New Jersey School Board Candidates Drop Out After Messages Threatening Republican Member Come To Light

Two candidates for a New Jersey school board have dropped out after vicious, sexual messages about a conservative female board member came to light.

Conservative mother of three and Marlboro Township school board member Danielle Bellomo was revealed to be the target of school board candidate Scott Semaya, according to a snapped image of his phone. Semaya apparently texted about Bellomo’s “n*ps” being hard in a group text called “ThisB*tchNeedsToDie.”

The vicious chat group was believed to be composed of five men, and allegedly included Chad Hyett, current Marlboro school board vice president, the New York Post reports. Many in the town of 41,000 are now calling for Hyett’s resignation. (RELATED: Yes, America Is Facing A Leftist Insurrection)

Photos of Scott Semaya’s texts about Danielle Bellomo at a July school board meeting leaked on social media — and the widening scandal is now being investigated by local authorities.

“Bellomo must be cold — her nips could cut glass right n” read one text, allegedly captured on camera while Semaya’s fingers typed an “o.”

The backlash was immediate, and Semaya quickly dropped out of the race for the Marlboro Board of Education, followed by his running mate Melissa Goldberg.

The scandal in the leafy Monmouth County enclave has drawn parallels to the recent controversy in Virginia, where attorney general candidate Jay Jones was recently outed for a 2022 text message suggesting the state’s then-Republican House speaker deserved to be shot in the head. (RELATED: Democrat Calls For Jay Jones To Drop Out Of Virginia AG Race)

“It was absolutely terrifying,” Bellomo exclusively told The Post. “When I found out about the messages I was absolutely shocked, especially with the climate of our country. It sent chills down my spine.

Semaya, 38, an accountant who has voiced progressive liberal views, was one of five candidates running for three open seats on the Marlboro Board of Education. He cited only “family circumstances” in announcing his exit from the race. He did not return multiple messages seeking comment.

Bellomo, who is serving her first full, three-year term on the board, said she’s been subjected to months of online threats and made several police reports.

While the social media post about the “ThisB*tchNeedstoDie” group text included just a single shot of Semaya’s cell phone, Bellomo said she’s seen several other images of the messages exchanged by the group including “very specific actions that they want to do to me and what their intention is.

“These text messages are the first time I was able to see they don’t want me alive,” she added, declining to share the additional images.

Marlboro’s mayor Jonathan Hornik (D), condemned the messages as “completely unacceptable,” adding, “those responsible are clearly not equipped to hold public office.”

“Violence and threats of violence against public officials are seemingly becoming normalized,” he said in a statement. “In only a few months’ time, we have witnessed an alarming escalation in this type of behavior to an extreme, culminating in the murders of Minnesota Representative [Melissa] Hortman and activist Charlie Kirk. This must stop.”

The scandal comes on the heels of another text scandal involving Democrat Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones. Uncovered messages allegedly show Jones fantasizing about murdering a state GOP leader with “two bullets to the head,” the death of the Republican’s children, and “piss[ing]” on the graves of other state Republicans.

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Nancy Butler

Nancy grew up in the South where her passion for politics first began. After getting her BA in journalism from Ole Miss she became an arts and culture writer for Athens Magazine where she enjoyed reporting on the eclectic music and art scene in Athens, GA.

However, her desire to report on issues and policies impacting everyday Americans won out and she packed her bags for Washington, DC. Now, she splits her time between the Nation’s Capital and Philadelphia where she covers the fast-paced environment of politics, business, and news.
In her off time, you can find Nancy exploring museums or enjoying brunch with friends.

2 Comments
    BILL

    The democratic party has gone completely insane with their intense hatred for anything that’s normal. To hate is to be pure evil.

    Jeff

    And yet the left calls the Right violent, while the left proves time and again they THEY are the violent ones!

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