Angel Estrada Archives - New Jersey Globe

Victim of Elizabeth school board war returns as a freeholder candidate

February 6, 2020 11:57 amFebruary 6, 2020 12:56 pm

The political wars at the Elizabeth Board of Education for much of the last 20 years were among the most toxic in the state, as allies of Mayor Christian Bollwage and then-State Sen. Raymond Lesniak battled with a group aligned...

Leon gets Union Dem nod for freeholder

February 5, 2020 4:24 pm

Union County Democrats have picked Lourdes Leon, a former public school principal from Elizabeth, to run on their organization line for freeholder. Leon will replace Angel Estrada, who is not seeking re-election to an eighth term after 21 years on...

Estrada won’t seek re-election

January 5, 2020 1:54 pmJanuary 5, 2020 6:58 pm

Seven-term Union County Freeholder Angel Estrada announced today that he won’t seek re-election this year, creating an open seat on the all-Democratic board. Estrada, an Elizabeth Democrat, was first elected in 1999. The seat us expected to go to another...