Alex Bethea Archives - New Jersey Globe

Reynolds-Jackson, Verrelli in 15th district

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 3, 2019 10:55 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 15th district for incumbents Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) and Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell). They have defeated their primary opponent, former Trenton Councilman Alex Bethea. Reynolds-Jackson and Verrelli will...

Bethea takes on Reynolds-Jackson, Verrelli in Dem primary

March 26, 2019 10:45 am

Former Trenton city councilman Alex Bethea has filed to challenge incumbents Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) and Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) in the Democratic State Assembly primary in the 15th district. A retired elementary school principal, Bethea spent eight years as a councilman...

Perez, Gusciora in runoff for Trenton mayor

May 9, 2018 3:50 amMay 10, 2018 12:21 pm

Trenton voters will return to the polls on June 12 to elect a new mayor after Tuesday’s election narrowed the field down to two candidates. Businessman Paul Perez will face twelve-term Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, the top vote-getters in a field...

Turnout slow in Trenton as voting starts

May 8, 2018 9:35 amMay 8, 2018 4:46 pm

Municipal elections have started in the state, and candidates in some of the state’s cities are breathing a sigh of relief as campaigns come to a close. That’s unlikely to be the case in Trenton, where a field of seven...

Reynolds-Jackson not endorsing in Trenton race

May 7, 2018 8:30 pmMay 8, 2018 8:27 am

Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, a former Trenton councilwoman and the Mercer County Democratic chair, is not backing anyone in the city’s mayoral election on Tuesday. She said she has known many of the candidates for quite some and does not want...

Report: Gusciora may run for mayor

January 18, 2018 3:49 pm

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora is mulling a bid for Mayor of Trenton this spring, if incumbent Eric Jackson declines to seek re-election. The Trentonian was the first to break this story. There has been speculation for weeks that Jackson doesn’t want...

Short List for Trenton mayoral candidates

January 11, 2018 10:21 am

Speculation that Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson will not seek re-election to a second term, first reported by InsiderNJ, has led some Democratic insiders to quickly build a short list to replace him: Councilwoman Verlina Reynolds Jackson, the Mercer County Democratic...