Mo Butler Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

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...