMPACTING OUR TAXES.

THE BEST GIFT TO OUR SENIORS IS LOWER TAXES. ANYTHING ELSE IS POLITICAL PANDERING.

I AM NOT PART OF ANY POLITICAL DYNASTY NOR AM I ENDORSED BY A POLITICAL MACHINE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEEK YOUR VOTE, SHALL STRIVE TO BE WORTHY OF IT, AND WILL ALWAYS AIM TO SERVE YOU BETTER.

THANK YOU.