Joel Brizzi Archives - New Jersey Globe

East Rutherford GOP write-in candidates win

June 6, 2019 9:22 amJune 8, 2019 11:33 pm

East Rutherford Republicans were able to put together enough write-in votes in Tuesday’s primary to put a slate of municipal candidates on the ballot in the general election as they seek to extend a 49-year streak of Republican mayors. They...

East Rutherford mayor retiring, ending 49-year streak of GOP mayors

April 1, 2019 9:14 pm

East Rutherford mayor James Cassella is retiring after nearly 40 years in public office, leaving Republicans without any candidates on the ballot in the June primary and ending a 49-year streak of GOP mayors. Former councilman Jeffrey Lahullier, who lost...

East Rutherford Democrat pick Lahullier for mayor

March 7, 2019 12:02 amApril 1, 2019 8:08 pm

Former East Rutherford councilman Jeff Lahullier, who lost his re-election bid in the 2018 Republican primary and then switched parties and sought to run as a Democrat, is expected to be the Democratic nominee for mayor in 2019. East Rutherford...

Judge upholds sore loser law

September 28, 2018 10:34 pm

A Superior Court Judge ruled today that an East Rutherford councilman who lost the Republican nomination could not seek re-election as the Democratic candidate. Joel Brizzi, a former councilman, ousted Jeff Lahullier in the GOP primary by a wide margin,...