Ras Baraka Archives - New Jersey Globe

Baraka backs Diaz in Perth Amboy runoff

December 9, 2020 8:50 amDecember 9, 2020 11:18 am

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has endorsed Wilda Diaz for re-election to a fourth term as the mayor of Perth Amboy. “As the first female Mayor of Perth Amboy, the first Latina Mayor of the State of New Jersey and first...

Poll: On racial and policing issues, Murphy at 76% approvals in Newark

July 1, 2020 1:01 pmJuly 1, 2020 1:46 pm

Newark residents give Gov. Phil Murphy a 76%-17% approval rating on his handling of racial and policing issues, according to a poll conducted by Project Ready, a local non-profit group. Mayor Ras Baraka has approvals of 85%-11%, while President Donald...

Newark VBM turnout is 3%

May 7, 2020 1:38 pm

Just 3% of Newark voters have returned vote-by-mail ballots for a school board race that had been expected to have little voter interest. So far, 4,679 voters have returned their VBM ballots for three Board of Education seats. Last April,...

Poll: Murphy approvals in Newark at 83%

April 28, 2020 9:36 amApril 28, 2020 9:37 am

Gov. Phil Murphy is more popular in Newark than Mayor Ras Baraka, according to a poll released this morning by Project Ready, a local education advocacy group. Murphy has approvals of 83%-14%, while Baraka is at 75%-18%. President Donald Trump...

Newark school boards slate drops incumbent

March 2, 2020 12:09 pmMarch 2, 2020 3:13 pm

A coalition slate that has controlled Newark school board elections of the last five years has dropped incumbent Reginald Bledsoe from their ticket and replaced him with the 23-year-old son of South Ward Democratic chairman Patrick Counsel. Hasani Council, an...

Shavar Jeffries mulls challenge to Murphy in Democratic primary

January 29, 2020 8:15 amJanuary 29, 2020 1:09 pm

Former Assistant New Jersey Attorney General Shavar Jeffries is actively considering a challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Jeffries, who ran a strong race for mayor of Newark six...

What happens if Booker doesn’t run for re-election to the Senate

December 31, 2019 3:50 pmJanuary 7, 2020 5:00 pm

The filing deadline for the June 2020 primary is less than three months away and Cory Booker has not yet announced if he will seek re-election to the United States Senate. Booker is at 3% in two national polls released...