Kennedy O'Brien Archives - New Jersey Globe

Democrats flip Sayreville mayor post by 3 votes

November 13, 2019 6:50 pm

Democrat Victoria Kilpatrick has won her race for mayor of Sayreville by three votes after final count of provisional and vote-by-mail ballots. Kilpatrick defeated Republican Arthur Rittenhouse by a vote of 3,629 to 3,626. She will succeed Mayor Kennedy O’Brien,...

Sayreville Dems back Kilpatrick for mayor

March 27, 2019 10:06 am

Sayreville Democrats picked councilwoman Victoria Kilpatrick as their candidate for mayor, edging out the front-runner, council president Daniel Buchanan, in a vote of the local party organization. She is now expected to face Republican Arthur Rittenhouse, a former councilman, in...

Sayreville mayor won’t seek re-election

March 21, 2019 11:47 amMarch 27, 2019 9:58 am

Republican Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien will not seek re-election after 23 years in local office, giving Democrats a chance to win their first mayoral election in one of the state’s premier blue collar swing towns. The Courier-News was the first...