Baraka backs Engel for Essex County Commissioner

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has endorsed Deborah Engel, a former deputy mayor of Maplewood, for one of four at-large Essex County Commissioner seats.

Baraka is already backing Marques-Aquil Lewis in a six-candidate race that includes four candidates who won the Essex County Democratic convention: Verona Councilwoman Christine McGrath, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein, West Orange Democratic Municipal Chairman Abdur R. Yasin, and incumbent Wayne Richardson.

“Deb Engel understands the real challenges working families and small businesses across Essex County are facing right now,” Baraka stated. “She knows that issues like affordability, infrastructure, flooding, and transportation don’t stop at municipal borders, and she understands the importance of bringing communities together to solve problems.

Engel, running with the Essex Reform Democrats slogan, has the backing of South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum and a group of current and former elected officials in Maplewood, Bloomfield, and South Orange.


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