The pitch

"Does anyone believe that if we keep running the same playbook written by the same insiders that your lives are going to get any better? I don't. ... That old playbook got us the highest property taxes" in the nation."It got us Jon Corzine, it got us Chris Christie, Chris Christie again, and it will get us Phil Murphy unless we demand real change."

Signature issue

Ethics reform: Johnson wants to eliminate no-bid contracts, ban political contributions from lobbyists, require greater disclosure of lobbying activity, and limit public officials to one public pension.

Positions on key issues

Pension crisis: New Jersey had the worst-funded public worker pension system of all states in 2015, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts. Two of the state’s pension plans are set to go broke in a decade, experts say.

Fully fund the state's pension obligation, with "hard choices" required to pay for it. ("We've made promises that are extraordinarily expensive," Johnson recently said of himself and Democratic rivals.)

K-12 funding: New Jersey's school-funding formula is $1 billion underfunded -- before accounting for enrollment growth. Some districts, meanwhile, still receive aid that was intended to be temporary under the 2008 funding law.

Fully fund the school-funding formula. Provide universal pre-K and middle-school after-school programs.

Health care and New Jersey's response to possible repeal of the federal Affordable Care Act

Says health care is a "fundamental right." Prepare to fight Trump in court on ACA repeal and protect Medicaid expansion. Push pharmaceutical companies for transparency in prescription-drug pricing.

Environment and climate change

Rejoin RGGI; place moratorium on new pipelines; invest in clean energy (and support wind energy); set goal of making New Jersey 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.

Taxes

Support constitutional amendment to allow commercial property to be taxed at a higher rate than residential property. To support pensions and other budget priorities, consider reinstating the estate tax (currently being phased out by Gov. Christie and the Legislature) and raising taxes on millionaires.

Down the Shore

Favorite town

Seaside Heights

Should visitors pay for beach access?

"Committed to protecting public access to beaches." Supports beach tags "in certain circumstances" and "as long as they are affordable."

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