Meet the Candidates

Dan Caffrey and Andres Benvenuto

Announce their Candidacy for Morris Township Committee

April 11, 2011

Dan Caffrey and Andres Benvenuto have announced their candidacy for Morris Township Committee, the executive governing body for Morris Township. Messrs. Caffrey and Benvenuto will be running as the Republican Party candidates for Township Committee in both the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, June 7 and the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8.

Mr. Caffrey is seeking re-election to the Township Committee after having served for the last three years, two of which were served as Deputy Mayor. He has been a resident of Morris Township since 1993 with his wife, Lorraine, and their three children all attend school in the Morris School District. He has served as a Second Lieutenant in the Fairchild Fire Company of the Morris Township Fire Department, as a Coach for Morristown National Little League and the Morris United Soccer Club, and served on the Board of the North Jersey Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Mr. Caffrey has also served as a Cub Scout Den Leader. He is currently employed as a financial advisor with a major financial services company.

Mr. Caffrey said: "It has been a pleasure to represent the people of Morris Township on the Township Committee for the last three years, and I hope that Township voters will re-elect me to another term. We have had some difficult challenges during the last year, but Morris Township remains a wonderful place to raise a family with an outstanding quality of life. I pledge to do my best to hold taxes down while we explore ways to improve efficiencies in the delivery of services our residents have come to expect."

Andres Benvenuto, a twelve-year resident of Morris Township, will be campaigning to succeed Ray Snyder, who has separately announced his plans to retire from the Township Committee at the end of his term in December. Mr. Benvenuto lives in Morris Township with his wife, Lori, and their three children, all of whom attend school in the Morris School District.

Mr. Benvenuto has a strong record of community service in Morris Township. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Township's Open Space Committee, and he was also appointed to the Township's Environmental Commission. Mr. Benvenuto has also served as a coach for Morristown National Little League for over five years and is actively involved with youth athletic and recreational activities.

Mr. Benvenuto is a graduate of Fairfield University with a B.S. degree in Marketing and International Business, and he earned an M.B.A in Finance and International Business from Fordham University. He is currently a data strategy executive with a global business information services company. Mr. Benvenuto has over 20 years of experience in the international business community, and he participated in N.J. Governor Whitman's Latin American Trade Mission in 1999.

He stated: "I will contribute my business experience and energy toward helping Morris Township navigate through these challenging economic times and to remain fiscally responsible. We have so much to be thankful for here in Morris Township, and I'm committed to working with all of our residents to find innovative ways to improve efficiency while preserving our quality of life. Our current Township Committee has done an excellent job keeping our community moving in the right direction, and I would be honored to have the opportunity to serve our residents in 2012 and beyond.”

Mr. Benvenuto continued: “I want to thank Ray Synder for his enormous contribution to Morris Township as a Township Committee member and for his passion to do what's right for our residents. I look forward to learning from him during this campaign, and I wish him the best with his future endeavors.”

Here is an electronic version of the brochures that we have been dropping by people's homes as we walk the township.