Mike Diederich files as independent candidate for R.C. Legislature

NEW CITY, N.Y. โ€“ Mike Diederich, Jr., an attorney from Stony Point, on Tuesday filed with the R.C. Board of Elections a petition to run as an independent candidate for the Rockland County Legislature, District 1. He will challenge the incumbent Republican, Doug Jobson.ย  The Democratic Party did not put up a candidate.ย  District 1 includes Stony Point, Sloatsburg and parts of Haverstraw and Ramapo.

โ€œI decided to run after learning that otherwise the incumbent would run unopposed; democracy needs the competition of ideas,โ€ Diederich, who has run on multiple other occasions, almost winning in 2007, explained. โ€œI lost by nine votes in 2007 running as a Democrat; I think I can do better running on my own independent line, โ€˜Preserving Rockland,โ€™ as this gives me complete freedom to do whatโ€™s best for the citizens.โ€

Diederich said he is critical of the โ€œbusiness as usualโ€ politics in Rockland County:ย  โ€œThere is no โ€˜two party systemโ€™ when one party does not offer a candidate;ย  Shame on the Democratic leadership for not offering a candidate.

โ€œProblems of critical importance to the people of Rockland County are being left unaddressed by our county political leaders,โ€ Diederich continued.ย  โ€œHas the incumbent addressed any of our big problems?

โ€œWhat are Mr. Jobsonโ€™s views regarding the problems in the East Ramapo Central School Districtโ€?, Diederich asks. ย  โ€œWill East Ramapoโ€™s problems become northern Rocklandโ€™s problems?โ€

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