Hudson Dems unite behind a countywide ticket for primary

Hudson County Democratic leaders, including a group of political veterans and new progressive leaders, have joined together to endorse a unity slate of candidates for county office in the June primary – a move that brings together Craig Guy and Brian P. Stack with Jersey City Mayor James Solomon and the entire Hudson legislative delegation, including Katie Brennan and Ravi Bhalla.

The group – seemingly the new Hudson Democratic Organization – is endorsing six incumbents and three newcomers for county commissioner, and incumbent Jeffrey Dublin for Register of Deeds and Mortgages.

The incumbents are Kenny Kopacz (D-Bayonne) in District 1, Bill O’Dea (D-Jersey City) in District 2, Yraida Aponte-Lipski (D-Jersey City) in District 4, Fanny Cedeno (D-Union City) in District 6, Caridad Rodriguez (D-West New York) in District 7, and Robert Baselice (D-North Bergen) in District 8.

For open seats, the coalition supports Pamela Johnson of Jersey City in District 3, Ron Bautista of Hoboken in District 5, and Alex Valdez in District 9. The incumbents – Celeste Williams in District 3, Anthony “Stick” Romano (District 5), and Albert Cifelli (District 9) – are not seeking re-election.




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