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[As early as fall 2008, Booker and other possible candidates were strategizing for the 2010 mayoral election. The election was a year and a half away, and it was unusual for potential mayoral candidates to consider running for office let alone begin organizing fundraisers and campaign staff that early. In previous mayoral elections, candidates had not made their campaigns official until six months before the May nonpartisan election. Yet, for the 2010 race, there appeared to be serious interest in challenging Booker. Many Newarkers, and in particular James supporters and anti-Booker gadflies, hoped to recruit and support a formidable candidate. Former Essex County Prosecutor Clifford Minor made his candidacy official in October 2008 with a $250-per-plate birthday fundraiser at the Robert Treat Hotel in downtown Newark. Most of Newark’s older Black political guard supported Minor at the event, and several of them served as honorary co-chairs of his campaign, including former mayoral candidate and State Senator Ronald Rice Sr., former chief of staff Calvin West, Sharpe James’ lead attorney Thomas Ashley, former Mayor Kenneth Gibson, and Newark Teachers Union President Joe Del Grosso. But Minor, a soft-spoken and methodical candidate, was often underwhelming at public events, and many thought Booker deserved a challenge because he was often characterized as arrogant. As Gibson said, “I don’t think Booker is making friends too well. He has a tendency to act like a lone ranger—he knows it all. Cliff is a solid Newarker.]
Published: Oct 30, 2015
Keywords: Police Department; City Council; Charter School; School Reform; Council Member
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