Ras Baraka Archives

Murphy plans five campaign stops ahead of primary day

June 4, 2021 6:35 pmJune 5, 2021 9:13 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy intends to make five campaign stops this weekend, boosting candidates in a handful of competitive races. He’ll start the weekend with a canvass launch in the 20th district, where he’ll appear with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North...

Baraka endorsement of Custis called off, won’t be rescheduled

June 3, 2021 1:30 pmJune 3, 2021 4:05 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has cancelled his scheduled endorsement of Elton Custis for mayor of Camden and will not reschedule in before Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the New Jersey Globe has learned. At the same time, U.S. Senator Cory Booker today...

Rice praises Baraka but says too early to talk of 2025 gubernatorial bid

May 6, 2021 2:01 pm

State Sen. Ron Rice (D-Newark) praised Newark Mayor Ras Baraka but said it was too early to name him a 2025 gubernatorial hopeful. “I think right now he’s doing a good job as mayor, so we’re going to leave it...

With early voting signed, urban mayors take aim at Ciattarelli’s voting reform plan

March 30, 2021 2:00 pmMarch 31, 2021 10:07 am

This article was updated with comment from the Ciattarelli campaign at 7:04 p.m. A swath of Democratic urban mayors attacked Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli over his election reform platform Tuesday, charging it was in lock-step with Republican efforts to...

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,...