When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life.

He has also received five honorary Doctorate degrees from other institutions. Soaries served as Secretary of State of New Jersey from January 1999 through January 2002 under then-Governor Christine Todd Whitman. S.

In 2002 Soaries was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the U. After four years of using the dfree strategy to motivate families to pay off debt and use resources that facilitate financial freedom. Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries Jr.