By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The New Jersey Laborers Union enthusiastically endorses Ravi Bhalla for mayor. We have seen first-hand how his leadership and commitment to the residents of Hoboken have made a difference,” LIUNA International Vice President and Eastern Regional Manager Ray Pacino said in a statement.
“From protecting vulnerable residents and workers from COVID-19, supporting local business, and upgrading and modernizing Hoboken’s aging infrastructure, Ravi has shown that local government matters and experience and the ability to find practical solutions to the challenges facing Hoboken matters even more.”
Bhalla, seeking a second term in November, is currently running unopposed and raised $43,168 in the first quarter of 2021, with about $114,036 cash on hand, according to an April 15th report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Hudson County View
In Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop and his council slate have over $1.7 million cash on hand, with Ward C council candidate Tom Zuppa leading declared challengers with around $43,000 COH, according to reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Fulop, who is seeking a third term this fall, individually raised $18,742, but still has about $993,030 available after a strong final fundraising quarter in 2020, his April 16th ELEC report shows. He also does not have a declared challenger as of this writing.
Evidently the first quarter of this year, January 1st through March 31st, was dedicated to raising money for his nine candidates for the city council – which includes seven incumbents.
N.J. is in a big election year. Here’s how much cash Dems and Republicans have raised.
Updated 12:25 PM;
Top Democratic fundraising groups have so far out-raised their Republican counterparts more than 3 to 1 in New Jersey’s big races for governor and state Legislature this year, with the haul between both parties the highest its been in more than a decade, new figures show.
The state’s “Big Six” committees representing the two major state parties and both the Democratic and Republican leaderships in the state Senate and Assembly raised more than $2.27 million in the first quarter of the year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
City Confidential By Insider NJ | April 20, 2021, 2:27 pm | in City Confidential, News
A group of residents in Collingswood have launched an New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) investigation into Jim Maley of the law firm Maley Givens PC, currently running for Commissioner of Collingswood. Maley, the current mayor, is a 32-year incumbent.
The residents allege that Maley did not file an ELEC pay-to-play report in either 2018 or 2019. According to their complaint, “In 2018, the firm submitted a blank report without the necessary information required by law. In 2019, the firm submitted no report at all. There is sufficient evidence to believe that the firm procured at least $50,000 in public contracts, thereby triggering the reporting requirement.” Prior to 2018 and 2019, Maley Givens PC had reported nearly $1 million in public contracts a year each year.
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