By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff
Democrats Brendan Sciarra and Elizabeth “Liz” Casey kicked off their campaigns for the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders last week, challenging a pair of Republican incumbents.
Sciarra is a Wildwood businessman and third-generation county resident. Casey is an attorney who lives in Upper Township and has a practice in Ocean City. They are trying to unseat incumbents Will Morey and Jeffrey Pierson in the November general election.
Their campaign website says they will bring “common sense solutions” to “fix the past” and “lead the future.” Their priorities are diversifying the economy and working to end the opioid crisis that has swept across the country and has hurt Cape May County families.
Sciarra and Casey say they want to change the one-party rule on the all-Republican freeholder board to end favoritism, nepotism and conflicts of interest in county government, and institute fair hiring practices while eliminating political job rewards. They want to support the large veteran and senior community in the county, make bridge and road repairs a priority, battle homelessness and take care of the county’s environment and ecosystem.
Sciarra, an entrepreneur and restaurateur, and his wife, Robin, live in Wildwood Crest with their three young children, Michael, Kai and Brendan.
Casey and her husband, Dr. Jerry Horowitz, have two college-age children, Samantha and Peter. Casey is graduate of Drew University and The Dickinson School of Law with a practice that focuses on business law, real estate and estate planning and administration.
Interviews with Sciarra and Casey follow.