Jeff Boss of Guttenberg is running in the May 28 Democratic primary that will determine the Democratic candidate for governor. If elected, he would be the first Jew to hold that office in New Jersey; however, incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine has no serious challengers.
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May 28, 2009
A Jewish man from Guttenberg has eyes on the governor’s mansion — and a platform focusing on his theory that the United States, and specifically the National Security Agency, is responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
“You can believe me on 9/11 or not,” said Jeff Boss, a former independent running as a Democrat. “But I do want to win, and there are great things I can do for New Jersey as governor.”
The incumbent, Gov. Jon Corzine, has no serious challengers in the May 28 Democratic primary, but Boss, eccentric theory and all, will join Corzine and Phillipsburg businessman Roger Bacon on the ballot.
Boss, who has also run for United States Senate and president, runs a website sketching out his theory in capital letters. In a homemade campaign video, he claims the NSA has made several attempts on his life, has placed GPS tracking devices on photocopies he’s made at Staples, and put a surveillance device in his car.
“One of the reasons I got into politics is that I have a family member who was a top aide to President Bush who, six months before 9/11, was talking about the attacks and naming names. She was bad-mouthing Jews,” he said in a telephone conversation with NJJN. He declined to give her name, but added, “Since then, I have taken five videos of people admitting they knew about the attacks beforehand.”
His other platform issues include getting rid of tolls on the Garden State Parkway and replacing that revenue by raising tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike for out-of-state vehicles, lowering property taxes, and legalizing sports betting and using the proceeds to offer free college to all NJ residents. He also supports lowering car insurance by creating a law-enforcement unit dedicated to insurance fraud, reinstating tax rebate checks, and preventing illegal immigrants from working on union job sites.
Boss was raised in North Caldwell and said he was a longtime member of Congregation Agudath Israel of West Essex in Caldwell, where he became a bar mitzva. He has also lived in Verona and Montclair. He is not currently a member of any synagogue.
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