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But the facts show Wisniewski is not a reformer because he is better described as a typical pay-to-play politician who traded jobs and contracts paid at taxpayer expense for contributions to his political campaign fund.Those contributions have added up over the years to almost $5 million. The following table shows how much was contributed by each of the donors who gave Wisniewski a total of $4,852,287 during his 21 years as a Trenton insider.Among the donors are convicted criminals, tobacco companies, corporate tax dodgers and polluters.For example, he took $8,200 from Frank Gartland, or businesses associated with the convicted swindler who paid millions of dollars in bribes to maintain insurance contracts with New Jersey municipalities. The insurance broker pleaded guilty to bilking the Perth Amboy school board out of $2.5 million and swindling more than $16 million from the Toms River School District.Wisniewski accepted $6,350 from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and $500 from Philip Morris USA, Inc. and he took thousands more from oil companies and other big polluters.After playing a major role in bringing red-light cameras to New Jersey, Wisniewski accepted $3,250 from Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., the company that paid Chicago $20 million to settle bribery charges.Most of Wisniewski’s political money came from businesses that rely on government contracts, unions whose members do a large amount of government work or are in fact public employees, and others which greased palms to help pass specific legislation considered by lawmakers.While such behavior shocks many people, the unethical trades are all part of a complex system that essentially keeps certain kinds of bribery strictly legal.AmountDonor$156,800CME ASSOCIATES$113,150PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 9 PAC$84,150CONSTRUCTORS FOR GOOD GOVT$71,300NJEA PAC$64,700DRIVE PAC (Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education)$56,000NJ STATE LABORERS PAC$49,100REALTORS PAC$46,350CWA NJ PEC$45,900OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 825$45,550NJ MOTOR TRUC... (NJ TODAY)

Photo: Courtesy/Special to the Pioneer Republican)Funeral service for James H. Gaffey Sr., 86, Almond, Wis., will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Hardell-Holly Funeral Home, Almond. He died Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, where he was a resident for the past two years.Burial with full military rites will follow at Guardian Angels Cemetery, Almond.Memorials may be made to the Guardian Angels Cemetery Fund.James H. Gaffey Sr. was born Nov. 29, 1930, in Holbrook in Greene Township, the son of the late Francis John and Wilhelmina Frances (Donohoe) Gaffey. He graduated from Parnell High School. He served in the US Army during the Korean War, training as a tank driver.On Feb. 9, 1959 Jim married Bridget (Bridie) Whelan, a young girl from Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. They were married at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Iowa City, and later moved to Almond, where he began farming. His wife preceded him in death Jan. 18, 1984. He enjoyed watching the Packers, singing, braiding rope and just loved to laugh.The family wishes to thank the staff at the Wisconsin Veterans Home for the wonderful care given to their father and grandfather.Gaffey is survived by his children, Bernadette (Craig) Allen, Texas, and James (Tina) Gaffey Jr., Minnesota; four grandchildren, Christine (Jeff) Schmidt; Sean Allen; Michaela and Ella Gaffey; his brother, Merlyn Gaffey, Nebraska; his sister: Jeanne Malichky, Iowa, and his nieces and nephews, Karen, Timothy, Bill, Cindy, Ron, Melanie and Michelle.In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Maureen Ann; a brother, Thomas; a sister, Carmelita; his maternal grandparents, James and Susan (Gray) Gaffey, and his paternal grandparents, T.F. and Julia (Griffin) Donohoe.Read or Share this story: http://icp-c.com/2m4BxgH... (Iowa City Press Citizen)