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It appears that Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck of Red Bank, in attacking 12th-district Senate opponent Ellen Karcher over Karcher’s use of a state farmland assessment program, has put herself at odds with one of her own backers: Judith Stanley Coleman.

Today’s Asbury Park Press has that story, along with another that says the Beck v. Karcher mudfest is on track to become the costliest legislative race in New Jersey history.

As part of a package of stories on the farmland assessment, Press reporter James W. Prado Roberts says that Beck’s attack on Karcher for taking a farmland deduction on her Marlboro property “broadsided a long-time supporter.”

Monmouth County Republican Party matriarch Judith H. Stanley Coleman has a similar tax break on the scenic tract surrounding her home on the Navesink River in Middletown.

For at least 10 years, Stanley Coleman has raised bees on 5.4 acres surrounding her house. This year she sold 540 pounds of honey and wax at $1 per pound. In return, she pays $125 a year in taxes on that parcel. (She did pay $47,820 in taxes last year on her house and an acre surrounding it.)

The Press reports that Stanley Coleman has held fundraisers for Beck on the estate. In fact, one was scheduled last Thursday, but Beck canceled it because of her position on the bee farm tax assessment, Stanley Coleman told the newspaper.

Beck denied that was the reason, saying she recently held three fundraisers, and her campaign couldn’t arrange the logistics.

“I just made a judgment call,” Beck said. “It didn’t have anything to do with that.”

But Beck’s criticism of the farmland assessment program has clearly raised an eyebrow on the Stanley Coleman sod.

Stanley Coleman gave Beck’s joint Assembly primary campaign $500 in 2005. But Stanley Coleman said she’d have to discuss matters with Beck before writing another check.

“I’m going to have to talk to her first about the position she has put everybody in,” Stanley Coleman said. “To attack the only incentive we have to save land, I think, is wrong. She should have come out with what to do first instead of what not to do.”

In another story, Press reporter Larry Higgs says the 12th district mudslinger appears on track to cost the two sides a combined $4 million or more, making it the priciest ever for a Statehouse seat.

Posted on October 28, 2007 at 7:52 am, filed under Agriculture, Current Affairs, Environment, Fundraisers, Government, Housing, Law & Justice, Parking, Politics, Real Estate, Taxes. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed. Email this story.

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  • If Judith won't support us, we will take the rest of our campaign funds buy her farm and build condos on it.

    Posted by: Beck's Campaign Manager on October 28, 2007 at 8:54 am | Permalink

  • THE KARCH
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    Posted by: Anonymous on October 28, 2007 at 9:01 am | Permalink

  • Oh, and another thing. If Judith thinks she can compromise our position over another losy $500 she is wrong. Maybe 50 years ago but we are now in the 21st century. My weekly groceries cost more than $500. We would rather stay with the people and oppose people like you. Give us $500 more so we will let you pay $20k less in property taxes. Jesus Christ you are so out of touch. You should support Karcher. You have a lot in common including being old and ugly.

    Posted by: Beck's Campaign Manager on October 28, 2007 at 9:23 am | Permalink

  • Dear Beck's Campaign Manager,
    Please do not take my son's name in vein. Thank you.

    Posted by: God on October 28, 2007 at 9:24 am | Permalink

  • The Reason Jennifer canceled the fund raiser at Judith's home was that she is allergic to bee's. Sorry for any inconvenience. Thank you.

    Posted by: Beck's Public Relations Spokesperson on October 28, 2007 at 9:27 am | Permalink

  • Sorry God. It won't happen again.

    Posted by: Beck's Campaign Manager on October 28, 2007 at 10:20 am | Permalink

  • Hey Ray Charles,
    Maybe we can double date with Ellen and Judith.

    Posted by: Stevie Wonder on October 28, 2007 at 12:06 pm | Permalink

  • jens campaign manager…..BEHIVE YOURSELF

    JENS PR MANAGER……BUZZZZ OFF

    and finally, who said they wernt in it for the (M) honey

    Posted by: citizen on October 29, 2007 at 3:51 pm | Permalink

  • Stanley Coleman gave Beck's joint Assembly primary campaign $500 in 2005. But Stanley Coleman said she'd have to discuss matters with Beck before writing another check.

    The profit from the honey?

    Posted by: citizen on October 29, 2007 at 5:07 pm | Permalink

  • We had a great song on our Black album in which the lyrics were "What do ya do for money, honey". We never dreamed that it would actually come true.

    Posted by: AC/DC on October 29, 2007 at 7:23 pm | Permalink

  • Citizen,
    Maybe they had a bad 2006 and 2007 selling their honey and can no longer afford the $500 donation. They obviously can't pay their fair share of the taxes either.

    Posted by: John on October 29, 2007 at 7:41 pm | Permalink

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    Posted by: Beck's Campaign Manager on November 1, 2007 at 8:06 pm | Permalink

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