Cory Booker the current mayor of Newark appears to have won his bid to be a US Senator from New Jersey.
According to the Star Ledger, Booker is the winner against Republican Steve Lonegan with a projected margin of 55-44, far closer than most pundits and pollsters predicted.
While one poll had Lonegan in the range of ten points, most others showed far larger margins and it wasn’t expected Lonegan would have the means to muster a strong closing challenge. He was operating at a wide disparity in campaign funds: almost $10 million for the celebrity aura of Booker versus less than $2 million.
The HFHA announces:
Mayor Zimmer not only took the position that she will be voting NO on Hoboken
Public Question No. 1, but also asks everyone else to join her in voting NO.
HFHA members were also surprised to see a recent viral email
allegedly from Hoboken Revolt, an organization completely dormant since Mayor
Zimmer has been in office, asking residents to vote yes. It is particularly surprising since more than
one of the original Hoboken Revolt steering committee members have advised that
they are supporters of rent control and have given small donations to HFHA to
support rent protections in Hoboken.
There clearly is an indication that this email represents a hijacked
email list and not the consensus of the community members that provided their
emails in order to get access to a community website over four years ago.
Hoboken Revolt announces:
As a taxpayer coalition, Hoboken Revolt has taken the position that passage of the upcoming referendum on rent control is in the best interest of not only the taxpayers but the entire Hoboken community. This is why we are asking everyone to VOTE YES TO CHANGE THE RENT CONTROL LAW.
By voting YES you are agreeing that only condo units and one to four unit buildings be allowed to come off of rent control – but only upon vacancy. This referendum does not apply to large scale apartment buildings and has nothing to do with developers and real estate agents. It has to do with YOU, the taxpayers of condos and one to four unit buildings.
Every campaign needs money to get out its message and the Hoboken mayoral and city council at-large campaigns are no different.
On Tuesday, NJ ELEC reports were required to show where each of the campaigns stand. MSV has not reviewed in detail each of the three main campaigns but here is the final tally of cash on hand:
Mayor Zimmer’s Campaign: $49,831.74
Ruben Ramos’ Campaign: $19,986.42
Frank Raia Ticket: $631.40
Having less than a thousand dollars for one of the self-declared most wealthy resident candidates raises lots of questions.
The Ruben Ramos for mayor campaign announces:
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