Joe Giralo, Otto Hernandez and Mickey Pullia have declared their candidacy to the Atlantic County Board of Elections clarifying their intent to seek the Republican nomination for Hammonton Town Council.
Joe Giralo is a 15-year member of the Hammonton Board of Education and up until 2014 served as the board’s President. Although Giralo’s commitment to Hammonton is well known in many civic circles Joe is best known for engineering the financial turnaround of our Hammonton Public Schools. Joe is employed as a Program Administrator for the Atlantic County Improvement Authority and is lifelong Hammonton resident. Joe and his wife Gina have two children, Gianna, 17 and Gemma, 15 both students at Joe’s alma mater Hammonton High School.
Otto Hernandez is Vice President of Academic Affairs at Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing, NJ. Otto is a life long resident of Hammonton and a proud graduate of Hammonton High School. Otto holds both a Master’s Degree from Saint Joseph’s University and a PhD from Capella University. Otto is a critical player in the efforts to leverage emerging technology opportunities in Atlantic County as well as Hammonton.
Mickey Pullia is a two term Republican incumbent councilman here in Hammonton. Mickey has deep roots in community service having recently marked his 28th year of service as a Hammonton Volunteer Firefighter. Mickey is the principal real estate broker at his family business ML Ruberton agency which has been serving Hammonton’s residents for over 100 years. Mickey and his wife Cheri have two children, Sophia, 8 and Olivia, 4.
The Joe, Otto and Mickey will formally announce their candidacy and address many devoted members of the Republican Party at a Champagne Breakfast on May 3, 2015 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at Tomasello Winery on White Horse Pike in Hammonton.