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RIDGEWOOD RESIDENT ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR

RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL OPEN SEAT

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (June 22, 2010) – Ridgewood resident Steve Wellinghorst

is announcing his candidacy for the Ridgewood Village Council to fill the open seat left
vacant by the late Councilwoman Anne Zusy.
Ridgewood conducts non-partisan council elections. “Recent events in the village
have motivated me to step up and participate in the electoral process,” said Wellinghorst,
who describes himself as a fiscal conservative. “There appears to be a need for basic
common sense to be applied to the administration of the village.”
Wellinghorst, a 10-year resident of Ridgewood, is a partner in the Woodland
Park, N.J. law firm of Wellinghorst & Fronzuto. A lawyer for 22 years, Wellinghorst
represents various insurance companies. While never being elected to public office,
Wellinghorst has a long history of public service.
Wellinghorst served as a member of the Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment
from 2007-09 and was the municipal court judge in West Paterson, N.J. from 2002-06;
prior to that he was West Paterson’s public defender for two years. He also served as the
Planning Board attorney in West Paterson from 2006-09. From 1992 to 2006, he was a
member of the law firm Braff, Harris & Sukoneck in Livingston, N.J. He also held the
position of assistant prosecutor for Asbury Park, N. J. from 1990-92. He began his legal
career in 1988 in the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
He has served as a guest legal commentator for numerous national and local
cable networks/stations such as MSNBC, Fox, CNN, Court TV and News 12 New Jersey.
He hosted his own legal show “Case in Point” for two years on News 12 New Jersey.
He is a graduate of Montclair State University, where he earned a BA degree in
political science and a law degree from The Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.
During college, Wellinghorst served as an intern with the late Ridgewood
Congresswoman Marge Roukema.
Wellinghorst resides in Ridgewood with his wife, Liz, and two children, Isabella,
9, and Mariel, 7, who both attend Travell Elementary School. Wellinghorst, 47, is a life-
long New Jersey resident and grew up in Brielle, New Jersey.
“I will be meeting with many of you as I complete my Petition to be placed on the
November ballot and to discuss the vital issues affecting the Village,” said Wellinghorst.
Feel free to contact Wellinghorst at Wellinghorstforcouncil@gmail.com.

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