Barbara A. Jones, who is running as the Libertarian Party candidate for Assembly in the 11th District, has a message she wants politicians in Trenton to hear: "It's time to reverse the trend of ever-growing government and increased taxes." "Every year the size of state government has grown," said Jones, of West Long Branch. "But there has been no corresponding improvement in our quality of life here in the Garden State. There has however, been an increase in taxes." As a mother of four, and a grandmother of five, Jones said she is "painfully aware of how crushing this tax burden can be on our working families." "Voters opted for Whitman over tax-happy Florio but nothing really changed," she said. "Voters must send a message to the politicians in Trenton: We want real change." Jones, executive director of Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, said she is realistic about her independent campaign, which emphasizes less government, less taxes and an end to restrictive laws. "Can I win?" Jones asked. "If we can get a significant number of voters to send this message to Trenton, that will be a victory. We could end the millennium on the right note." In the 11th District race this year, Republican incumbents Steven J. Corodemus of Atlantic Highlands and Thomas S. Smith, Asbury Park, are running for their fifth consecutive Assembly terms. They are being challenged by Democrats Michael Beson, who also serves as Neptune mayor, and Dwayne M. Harris, a councilman in Atlantic Highlands. Independents in the race are Jones, Conservative Party candidates Leonard P. Marshall and Wayne E. May, both Neptune, and Jonathon Moschberger, Fair Haven. The 11th Legislative District includes 22 towns in Monmouth County.