this city, i seek no other higher political office. i'm born and raised in fort lee, only ever wanted to serve in a leadership capacity to try to help the people i grew up with, so i've been blessed with the privilege to serve as its mayor, this is not a stepping stone for me, if i was looking at this as a stepping stone, maybe i'd think of other ways to do it, not me, i'm loyal to the democratic party, proud of what we've accomplished on a county level, state level, i'm proud of that, proud of my legislative delegation here, we've done phenomenal things in fort lee, that truly is the tragedy here, we're in the middle of a renaissance, we're in the middle of a billion dollar redevelopment, we are arguably the most progressive community in the state of new jersey run by this idiot, and we should be applauded for that, not penalized for it. >> mayor mark sockledge, thank you for your time tonight. >> we will talk about the