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Mayors Of Newark, New Jersey
The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the Municipal Council. Newark, New Jersey, was founded in 1666 and became a township on October 31, 1693, and granted a Royal charter on April 27, 1713. It was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, and reincorporated as city in 1836.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 130. Accessed February 14, 2012. The city is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council Plan C form of local government, which became effective as of July 1, 1954, after the voters of the city passed a referendum hel ...
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Ras Baraka
Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1970) is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey. First elected in the 2014 election, he was sworn into office on July 1, 2014, and was reelected in 2018 and 2022. Prior to his election as mayor, he served on the Municipal Council of Newark and as principal of the city's Central High School. Baraka sought the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey in the 2025 election, but lost in the primary to Mikie Sherrill. Early life and education A Newark native, Baraka is the son of poet and activist Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones), and poet and actress Amina Baraka (born Sylvia Robinson). Baraka was educated in the Newark Public Schools, attending University High School.Baisden, Cheryl"New Jersey Q & A: Ras Baraka; Young Challenger for Newark Mayoralty" ''The New York Times'', May 1, 1994. Accessed October 2, 2024. "Born: April 9, 196 ...
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2014 Newark Mayoral Election
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 (who had been elected to the United States Senate), did not seek the seat. The turnout was 45,071 representing 29.59% of registered voters. Shortly after polls closed, Baraka declared victory in the election, with 22,751 votes to 20,260 votes for Shavar Jeffries. As quoted in the Newark-based newspaper, ''The Star-Ledger'', Rutgers University professor Clement Price characterized the election as the "first mayoral race after the long drama associated with the ending of Mayor Sharpe James' last term and the national ascent of Cory Booker" and "wonders whether the lo ...
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is a Centre-left politics, center-left political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Major party, major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival since the 1850s has been the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, and the two have since dominated American politics. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828 from remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party. Senator Martin Van Buren played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations which formed the new party as a vehicle to help elect Andrew Jackson as president that year. It initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and Manifest destiny, geographical expansionism, while opposing Bank War, a national bank and high Tariff, tariffs. Democrats won six of the eight presidential elections from 1828 to 1856, losing twice to the Whig Party (United States) ...
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Moses Bigelow
Moses Bigelow (January 12, 1800 – January 10, 1874) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark from 1857 to 1864. Biography Moses Bigelow was born in Essex County, New Jersey Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is one of the centrally located counties in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's second-most populous county,< ...
, on January 12, 1800. He died in Newark on January 10, 1874.


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Horace J
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC),Suetonius, Life of Horace commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his '' Odes'' as the only Latin lyrics worth reading: "He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words."Quintilian 10.1.96. The only other lyrical poet Quintilian thought comparable with Horace was the now obscure poet/metrical theorist, Caesius Bassus (R. Tarrant, ''Ancient Receptions of Horace'', 280) Horace also crafted elegant hexameter verses ('' Satires'' and ''Epistles'') and caustic iambic poetry ('' Epodes''). The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he ...
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James M
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', ...
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Beach Vanderpool
Beach Vanderpool (October 25, 1808 – March 12, 1884) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department hea ... from 1846 to 1848. Biography Vanderpool was a member of a prominent family in Newark. He was one of the founders of the Morris and Essex Railroad and was a major shareholder at the time of his death. He was also the president of the Howard Savings Bank and Commissioner of the Morris Plains Lunatic Asylum. One of his sons, Eugene Vanderpool (1844–1903), was president of the Newark Gas Light Company. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanderpool, Beach 1808 births 1884 deaths Mayors of Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Whigs 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey ...
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Isaac Baldwin
Isaac Baldwin (July 4, 1790 – September 5, 1853) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department hea ... from 1845 to 1846. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Isaac 1790 births 1853 deaths Mayors of Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Whigs 19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Place of birth missing ...
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Stephen Dod
Stephen Dodd (March 7, 1770 – March 22, 1855) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department hea ... from 1844 to 1845. References 1770 births 1855 deaths Mayors of Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Whigs 19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey People from Mendham Township, New Jersey {{NewJersey-politician-stub ...
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William Wright (United States Politician)
William Wright (November 13, 1794November 1, 1866) was an American businessman and politician from New Jersey. He served as the 5th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, mayor of Newark and represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1847 and United States Senate from 1853 to 1859 and from 1863 until his death in 1866. Though he was initially a member of the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party, Wright was elected to the House as an independent Whig and ultimately served in the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Biography He was born in Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York; attended the public schools and Poughkeepsie Academy; was a volunteer for the defense of Stonington, Connecticut, in the War of 1812; learned the saddler's trade and engaged in business in Bridgeport, Connecticut; moved to Newark, New Jersey in 1821 and ran a saddlery and leather business there. He served as List of mayors of Newark, New J ...
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Oliver Spencer Halstead
Oliver Spencer Halstead (September 22, 1792 – August 29, 1877) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department hea ... from 1840 to 1841. References 1792 births 1877 deaths Mayors of Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Whigs 19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey {{NewJersey-politician-stub ...
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James Miller (Newark Politician)
James Miller was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department hea ... from 1838 to 1840 and from 1848 to 1851. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, James Mayors of Newark, New Jersey New Jersey Whigs 19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Place of birth missing Place of death missing Year of birth missing Year of death missing ...
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