Meet The 2021 Holmdel Twp Committee Candidates At Virtual Forum

HOLMDEL, NJ - If you’re looking to get to know the candidates running for Holmdel Township Committee this year, here’s your chance.

One seat is open on the five-member governing body this year as current committeeman Tom Critelli has opted not to run for reelection. Two competing Republican candidates Ron Emma and Rocco Impreveduto will be competing in the upcoming June 8 primary election, while Democrat Rahul Diddi is running unopposed.

On May 17 at 7:30 p.m., the Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) will host a virtual forum for the candidates to highlight their platforms. Holmdel residents will also be able to comment and ask questions.

Impreveduto, 44, is a marketing and digital transformation executive and has been a resident of Holmdel for eight years. A graduate of both Holmdel High School and Penn State University, he was previously elected as the vice chairman representing Holmdel for the Monmouth County Republican Committee. Click here to view a profile of his campaign.

Emma has served as the vice president of sales and business development at a supply chain network since 2014, according to his LinkedIn profile. In 2020, Emma and Buontempo ran under the "We the People" ticket. While Buontempo came in second place during the primaries (behind committeeman DJ Luccarelli), Emma placed fourth behind current Holmdel Board of Education president Vicky Flynn. Read more: Holmdel Twp Committee GOP Primary Election: The Results Are In

Diddi is the CEO at a private equity investors advisory firm based in New York City. He earned his MBA in Finance from Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business and completed executive training at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

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CILU will accept questions from the public for candidates if submitted electronically to rcriscione@verizon.net by May 17th at 4 p.m.

Questions will be screened to prevent duplication and allow for a range of topical subjects. Biased or provocative questions will be denied.

The forum will be livestreamed and posted on the organization’s YouTube channel (CILU Holmdel). Click here or email Karen at karsyv356@gmail.com to register.

The CILU is a Holmdel-based community group focused on protecting open space and natural resource preservation. The organization has been around since 1998 and frequently hosts events promoting transparency and informed citizenry.

Learn more about the CILU at www.holmdel-cilu.org.

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