Battleground Bayonne: Davis triumphs in upset victory over incumbent Smith in Bayonne mayoral runoff election
BAYONNE – Jimmy Davis, a Bayonne police captain, has defeated incumbent Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith in Tuesday’s mayoral runoff election, according to unofficial results. (Bonamo/PolitickerNJ)
Newark Runoff Elections: Big night for Baraka
Tonight proved a big night for Newark Mayor-elect Ras Baraka, who will take office with five of nine city council seats in his corner. (Pizarro/PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/73941/newark-runoff-elections-big-night-baraka
Jackson vows to ‘turn the page on a new chapter’ in Trenton
TRENTON – The capital city’s former public works director declared victory in the Trenton mayoral runoff
election Tuesday night amid a crowd of supporters and well-wishers. (Arco/PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/73931/jackson-vows-turn-page-new-chapter-trenton
Tom DeGise: the last man standing
Before the sun dragged west over the Bayonne Bridge, someone was going to get his head removed from his shoulder with a crowbar (Pizarro/PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/73911/tom-degise-last-man-standing
The Lesniak angle
In a weird behind the woodshed moment, state Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-20) took his super PAC into Bayonne and played a key role in funding the Jimmy Davis insurgency against incumbent Mayor Mark Smith. (Pizarro/PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/73921/lesniak-angle
Golden beats Bennett with 54% of the vote to take over chairmanship of the Monmouth GOP
Shaun Golden defeated John Bennett tonight in Monmouth County to become the new chairman of the Republican Party (Pizarro/PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/73886/golden-beats-bennett-take-over-chairmanship-monmouth-gop
GOP leader Cantor loses in shock Tea Party upset
The demise of the Tea Party has been greatly exaggerated. (USA TODAY)
For Barack Obama, Eric Cantor loss comes with a price
President Barack Obama is finally rid of Eric Cantor, the man who aggravated most of Washington. (Dovere/Politico)
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/barack-obama-eric-cantor-loss-107702.html
Christie touts program to bring math, science teachers to New Jersey’s neediest schools
TRENTON – Gov. Chris Christie today championed “a new pipeline” to bring qualified teachers into New Jersey’s neediest schools. (Johnson/The Star-Ledger)
Son of late Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner backs out of paper’s sale
PHILADELPHIA – The son of a Philadelphia Inquirer investor won’t go forward with plans to buy its parent company this week, citing “the turmoil” of his father’s recent plane crash death. (AP)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/11/son-late-philadelphia-inquirer-co-owner-backs-out-paper-sale/
Backroom
Unofficial results in Bayonne mayoral runoff
Challenger Jimmy Davis beat incumbent Mark Smith in Bayonne, 51.27% to 48.73, according to the Hudson County Clerk’s Office.
http://www.politickernj.com/back_room/unofficial-results-bayonne-mayoral-runoff
Opinion
Political Insider: Officially the administration of Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith is dead
As predicted by this columnist, a new administration has been voted into office in Bayonne.Police Captain Jimmy Davis is mayor of the Peninsula City and he controls the city council comprised of his running mates. (Torres/The Jersey Journal)
Stile: a potential law enforcer, O’Dowd didn’t push or prod in GWB inquiry
Kevin O’Dowd, Governor Christie’s chief-of-staff, stood at Bridget Anne Kelly’s desk last Dec. 13 with a printout of an email she had just given him. It was related to the George Washington Bridge lane closings. (Stile/The Bergen Record)
