Mo Butler Archives - New Jersey Globe

Silverstein will manage Booker re-election campaign

February 27, 2020 12:32 pm

Adam Silverstein, one of New Jersey’s top Democratic strategists, will serve as campaign manager for Cory Booker’s bid for re-election to the United States Senate. Silverstein was the architect of successful campaigns to elect James Tedesco as the Bergen County...

Al Barlas joins Mercury

February 11, 2020 3:24 pm

Essex County Republican Chairman Al Barlas has joined Mercury Public Affairs, a national public strategy firm that has established a strong presence in New Jersey over the last decade. Barlas was ranked as #32 on the 2019 New Jersey Globe...

Barbara Boxer joins Mercury

January 7, 2020 9:22 amJanuary 7, 2020 9:25 am

Barbara Boxer, a former four-term U.S. Senator from California, has joined Mercury as co-chair. The global public strategy firm has a large presence in New Jersey, where Michael DuHaime, Michael Soliman and Mo Butler serve as partners. DuHaime spent eight...

Frank LoBiondo joins Mercury

September 10, 2019 4:18 pm

Former twelve-term Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-Ventnor), who held senior posts on the House Armed Services and Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, has joined Mercury as member of the advisory board for the global, bi-partisan public affairs firm. LoBiondo chaired the Aviation...

New group seeks to promotes Newark public education succeess

April 30, 2019 5:45 pmMay 1, 2019 5:37 pm

A new non-profit organization will look to show Newark as a national model for how a city can move beyond acrimonious us-versus-them education reform politics to allow public and charter schools to work together. The New Jersey Children’s Foundation plans...

Demissie will manage Booker campaign

February 1, 2019 9:50 amFebruary 1, 2019 7:52 pm

Cory Booker has turned to some of the people that have been part of his circle for years to run his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. His campaign manager will be Addisu Demissie, who managed Booker’s 2013 U.S. Senate...

Booker names Mori as Helmy replacement

January 31, 2019 7:38 amJanuary 31, 2019 7:41 am

Hanna Mori, a six-year veteran of Cory Booker’s U.S. Senate staff, will replace George Helmy as the new state director. Helmy has been named as Gov. Phil Murphy’s new chief of staff. Mori started working for Booker in 2009 when...