UPDATE: After this was posted I heard from Philip Swibinski of Team Rothman saying his candidate's endorse list has grown since we published it , and that Team Pascrell's claim of Bergen Freeholder David L. Ganz' endorsement is not correct.
Congressman Bill Pascrell today released a list of Democrats endorsing him in the primary in the reconfigured 9th congressional district, which will pit two incumbent Democrats, Pascrell and Steve Rothman, against each other.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Endorsement List is after the fold.
It's a long list, longer than Steve Rothman's endorsement list, which was released almost immediately after he announced formally that he's challenging Pascrell.
Jim Florio is on this list. And if current members of the NJ congressional delegation are staying officially neutral, former congressman Herb Klein is not. Klein's home base, like Pascrell's, is Passaic. He was elected to Congress from the 8th congressional district in 1992, and spent 4 years (1977-81) as Executive Director of the Passaic County Democratic Committee.
Pascrell's list - which includes Passaic Chair (and strong Pascrell advocate) John Currie and his vice-chair Barbara Tanis, 7 legislators (including Sheila Oliver), Passaic Sheriff Richard Berdnik, 9 Freeholders (from Passaic, Bergen & Hudson), and 3 mayors (including Haledon's Dominick Stampone, who posts here). Municipal leaders for Pascrell - there are 7 - include Hawthorne's Jeff Gardner. The man he replaced as Hawthorne's Democratic municipal chair, outgoing Senator John Girgenti, is one of the legislators listed
Pascrell's list also dips into Council members, which Rothman's did not - 28 are listed. Another category not represented on the list Rothman released Dec. 28 is Board of Education members; Pascrell lists 11 Dems among them supporting him.
A group of Latino elected leaders from Paterson declined to endorse either Democrat, citing the "respect and admiration" held for both men. That would have to be a disappointment to Pascrell; the city has a large Latino population. Paterson is the 9th's base; Pascrell was born there, once served on the city's Board of Education and the Board of Trustees of Passaic County Community College (main campus is in Paterson). He was mayor of Paterson for 7 years.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Endorsement List is after the fold. |
New Jersey Democratic Leaders
Former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio
Former Congressman Herb Klein
New Jersey County Democratic Leaders
Chairman John Currie - Passaic County
Vice Chairwoman Barbara Tanis - Passaic County
New Jersey Democratic State Legislators
New Jersey Senator John Girgenti
New Jersey Senator-elect Nellie Pou
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver
New Jersey Assemblyman Thomas Giblin
New Jersey Assemblywoman Elease Evans
New Jersey Assemblyman-Elect Benjie Wimberly
New Jersey Assemblywoman-Elect Shavonda Sumter
New Jersey Democratic County Sheriff
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik
New Jersey Democratic County Freeholders
Freeholder Bernadette McPherson, Bergen County
Freeholder David Ganz, Bergen County
Freeholder William O'Dea, Chairman, Hudson County
Freeholder Jeffrey Dublin, Hudson County
Freeholder Terry Duffy, Director, Passaic County
Freeholder Pat Lepore, Passaic County
Freeholder Bruce James, Passaic County
Freeholder Greyson Hannigan, Passaic County
Freeholder-Elect TJ Best, Passaic County
New Jersey Democratic Mayors
Mayor Alex Blanco, Passaic
Mayor Domenick Stampone, Haledon
Mayor Mohammed Khairullah, Prospect Park
New Jersey Democratic Council Members
Councilman Joseph Delaney, Garfield
Councilman Joe Wojtecki, Hawthorne
Councilman Joe Kolodziej, Clifton
Councilman Peter Eagler, Clifton
Councilman Matt Ward, Clifton
Council President Anthony Davis, Paterson
Councilman Ken Morris, Paterson
Councilman Andre Sayegh, Paterson
Councilwoman Vera Ames, Paterson
Councilman William McKoy, Paterson
Councilman Aslon Goow, Paterson
Councilman Terrence Love, Passaic
Councilman Hector Lora, Passaic
Councilwoman Zaida Polanco, Passaic
Councilman Joe Garcia, Passaic
Councilwoman Maha Kandis, Haledon
Councilman Mounir Almaita, Haledon
Councilman Rey Martinez, Haledon
Councilman Michael Tirri, Haledon
Councilman Michael Johnson, Haledon
Councilwoman-Elect Belgica Costa, Haledon
Council President Cristina Peralta, Prospect Park
Councilman Adnan Zakaria, Prospect Park
Councilwoman Felicia Ortiz, Prospect Park
Councilman Samir Hayek, Prospect Park
Councilwoman Esther Perez, Prospect Park
Councilman Andre Greer, Prospect Park
Councilman Robert Artis, Prospect Park
New Jersey Democratic Municipal Chairs
Jeff Gardner, Hawthorne
Lauren Murphy, Clifton
Errol Kerr, Paterson
Al Abdelaziz, Paterson
Ritzy Moralez, Passaic
Domenick Stampone, Haledon
Mohammed Khairullah, Prospect Park
New Jersey Democratic Board of Education Members
Dr. Donna M. Koch, Garfield
President Willa Mae Taylor, Paterson
Christopher Irving, Paterson
Errol Kerr, Paterson
Dr. Jonathan Hodges, Paterson
Vice President Richard Diaz, Passaic
Vincent Capuana, Passaic
Salim Patel, Passaic
Thania Melo, Passaic
Byron Bustos, Passaic
James Daly, Clifton |
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