{"id":38,"date":"2024-01-25T19:13:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2024-05-01T19:06:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:06:53","slug":"about-joe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/about-joe\/","title":{"rendered":"About Joe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd4f35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cd4f35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac23eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ac23eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b44a91 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b44a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 05-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">We need a Congressman who will deliver real results for South Jersey, a Congressman who manufactures jobs, not partisan spin, a Congressman who defends our rights without subjecting them to the whims of extremist politicians.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff4fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ff4fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Reproductive rights are under attack. Poor economic policies and inflation are making life unaffordable for South Jersey residents.<\/p><p>Joe believes in the power of free enterprise to help us prosper but only when we all have an equal opportunity to share in it. That requires broadening access to education, affordable housing, accessible healthcare, and reliable childcare.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">We face tough obstacles that require not only commitment and persistence, but an unyielding defense of our values.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e942f80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e942f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ff3c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3ff3c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3e87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c3e87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lifelong New Jersey resident, Joe was raised by a World War II POW who devoted his career to serving other veterans in the VA and a mom who worked as a secretary in the local schools.<\/p><p>He earned an engineering degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Rutgers University, attending nights while working during the day. He and his wife Della live in Lower Township. Their four children were all educated in New Jersey\u2019s public schools. Joe\u2019s first job was pumping gas in high school. By working hard and taking nothing for granted, he became an entrepreneur who created new companies and hundreds of jobs in businesses ranging from a machine shop to software development companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83d77d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e83d77d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0928995 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0928995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/salerno_aboutjoe2-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/salerno_aboutjoe2-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/salerno_aboutjoe2-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/salerno_aboutjoe2-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/salerno_aboutjoe2-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/joesalernoforcongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/salerno_aboutjoe2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b529fa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b529fa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658b937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"658b937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now, Joe Salerno is running for Congress to work for South Jersey\u2019s families with his know-how creating jobs as a businessman, solving problems as an engineer, and protecting rights as an attorney.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT JOE We need a Congressman who will deliver real results for South Jersey, a Congressman who manufactures jobs, not partisan spin, a Congressman who defends our rights without subjecting them to the whims of extremist politicians. 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