Ras Baraka Archives - Page 2 of 13

Fudge visits Trenton to celebrate opening of new affordable housing development

May 23, 2022 3:50 pmMay 23, 2022 4:52 pm

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge joined Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, and a number of other Mercer County politicians today to cut the ribbon on Jennings Village, an affordable housing development in North...

Fontoura endorses Silva in Newark East Ward runoff

May 23, 2022 3:41 pm

Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced today that he is endorsing retired police officer Mike Silva for Newark’s East Ward council seat, two weeks after Silva won a spot in the June 14 runoff against 2018 candidate and fellow retired...

Menendez endorsed by Baraka in NJ-8 Democratic primary

May 19, 2022 2:37 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has endorsed Robert J. Menendez for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, which includes parts of the North and East Wards of the state’s largest city. “Newark is a city of working...

Low turnout across state in May 10 municipal elections

May 19, 2022 11:50 amMay 19, 2022 1:25 pm

With the exception of Ocean City and Union City, voter turnout in the May 10 non-partisan municipal elections was dismal, with more than 80% of registered voters not participating in eight of the towns that had non-partisan elections, according to...

Newark will hold at least two runoffs in four contested council races

May 10, 2022 10:37 pmMay 10, 2022 11:29 pm

Mayor Ras Baraka’s slate in four contested council races is having a mixed night; Central Ward Councilwoman LaMonica McIver won outright, but two of Baraka’s endorsees will likely face runoffs and a third came in dead last in his race....

Baraka easily re-elected as Newark mayor

May 10, 2022 10:04 pmMay 10, 2022 10:04 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has won a third term in office, defeating challenger Sheila Montague by a huge margin in the state’s largest city. With 88% of election districts reporting, Baraka led Montague 12,368...

Baraka’s at-large council slate wins unopposed in Newark

May 10, 2022 8:01 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that four at-large candidates for Newark City Council – incumbents Carlos Gonzalez, Luis Quintana, and Larry Crump and newcomer Louise Scott-Rountree – have been elected unopposed. All four ran on the slate of Mayor Ras...