City Clerk Abubakar "A.J" Jalloh with some of the 130 petitions filed Monday.The June 7 primary will include Democratic contests for the line in the Second and First & Fourth at-large wards, as well as contests for 55 of 68 Democratic City Committee seats.
Those who met a 4 p.m. filing deadline Monday were incumbent Second Ward Councilman Cory Storch and First & Fourth Ward candidate Delois Dameron, running as New Democrats. James Anthony "Tony" Rucker, who was given the Regular Democratic Organization line last Thursday by Chairman Jerry Green, filed to run with incumbent appointee Vera Greaves.
Green's chairmanship is up this year and his team filed candidates for all 68 seats - one male and one female in each of 34 voting districts - on the committee that will vote on a chairman the Monday after the primary. The New Democrats fielded candidates for 55 of the seats. In the Second Ward, District 8, Jim Spear and Gloria Henriques filed as independents for the committee seats.
Republican Bill Michelson also filed for the Second Ward seat. He is unopposed in the primary and will automatically be on the November 8 general election ballot. Any independents who file for the two council seats June 7 will also be on the ballot.
Rev. Danielle Bush, who declared her candidacy earlier and spoke at Thursday's Democratic Committee meeting, did not meet the 4 p.m. filing deadline. Bush sent out a campaign mailing last week and was believed to be backed by Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs.
--Bernice Paglia
Good luck to all the candidates! Nice picture of our City Clerk, who is always helpful and professional. One of the few good things about Plainfield.
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ReplyDeleteI did indeed file a petition today as an 'Independent Plainfield Democrat' for the Democratic City Committee Seat for the two-eight (as it is commonly referred to). It was after reading one of your blog articles a few weeks back that my running mate, Gloria Henriques, and I decided to run. Your article encouraged folks to run for a seat and we thank you for that.
We hope that the residents of our district will embrace our decision to run independently from the Democratic party factions. If elected we will cast votes that we feel will benefit our district and our city, and not a particular line.
Somewhere along the way the role of a City Committee Member has been lost. These days it only serves to elect a Chairman. In day's past it's role was to elect a Chairman and represent the interests of the residents of a district to the party and in turn encourage it's residents to support the party line in November. That being a united party line.
One small step. . .
jim spear
Congratulations All!!!
ReplyDeleteI am glad folks are stepping up and want to help the city! Terrific news and best of luck!!
So to jim spear, I am confused. You say that you will "cast votes that we feel will benefit our district and our city, and not a particular line." Then you say "Somewhere along the way the role of a City Committee Member has been lost. These days it only serves to elect a Chairman. In day's past it's role was to elect a Chairman and represent the interests of the residents of a district to the party and in turn encourage it's residents to support the party line in November. That being a united party line."
ReplyDeleteSo are in in favor or the City Committee encouraging its residents supporting the party line?
As a city committee member , it is their job to help get out the vote in their district and to bring the concerns of your neighbors in the district to elected officials. The City Committee seat is an opportunity for Citizens ready to get off the sidelines and get involved in their community .It is not meant to be an opportunity to get residents to support a party line .
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