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That apparently dooms the bill for this session, since Sen. Raymond Lesniak D-Union, a prime sponsor of the bill, said he wouldn't move it without the governor's support, because it would be an exercise in futility.

Nathan Newman: Phone Deregulation Hitting Low-Income Families Across Country, but Advocates Stall Bill in New Jersey Nathan Newman 2011

That apparently dooms the bill for this session, since Sen. Raymond Lesniak D-Union, a prime sponsor of the bill, said he wouldn't move it without the governor's support, because it would be an exercise in futility.

Nathan Newman: Phone Deregulation Hitting Low-Income Families Across Country, but Advocates Stall Bill in New Jersey Nathan Newman 2011

"We clearly made a mistake if we created the office lieutenant governor and wasted money if the lieutenant governor is not going to be here when the governor is out of state," said state Sen. Raymond Lesniak D-Union.

Blizzards and political fortunes E.J. Dionne 2010

"We clearly made a mistake if we created the office of lieutenant governor and wasted money if the lieutenant governor is not going to be here when the governor is out of state," said Sen. Raymond Lesniak D-Union, himself in Florida.

Chris Christie criticized for blizzard vacations Rachel Weiner 2010

But state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, said the former governor did note that the loan package had been approved by the Attorney General's Office and the DEP.

Archive 2007-06-01 Dan 2007

Other examples of potential conflicts of interest cited by O'Neill and Schluter include lawmakers who also enforce the law, such as police officers or undersheriffs [such as Assemblyman Joe Cryan, D-Union, who is both a Union County Undersheriff, and chair of the state Democratic party -- DD].

Doubledipping proposal would touch some Plainfield officials Dan 2007

But state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, said the former governor did note that the loan package had been approved by the Attorney General's Office and the DEP.

Development: A cautionary tale Dan 2007

Other examples of potential conflicts of interest cited by O'Neill and Schluter include lawmakers who also enforce the law, such as police officers or undersheriffs [such as Assemblyman Joe Cryan, D-Union, who is both a Union County Undersheriff, and chair of the state Democratic party -- DD].

Archive 2007-07-01 Dan 2007

State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, of Linden, said he's scheduling a hearing in an effort to void the rules.

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State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, wrote in July to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asserting that New Jersey and all other states can legally offer online betting within their borders.

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