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Baraka endorses Silva in East Ward runoff

June 8, 2022 3:04 pm

Mayor Ras Baraka endorsed retired police officer Mike Silva for the East Ward of the Newark City Council today, potentially giving Silva a major boost in next week’s runoff election against former Newark Police Chief Anthony Campos. “I need Mike’s...

Ruiz, Speight back Silva in Newark Council runoff

June 1, 2022 9:47 am

State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) and Assemblywoman Shanique Speight (D-Newark) announced today that they are endorsing Mike Silva in the runoff election for the East Ward of the Newark City Council; their fellow 29th district legislator, Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin...

Fontoura endorses Silva in Newark East Ward runoff

May 23, 2022 3:41 pm

Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced today that he is endorsing retired police officer Mike Silva for Newark’s East Ward council seat, two weeks after Silva won a spot in the June 14 runoff against 2018 candidate and fellow retired...

Newark will hold at least two runoffs in four contested council races

May 10, 2022 10:37 pmMay 10, 2022 11:29 pm

Mayor Ras Baraka’s slate in four contested council races is having a mixed night; Central Ward Councilwoman LaMonica McIver won outright, but two of Baraka’s endorsees will likely face runoffs and a third came in dead last in his race....

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...

Silva unveils long list of local East Ward endorsements

March 23, 2022 3:13 pmMarch 23, 2022 5:04 pm

Michael Silva, a retired policeman and one of the leading candidates for the open East Ward seat on the Newark City Council, today released a list of 50 endorsements from a variety of local community and political leaders. “Michael represents...

Pintor Marin endorses Silva in Newark East Ward race

March 14, 2022 12:01 amMarch 14, 2022 10:31 am

Michael J. Silva has scored a major endorsement in his bid for a Newark East Ward city council seat, picking up the support of Assembly Budget Committee Chair Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Newark). “Michael represents the best that the East Ward...