Predictably, Garrett’s Cronies Deny Shulman’s Records Request

October 17th, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct 17, 2008
Contact: Jeff Hauser, (201) 767-8162, jeff@shulmanforcongress.com

Questions That Deserve an Answer: The Shulman Campaign will press Scott Garrett for an answer to a critical question each day between now and the election

Haworth, NJ - The Shulman for Congress campaign today decried what appears more and more each day to be a cover up by Scott Garrett and cronies of Garrett’s refusal to pay his fair share of taxes.

“Neither Garrett’s cronies nor those few documents that we have obtained thus far tell a consistent story, except that Garrett has been going to great lengths to hide his tax evasion,” said Jeff Hauser, campaign manager for Dennis Shulman, the Democratic nominee in New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District.  “Mike Garrett, the ’shrub farming’ brother Scott claims farms his land, is a close associate with the Wantage officials who have denied our public records requests.  Indeed, these cronies told The Star-Ledger yesterday an internally contradictory series of mistruths, while avoiding the basic allegations that remain entirely unrebutted:

  • Neither Scott nor Mike Garrett actively farms 5.20 acres of Scott’s land, which means Scott Garrett is ineligible for the massive tax subsidy he receives annually from actual New Jersey taxpayers;
  • Scott Garrett doesn’t report his farmland property to the federal government, violating federal ethics laws;
  • Garrett swears that his property is a “tree and shrub farm” each year to the state of New Jersey, and yet he does not meet New Jersey law’s requirement that he file a WD-1 form indicating an approved “active woodlot management program.”

We believe Scott Garrett stands against New Jersey taxpayers each and every year he cheats on his taxes, and New Jersey taxpayers deserve better.”

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Dennis Shulman was recently profiled by The New Yorker and Time as momentum for his campaign continues to grow, and recent polling in the district validates the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s decision to upgrade NJ-5 as a “Red to Blue” priority and to buy advertising time in the district.  Only 31% of likely voters in NJ-5 plan to re-elect Garrett and, by a 68-17% margin, the district seeks change from George Bush’s policies.

Dr. Dennis Shulman has gained international recognition for his 30 years of work as a psychologist, educator, and author.  An ordained rabbi for five years and blind since childhood, he has lived in New Jersey’s Fifth District for more than 25 years with his wife, Dr. Pamela Tropper, an obstetrician. They have two adult daughters.

Additional background on Dr. Dennis Shulman and his challenge to Scott Garrett:

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