Cornell repudiates unsavory elements

Keith Cornell, candidate for Rockland County Surrogate Court, has released the following statement:
โ€œI have become aware that certain elements in our county have been issuing bigoted and anti-Semitic statements using social media and excerpts from a local newspaper regarding my opponent in the race for surrogate.
โ€œI am denouncing this action in the strongest terms possible. After what occurred in Charlottesville, I call on the residents of Rockland to unite and reject this hate.
โ€œAs a judicial candidate, I am prohibited from engaging in most political or social commentary. The very essence of what Judges do requires them to be circumspect and neutral as to make fair and thoughtful decisions.
โ€œHowever, I cannot stay silent when some are attempting to hijack a campaign by casting aspersions on my opponent, who is a loving father, brother, son and friend to so many and on whole communities of our Jewish neighbors.
โ€œLetโ€™s show everyone that hate must not be tolerated and should be rejected in all of its forms.โ€
Keith Cornell is a lifelong resident of Rockland County with 30 years of legal experience, and a 2017 candidate for Surrogate Court Judge

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