Dick Zimmer. Controversies In 1991, Pennacchio sent a 94-page white paper called the "Nationalist Agenda" to then-New Jersey General Assembly minority leader Chuck Haytaian. The manifesto, among other things, called for a new "Nationalist Party;" Balanced Budget Amendment; Line-item Veto Amendment; Term Length/Limit Amendment (six-year terms for presidents, senators, and congressmen and twelve-year term limits for each office); Anti-Racism Amendment; Amend the 2nd Amendment to allow for regulation and banning of certain guns and ammunition; Death Penalty Amendment (make murder a federal crime and ensure that the death penalty is allowed); Equal Rights Amendment (albeit slightly amended); Flag-Burning Amendment; abolition of the Electoral College; establishment of regional presidential primaries; Establishment of a federal "Department of Science"; national lottery (funded by voluntary $52-per-year contributions on tax returns; only those participating would be eligible to win), school vouchers; reforms to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Welfare Reform; letting the homeless stay in military bases; and mandatory military service for non-violent criminals. This has been referred to by his primary opponent as a "fascist manifesto". Sabrin called for him to drop out of the Senate race and resign from the State Senate. Pennacchio refused to drop out, and said that these were ideas he came up with before he ran for office, and that he had "evolved" beyond many of them. Pennacchio described these attacks as "anti-Italian". Despite these attacks, he bested Sabrin by a wide margin. Involvement in Trump campaign On October 16, 2019, the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign announced that Pennacchio and State Senator Mike Testa would be honorary state chairs of Trump's Victory Team. Electoral history New Jersey Senate New Jersey Assembly References External links Senator Joseph Pennacchio's official site Senator Pennacchio's legislative webpage, New Jersey Legislature New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Joseph 'Joe' Pennacchio, Project Vote Smart Joseph Pennacchio's Nationalist Agenda: “A blueprint for the 21st century” (PDF) Official US Senate Campaign Website - www.JerseyJoe08.com 1955 births Living people American people of Italian descent Brooklyn College alumni County commissioners in New Jersey Republican Party New Jersey state senators Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly New York University College of Dentistry alumni People from Montville, New Jersey People from Rockaway Township, New Jersey Politicians from Morris County, New Jersey 21st-century American politicians