Seven things to watch in Newark
Ras Baraka is widely expected to score a big win tonight in his bid for a second term as mayor of Newark. Here are seven things to watch for: 1. Can Baraka top Cory Booker’s 72% win in 2006? Few...
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Baraka has edge in bid for 2nd term
Newark voters will go to the polls on May 8 to decide if they want to give Mayor Ras Baraka a second term. He faces Central Ward Councilwoman Gayle Cheneyfield Jenkins. Baraka was elected in 2014 by a 54%-46% margin...
Payne not backing entire Baraka slate
Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. has endorsed Ras Baraka for another term as mayor of Newark but doesn’t appear to be backing the entire slate of incumbents running for city council. Payne contributed $2,000 to Dupree Kelly, a hip-hop artist who...
Everything is hunky-dory in Newark’s North Ward
While a warette is brewing in Hudson and Union County healing the wound of a fight for county chairman and a congressional seat, it’s noteworthy that Newark’s North Ward – once the site of some of New Jersey’s fiercest political...
Cheneyfield Jenkins fails to file full council slate
In the sixteen elections for Mayor of Newark, no candidate has ever won without assembling a full-slate of candidates for City Council. That’s good news for Mayor Ras Baraka’s bid for a second term – his opponent, Councilwoman Gayle Cheneyfield...
Murphy unlikely to abandon Baraka
It’s not the first family fight of the fledgling Murphy governorship and it won’t be the last, but the race for Mayor of Newark will be something to watch this year. Gayle Cheneyfield-Jenkins, who backed Phil Murphy when Ras Baraka...