Politics & Government

Domenick Brando Wins Primary, Will Run for Brick Council

Brando will face off against Andrea Zapcic in November

Former Brick Councilman Domenick Brando trounced fellow Republican John Ciocco in a Republican primary election Tuesday, besting his opponent by a nearly two-to-one margin.

Brando, a township resident since 1995, served one term on the council until being defeated in 2013 when Democrats swept the governing body and ousted all of its remaining GOP members.

Brando received 995 votes over Ciocco's 590 votes, winning by a 62 percent to 37 percent margin.

"Now the real work begins," said Brando, after thanking his campaign's supporters.

Brando said it is important to have another voice on what is currently an all-Democrat council.

"There is no Republican voice," Brando said. "We need to stop the rubber stamping at the meetings. Nobody’s questioning anything that’s going on, anything that’s happening."

Brando said two of the key issues in Brick are crime and taxes.

"We need to get ahold of this crime wave in Brick and we really need to work on these taxes," he said.

Brando will face off against Andrea Zapcic, a Democrat, in the general election in November. Zapcic was appointed to fill the unexpired term of John Ducey after he was elected mayor in the 2013 general election. Zapcic ran unopposed for her party's nomination.


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