Another Washington Twp. GOP chairman defects to Democrats
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
By LISA GRZYBOSKI
Courier-Post Staff
WASHINGTON TWP.
For the second time in less than a year, a former chairman of the township's Republican Executive Committee has switched political parties to become a Democrat.
Vince D'Ambrosio submitted his change of party affiliation card Monday at the Gloucester County board of elections office in West Deptford six weeks after resigning as head of the township Republicans.
"At the local level, politics is about people, it's about who you feel most comfortable with," said D'Ambrosio, 52. "I feel more comfortable with people in the Democratic Party."
Unhappy with the direction local and county Republican leaders were taking in the lead-up to the November general election, D'Ambrosio said he opted to step down rather than start an internal fight.
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D'Ambrosio said his decision to become a Democrat wasn't a complete turnaround. For most of his adult life, he was a registered Democrat in Philadelphia and even served as a Democratic committeeman in South Philadelphia, D'Ambrosio said. He didn't officially become a Republican until 2001, five years after moving to New Jersey.
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