1127:, July 18, 2017. Accessed January 24, 2018. "A former top Republican state lawmaker has been sworn in as the new director of New Jersey's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the board that regulates alcohol sales in the state. David Rible, who was the second-highest-ranking Republican in the state Assembly, assumed the job Monday – about a month after Gov. Chris Christie, a fellow Republican, nominated him and about two weeks after he was confirmed by the state Senate, the Assembly Republican office said. The move leaves a vacancy in the Assembly, the lower house of the state Legislature, with less than five months before an Election Day in which all 80 seats of the chamber are up for grabs."
1037:, TAPinto.net, August 25, 2017. Accessed January 24, 2018. "Edward H. 'Ned' Thomson took his seat on August 24 as the new assemblyman for the 30th Legislative District, which includes Belmar and Lake Como. The former Wall mayor replaced David Rible, who left the post to become director of the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.... Thomson was tapped on August 15 during a special election of the district’s Republican Party County Committee to complete Rible’s term, and he will run for the seat on the GOP ticket in the November 7 general election."
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1198:, November 8, 2023, updated November 28, 2023. Accessed December 25, 2023. "In a major upset in the Shore’s 30th District, Democrat Avi Schnall won an Assembly seat in the longtime Republican stronghold that includes Lakewood, home to one of the East Coast’s fastest-growing Orthodox Jewish populations. Schnall, a top Orthodox leader in the township and a former Republican, ousted Republican Ned Thomson, whose two running mates — Sen. Robert Singer and Assemblyman Sean Kean — won re-election."
1181:, November 7, 2017. Accessed January 24, 2018. "Incumbents holding their seats, according to unofficial counts in Ocean and Monmouth counties Tuesday night, were: Sen. Bob Singer of Lakewood and Assemblymen Sean Kean and Edward Thomson, both of Wall. By a solid margin of about 10,000 votes each they defeated challengers Amy Sara Cores, of Howell, for Senate and Assembly hopefuls Eliot Arlo Colon of Brielle and Kevin Scott of Howell, all Democrats."
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