Sharpe James will not be permitted to mount a political comeback for the Newark City Council this year after a Superior Court Judge ruled that his criminal conviction forever prohibits his ability to hold public office. “It’s obvious to me...
Sharpe James wants to return to public office and has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Newark City Clerk improperly rejected his nominating petitions to seek at at-large city council seat in the upcoming May non-partisan municipal elections. The 86-year-old...
Newark officials are trying to stop Sharpe James from running for city council this year, perhaps because they think he can win. The 85-year-old James, who served on the city council from 1970 to 1986, as mayor of the state’s...
Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James is probably headed to court after the city clerk refused to accept his petitions to seek an at-large Newark City Council seat. City Clerk Kenneth Louis cited a 2008 court order that permanently barred James...
U.S. Senator Cory Booker and former Newark Mayor Sharpe James joined host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on Talk Radio 77 WABC on Saturday, February 12. Booker was elected to the U.S. Senate in a 2013...
U.S. Senator Cory Booker and former Newark Mayor Sharpe James will join host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on Talk Radio 77 WABC on Saturday, February 12 at 4 PM. Booker was elected to the U.S....
Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James, who served 18 months in federal prison after his conviction on criminal charges, has taken out nominating petitions to run for an at-large city council seat in the May non-partisan elections, the New Jersey Globe...