Mo Butler Archives - New Jersey Globe

Klapper set to become chief of staff to the U.S. Attorney General

March 10, 2021 12:53 pmMarch 11, 2021 2:55 am

Matt Klapper, Cory Booker’s chief of staff and longtime top advisor, is headed to the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as chief of staff to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Veronica Duron, who had served as Booker’s legislative director, is...

Ex-Booker aide gets top Biden West Wing post

November 20, 2020 2:40 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s former chief of staff has been named to a senior White House staff position by President-elect Joe Biden. Louisa Terrell will serve as Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, where she will head...

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...