Mo Butler Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

Butler named to casino authority

October 10, 2018 10:04 pm

Modia Butler, a partner at Mercury Public Affairs and a top political advisor to U.S. Senator Cory Booker, has been named to the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority The authority directs the spending of a huge pot of money...

NJ group raises $70k for Pennsylvania Governor

August 9, 2018 11:45 pmAugust 10, 2018 8:27 am

A group of New Jersey Democrats led by Mo Butler of Mercury Public Affairs and Brett Harwood raised about $70,000 tonight for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s re-election campaign. The New York City event featured an appearance by U.S. Senator Cory...

Ramos raises $75k for 2022

July 22, 2018 4:16 pmSeptember 1, 2018 5:42 pm

Newark City Councilman Anibal Ramos raised more than $75,000 last week at a fundraiser for his 2022 re-election campaign. The funds could be used to run for mayor, if incumbent Ras Baraka decides not to seek re-election to a third...

Mo Butler named partner at Mercury

June 8, 2018 11:01 amJune 25, 2018 4:25 pm

Modia “Mo” Butler, the top political advisor to U.S. Senator Cory Booker, has been named partner at Mercury, one of the most powerful public affairs firms in New Jersey and nationally. Butler joins two other prominent New Jersey partners: Michael...