Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: I’ve been a resident of Port Republic for the last 32 years. The population of my roughly seven-and-a-half square mile town is 1,121. It is situated in the northeast corner of Atlantic County, bordered on the north by the Mullica River and on the east by the waters of Great Bay.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: Historically, Port Republic residents voted with neighboring Galloway Township residents, and other citizens of Atlantic County, in Legislative District 2. I believe that redistricting the citizens of Port Republic into District 9 has done us a disservice. The Mullica River geographically isolates us from Ocean County. Like other residents of Port Republic and Galloway, I shop, attend church, dine at restaurants, and attend cultural and community events in Atlantic County. I rarely travel to the north, which is covered by District 9. I am unaware, uninformed, and to be perfectly honest, not very interested in the issues that are important to voters of the 9th Legislative District