Dan Cirucci: Is Garry Cobb Running For Congress, Or Isn't He?

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Is Garry Cobb Running For Congress, Or Isn't He?

On Tuesday we got a jump on a Big Story and reported not only that Democrat Congressman Rob Andrews was about to resign from Congress but also that the likely GOP candidate to replace him would be former Eagles linebacker and media personality Garry Cobb, also known as GCobb.
Since then, our great friends at the Save Jersey blog have done a wonderful job of keeping up with the developing story surrounding Cobb. Here's the latest from Save Jersey:

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

Garry Cobb

UPDATE

Nothing is ever smooth for the South Jersey GOP… ever…

An update: Camden GOP Chairman Tom Booth told WHYY that Cobb is definitely in, as reported both here and at NJ.com. An Inky political reporter, however, cites an unnamed Cobb “friend” who says he hasn’t yet made a final decision. NorthJersey.com cites a friend (the same?) who says he’s “leaning” toward a run…

Sounds to me like the end result isn’t in dispute so much as perhaps the timing of the announcement? We’ll sort it out and give you an update asap…

ORIGINAL

We can finally confirm that former Philadelphia Eagle Garry Cobb (R-Cherry Hill) will, according to sources familiar with GOP deliberations, run as a Republican to succeed departing Rep. Rob Andrews in New Jersey’s First Congressional District.

It won’t be the easiest game of Cobb’s career. The 11-year NFL veteran 6′ 2” linebacker faces a stiff offensive line running against the formidable Norcross Machine in a D+13 district dominated by Democrat-leaning Camden County towns.

GOP leaders nevertheless hope that the WIP talk show star retains sufficient name recognition to make a go of it despite long odd and, of course, the fact that no Republican has held the seat since 1975… four years before Cobb was drafted by the Detroit Lions…

News of Cobb informal entry into the contest comes only days after Rob Andrews took the political world off-guard by announcing his February 18th resignation from the House of Representatives. State Senator Donald Norcross is the early frontrunner for the Democrat nomination.

CD1 includes the Burlington County towns of Maple Shade Township and Palmyra, the Camden County municipalities of Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Berlin Township, Brooklawn, Camden, Cherry Hill Township, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro,Gloucester City, Gloucester Township, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pennsauken Township, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Runnemede, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees Township, Winslow Township, and Woodlynne, in addition to the Gloucester County communities of Deptford Township, East Greenwich Township (part, remainder in 2nd district), Glassboro Greenwich Township, Logan Township, Monroe Township, National Park,PaulsboroWashington Township, Wenonah, West Deptford TownshipWestville, Woodbury Heights, and Woodbury.

- See more at: http://savejersey.com/2014/02/cobb-to-challenge-norcross/#sthash.B9DOrvaD.dpuf

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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