About Pat

A Monmouth County Local

Pat Noble is a Red Bank local that has lived in Monmouth County his entire life. He was born in 1993 and was educated through the Red Bank Public School system, eventually attending the Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science, a magnet public high school in Neptune, NJ. Pat graduated from Allied Health in June of 2011 and will go onto attend Brookdale Community College.

Becoming a Socialist

Understanding early on that the capitalist system was deeply flawed, Pat identified himself as a socialist from the beginning of his high school career. Democratic Socialism, which Pat defines as “a viable alternative to capitalism that allows people to control the keys to their future, while at the same time creating a truly democratic system where everyone has an equal say in how society functions”, was an ideology that he saw as both sensible and rational. As his high school career progressed and Pat became more and more aware of all of the injustices in the world around him, everything only further confirmed that socialism was the path that America and the rest of the world needed to take. This eventually led Pat to join the Socialist Party USA in 2010, believing that the principles of the SPUSA were very compatible with his own.

Political Activism

Through the internet, Pat has been politically active for some time. His former blog, Enter Democracy, served as an outlet to express his opinions on a wide array of topics, from setting stronger term limits on elected public office to abolishing the electoral college in favor of popular democracy. While the blog itself never grew to large popularity past a few dedicated readers, Pat believed and continues to believe that, if at least one person took something away from reading one of the writings posted, then it was all worth it.

Pat has also been politically active in the Monmouth County area. In January, he and several other activists braved freezing weather to congregate in Asbury Park to protest eminent domain abuse in the county. Asbury Park has been hit especially hard by eminent domain abuse, with many properties being seized by the government, but nothing ever done with them. The event was organized by the Reform Party of New Jersey and drew out activists from across the political spectrum, including supporters of the Green Party, Democratic Party, and Tea Party movement. In Pat’s own words, “just looking at the broad array of attendees to this event speaks volumes to how universally wrong eminent domain is.” The full article Pat wrote on the event can be found here.

Additionally, Pat is an active member of the Socialist Party USA. He and several other local socialists recently founded the Socialist Party of Monmouth and Ocean Counties (SPMOC) in early March of 2011. Pat was given the self-described honor and privilege of being elected Chair of the SPMOC by its membership on March 26th to a full term. On July 10th, Pat was also elected Secretary of the Socialist Party of New Jersey (SPNJ).

Why Freeholder?

Pat believes that the people of Monmouth County deserve the ability to vote for an option other then the Democratic and Republican parties. He believes that the people deserve choices, choices that have been denied to them for too long. There are other options, other voices, and other ideas that can be brought to the table. Wanting to help provide a viable alternative to Monmouth County, Pat decided to run for a seat on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. He believes that democratic socialism is by far a better choice then the elitist capitalism offered by the Democrats and Republicans, and he wants the people to have the chance to make that choice for themselves.