SPEECHES

Speech at the Somerset and Hunterdon County Governing Officials Association Joint Meeting (06/11/2008)

Good evening. Those of you from Somerset County all know me well. I've been with this Association for 7 years, and I have been your Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer, Vice President, and last year, your President. But our officials from Hunterdon County may not know much about me so let me quickly introduce myself.

I was born and raised in Taiwan and came to this beautiful country in 1983 with my wife Tammy. So, I am an immigrant, but a "legal" immigrant. As a result, I support legal immigration, not illegal. My father was an air force fighter pilot, during WWII he worked together with American pilots and fought against the Japanese invasion of China. He is an honorable man and I owe much of my honesty and integrity to him. My mother was a high school English teacher so I should thank her for my English speaking ability.

As you can see, even though this body was originally imported from Taiwan, this heart is All American!

Now let me tell you why I am in this race....