DWI Charge May Haunt Moriarty on Campaign Trail
The four-term Democratic state assembylman was arrested Tuesday afternoon in his hometown of Washington Township.
Paul Moriarty was a political newcomer when he won a landslide victory against incumbent Randee Davidson in the 2004 Democratic primary in Washington Township, Gloucester County. He then easily beat the Republican challenger in the general election to become mayor. The following year, he ascended to the state Assembly, despite his seeming lack of experience in the bare-knuckles world of South Jersey politics. Moriarty had been a consumer reporter for CBS 3 in Philadelphia, so the political neophyte's on-air image was well known to voters in South Jersey. Now, that image may be tarnished by charges of drunken driving and refusal to submit to a breath test. Even if he’s not convicted, Moriarty’s arrest could haunt him on the political …
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2:12 am on Saturday, August 4, 2012
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