Larry Crump Archives - New Jersey Globe

Baraka’s at-large council slate wins unopposed in Newark

May 10, 2022 8:01 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that four at-large candidates for Newark City Council – incumbents Carlos Gonzalez, Luis Quintana, and Larry Crump and newcomer Louise Scott-Rountree – have been elected unopposed. All four ran on the slate of Mayor Ras...

Sharpe James mulls run for Newark City Council

February 2, 2022 10:32 amApril 3, 2022 6:30 pm

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James, who served 18 months in federal prison after his conviction on criminal charges, has taken out nominating petitions to run for an at-large city council seat in the May non-partisan elections, the New Jersey Globe...

A look ahead at May’s municipal elections

January 21, 2022 5:37 pmFebruary 1, 2022 10:14 am

It’s always election season in New Jersey. This May, voters in many of New Jersey’s biggest municipalities, as well as some of its smallest, will hold municipal elections to determine who will lead their towns for the next four years....

Despite law, Newark voters won’t get to fill city council vacancy because it’s too difficult to run an election

August 25, 2021 3:25 pm

Should voters get to decide who fills the seat of longtime Newark City Councilwoman Mildred Crump, who resigned for health reasons on Monday? “Technically, yes,” said City Clerk Kenneth Louis. “But in reality, it’s impossible to do. There really isn’t...