| March 16 is the deadline to file petitions for the non-partisan May 9 mayoral races in two of New Jersey's largest cities, Paterson and Newark, and while there is technically still no contested race in either city, that hasn't stopped the money from pouring in:
Only incumbent mayor Joey Torres has even filed in Paterson, yet:
The incumbent has already raised more than $700,000, with more than three months to go,
...[while] of the dozen potential candidates who are considering challenging Torres, none has filed the reports required under state law.
Meanwhile, in Newark, the much-anticipated rematch between incumbent mayor Sharpe James and challenger Corey Booker has yet to materialize because James has not yet declared. But that hasn't stopped donors from piling on to both camps, who report nearly $3 million cash on hand between them.
Good to hear there are still investments being made in our cities. |
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