Lt. Governor
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi
Noelani Musicaro has joined David Meiswinkle as candidate for Lt. Governor running on the “Middle Class Empowerment” theme.
“I am very serious about ending social injustice. People are suffering needlessly. Our politicians are ‘bought and sold’ by corporate powers, and as a result, the middle class is burdened, feels helpless, and has a poorer standard of living than in the past.”
A licensed insurance agent, Noelani is currently the Marketing Director for a commercial landmark building in Princeton, NJ. A single parent, she raised two grown children. Her daughter Vanessa, 25, is a biologist and a musician, and Daniel, 23, is a musician and landscaper.
Last year, Noelani hosted “Artertainment” on cable public access television, where she interviewed New Jersey artists, musicians, entertainers, and healing arts practitioners. She is also an artist, an avid reader, has traveled the world extensively, and is passionate about health and well-being issues.
During the past four years, Noelani has volunteered with the American Red Cross, serving “on call” for the agency’s disaster response team and attending to the needs of New Jersey disaster victims. In her spare time, she has also worked with Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, she is a hospice volunteer. “I am motivated to be in service of people who are in need of help. To support someone in their final days is a sacred honor.”
John and Elsie Musicaro raised Noelani and two sisters in Brooklyn, NY in an ethnically mixed middle class neighborhood. “It was a melting pot of Catholics and Jews, Irish and Italians, and others and we seemed to get along just fine. It was a good experience that taught me tolerance and understanding of others.” Her father is a WWII D-Day veteran.
Noelani has extensive experience in holistic health, having trained in ancient Hawaiian healing arts and other modalities such as Reiki, where she is a certified master. (Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing.) “We will forever be known by the tracks we leave behind,” a traditional native saying, reflects her personal philosophy.
Noelani fervently believes that taxes and corruption are the most important issues of this campaign. “We must do something about excessive taxation in New Jersey. This burden drives business and people out of the state. I do not support those who call for slashing government spending to the bone because government service is vital for those in need. However, the cost of government inefficiency, wasteful programs, and corruption is enormous. Eliminating corruption and bringing public oversight to the hundreds of New Jersey quasi-government agencies that operate in secrecy will save us billions in tax dollars. Politicians must be held accountable.”
Noelani is calling for a moral reawakening of those who serve in public office and believes the system has been twisted to select people with overly ambitious, self-seeking interests. “Politicians are paid by the people and they are supposed to work for the people. Things got skewered along the way and government is in bed with big business and these ‘special’ interests override people’s needs.” Noelani maintains that, "The time for government transparency and integrity is now. Unlike other candidates, David and I are not professional politicians, and I believe that is our strongest asset. We are ordinary middle class folk motivated by a desire for justice and truth. As John Lennon once sung, ‘Just give me the truth’.”
