LaMonica McIver

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On May 9, 2025, McIver performed an oversight visit at an ICE detention facility in Newark, along with two other Democratic representatives from New Jersey, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez. Mayor Ras Baraka, who arrived a half hour later, was invited onto the property, where he waited for the congressional delegation. He was later asked to leave, which he did, and he was then arrested for trespassing, though the charges were subsequently dropped. McIver and others attempted to protect Baraka from arrest. On May 19, 2025, interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba announced that McIver had been charged with assaulting, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement in connection with the incident. [16] In a statement released on the same day, McIver said, of the charges, that "they mischaracterize and distort [her] actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight." [3] On May 20, 2025, McIver stated that she rejected a plea deal from the United States Department of Justice. [17] On June 10, McIver was indicted by federal prosecutors led by Alina Habba for her actions at the Newark immigration center. [18] At her arraignment hearing, McIver pleaded not guilty, and Judge Jamel Semper set a trial date of November 10. [19]

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Electoral history

LaMonica McIver
Representative LaMonica McIver 119th congress.jpg
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from New Jersey's 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 23, 2024
2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic LaMonica McIver 26,269 81.17% +3.53%
Republican Carmen Bucco5,12615.84%−6.20%
One For All... [a] Russell Jenkins5151.59%N/A
Creating Real Progress [a] Rayfield Morton4541.40%N/A
Total votes32,364 100.00%
Democratic hold
2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district general election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic LaMonica McIver (incumbent) 182,020 74.4% −6.77%
Republican Carmen Bucco54,40522.2%+6.36%
Green Jon Serrano3,1981.3%N/A
Independent Cynthia Johnson2,1320.9%N/A
Independent Michelle Middleton1,6860.7%N/A
Independent Donna Weiss1,1360.5%N/A
Total votes244,577 100.0
Democratic hold

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Not an actual political party. In New Jersey, independent candidates are allowed to choose a ballot label

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Ottilie (June 11, 2025). "US Congresswoman LaMonica McIver indicted for impeding law enforcement". BBC .
  2. ↑ "Congresswoman Charged for Forcibly Impeding and Interfering With Federal Officers". Department of Justice . United States Federal Government. June 10, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "McIver Issues Statement on Charges".
  4. ↑ United States Congress. "LaMonica McIver (id: M001229)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Tully, Tracey (May 26, 2025). "New to Congress, She's in the Cross Hairs of Trump's Justice Department". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ Wiedmann, Tom. "Central Ward Councilwoman McIver Announces Bid For Reelection", TAPinto Newark, January 27, 2022. Accessed September 19, 2024. "Born and raised in the Central Ward, McIver attended Warren Street School and graduated from Morton Street School. She attended Central High School, where she graduated in 2004."
  7. ↑ "Meet LaMonica | Congresswoman LaMonica McIver". mciver.house.gov. November 5, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ Strunsky, Steve (July 17, 2024). "Who is LaMonica McIver, who just won primary to replace late Donald Payne Jr. in Congress?". NJ.com. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver brings monthly "Inside Newark" segment to the WBGO Journal". WBGO.
  10. ↑ Wildstein, David (July 1, 2022). "McIver elected Newark Council President". New Jersey Globe.
  11. ↑ Kiefer, Eric (September 17, 2024). "McIver Steps Down As Newark Council President, Continues Congress Bid". Patch Media . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/mciver-i-am-running-for-congress/
  13. ↑ Friedman, Matt (July 16, 2024). "LaMonica McIver wins special primary for late NJ Rep. Donald Payne Jr.'s seat". Politico . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ Wildstein, David (September 23, 2024). "McIver will be sworn in today". New Jersey Globe . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  15. ↑ Fox, Joey (November 6, 2024). "LaMonica McIver re-elected to first full term in Congress". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  16. ↑ Davis, Aaron C.; Baran, Jonathan (May 22, 2025). "Body slamming? Officer aggression? How an ICE clash led to charges against a congresswoman". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  17. ↑ "NJ congresswoman rejects plea deal, denies wrongdoing at ICE detention center". ABC7. May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  18. ↑ "US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center". AP News. June 10, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  19. ↑ Catalini, Mike (June 25, 2025). "US Rep. LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to assault charges stemming from immigration center visit". AP News. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Caucus Members". Congressional Progressive Caucus. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Official List, Candidates for House of Representatives For SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION 09/18/2024 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Candidates for House of Representatives For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2024 Election, * denotes incumbent" (PDF). nj.gov. December 5, 2024. pp. 14–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
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from New Jersey's 10th congressional district
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