Rice got it wrong: Union County elected their first black county chairman in 1977 April 18, 2019 9:35 amApril 18, 2019 11:00 am State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) had his facts wrong yesterday when he told InsiderNJ that Jerry Green was the first black Union County Democratic chairman. That happened 42 years ago. Donald Lan was stepping down as county chairman in 1977... Read More