MONTCLAIR, NJ – Following today’s ruling from Superior Court Judge Robert H. Gardner that the referendum on Montclair school funding must be rewritten, Congressional candidate for NJ-11, former Obama White House official, and Montclair public school parent Cammie Croft called for a full, outside investigation beyond the simple forensic audit that is currently authorized in the referendum language.
“This is a disaster that directly harms our kids, and we need more than an audit, we need the whole truth behind how this happened,” said Cammie Croft. “Our teachers, our kids and our whole community deserve transparency and accountability. It boggles the mind that a shortfall of this size could happen under the noses of all our elected officials, and we need to find out who knew what, and when they knew it. We should seize this opportunity to rewrite the questions because only real accountability will ensure this never happens again. Finally, as a mom of three young kids in these public schools, it’s clear to me that any solution here must involve feedback from the actual people of Montclair – parents, teachers, and everyday citizens.”
ABOUT CAMMIE
Raised in a small railroad town, Cammie Croft was the first in her immediate family to graduate from college and has spent more than two decades in public service. Her Jersey mom–a woman who was raising four kids by the time she was 20–taught Cammie to be a fighter.
Cammie went from being a free-school-lunch kid to working in the Obama White House, helping pass the Affordable Care Act. She fought to expand human rights with Amnesty International and has always worked to ensure government delivers for working families.
Most recently, Cammie built a clean energy nonprofit from the ground up, helping families lower their energy bills nationwide. A mom of three raising her own family in Montclair, Cammie is running for Congress to lower costs and build a stronger, fairer economy for New Jersey families.
“Running for Congress was never part of my plan,” Croft said in a video announcing her campaign. “But I realized that one day my kids will ask me what I did, and when they ask, I need to be able to tell them that I did everything I possibly could.”
Cammie’s work will build on the strong foundation laid by Congresswoman–and now Governor-elect–Mikie Sherrill. Cammie will continue the fight to protect health care, stand up to corruption, and deliver critical investments in infrastructure and education.
For more information, visit CammieforCongress.com