Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey,the seat of Essex County,and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 311,549. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 305,344 for 2022,making it the 66th-most populous municipality in the nation.
Sharpe James is an American former Democratic politician who served as the 37th mayor of Newark,New Jersey,from 1986 to 2006,and as a state senator for the 29th legislative district from 1999 to 2008. He is a subject of the 2005 feature-film Street Fight.
Springfield/Belmont is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the Central Ward,it is unofficially bounded by South Orange Avenue in the north,Avon Avenue in the south,Martin Luther King Boulevard and University Avenue on the east,and Bergen Street in the west.
Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Booker is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. He was the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013,and served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.
Established in April 1857,the Newark Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving Newark,New Jersey and the largest municipal law enforcement agency in New Jersey. As of December 2017 the force had 1,146 officers.
The U.S. state of New Jersey is home to significant and growing numbers of people of Hispanic and Latino descent,who in 2018 represented a Census-estimated 20.4% of the state's total population. New Jersey's Latino population comprises substantial concentrations of Dominican Americans,Puerto Rican Americans,Cuban Americans,Mexican Americans,Central Americans,Peruvian Americans,Colombian Americans,and Ecuadorian Americans. New Jersey is also home to a large Brazilian American and Portuguese-speaking population.
The Municipal Council is the legislative branch of government for Newark,New Jersey.
The 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for re-election to a second term in office. He faced Democratic nominee Barbara Buono and six others in the general election.
Ronald C. Rice is an American Democratic Party politician,who served on the Newark Municipal Council from 2006 to 2014. He represented the West Ward,comprising the neighborhoods of Vailsburg,Ivy Hill,West Side,Fairmount and Roseville. Rice chose not to run for re-election in the 2014 municipal election.
Donald Milford Payne Jr. is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party,Payne served as president of the Newark city council from 2010 to 2012.
The 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey was held on October 16,2013,to fill the New Jersey United States Senate Class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3,2015. The vacancy resulted from the death of five-term Democratic senator Frank Lautenberg on June 3,2013. On June 4,2013,New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced that a primary election to fill the vacancy would take place on August 13,2013 and that a special election would follow on October 16,2013. Christie appointed Republican New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa to the seat as a placeholder;Chiesa announced at the time of his appointment that he would not be a candidate in the special election.
Luis A. Quintana is an American politician who served as Councilmember-at-Large of the Municipal Council of Newark,New Jersey,first elected in 1994. He served as Mayor of Newark from November 2013 to July 2014,after which he was re-elected to his council seat.
The 2014 Newark mayoral election took place in Newark,the most populous city in New Jersey,on May 13,2014. The race was characterized as a contest between two candidates,Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries,both from Newark's South Ward. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark also took place. Luis A. Quintana,who had become Mayor of Newark following the resignation of Cory Booker,did not seek the seat.
Shavar Jeffries is an American civil rights attorney who in January 2023 became the CEO of the KIPP Foundation,a nonprofit which trains and develops educators to lead KIPP public schools;provides tools,resources and training for excellent teaching and learning;promotes innovation;and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations. Previously,he was the president of Democrats for Education Reform,which promotes more charter schools,school funding and stricter teacher evaluations to revamp public education. A former assistant state Attorney General,he was a candidate in the 2014 election for Mayor of Newark,New Jersey,after which he became a partner at Lowenstein Sandler in August 2014.
Mulberry Commons is an urban square and public park in Newark,New Jersey that opened in 2019. The Mulberry Commons Pedestrian Bridge broke ground in 2023.
Christopher D. Cerf is an American education administrator and attorney who previously served as the state-appointed Superintendent of the Newark Public Schools in New Jersey.
Shanique Davis Speight is an American Democratic Party politicians who represents the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018,succeeding Blonnie R. Watson,who chose not to run for reelection. Speight has served in the Assembly as the Deputy Parliamentarian since 2022.
The Newark,New Jersey water crisis began in 2016 when elevated lead levels were observed in multiple Newark Public Schools district schools throughout the city.
The 2006 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark,the most populous city in the state of New Jersey,on May 9,2006. Newark is organized under the Faulkner Act. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. A runoff election,if necessary,would have taken place. Elections in the city are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party.
