I see Boggiano signs (For 2013) around Rt. 139. Is he running as an at large or as a candidate for Ward C?

David Donnelly is a boob. Poor choice.

As for Rich Boggiano, he wants to hire more cops and continue to give them outrageous salaries and benefits with no way to pay for them. He is blind to how public safety is bleeding this City dry.

I'd like to see Richard Boggiano run for the Hilltop/Journal Square seat currently held by Nidia Lopez.

He'd be a good pick for Fulop's slate for many reasons including real insight into law enforcement and because he wasn't afraid to respond in great detail on many threads in this forum.


A post from Richard Boggiano concerning the last special election:
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Fulop chooses three City Council candidates for his 2013 slate, including one former Healy ally

Tuesday, May 08, 2012
By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal

Jersey City won?t hold its city election for another year, but mayoral hopeful Ward E Councilman Steve Fulop is already lining up candidates to run on his slate, including one councilman who was until recently an ally of Fulop nemesis Mayor Jerramiah Healy.

Fulop confirmed today that he has selected three City Council candidates to run with him in 2013: Ward B Councilman David Donnelly, a former Healy aide; Councilman at large Rolando Lavarro; and Ward E community activist Candice Osborne.

Both Donnelly and Lavarro will run to retain their seats in the May 14, 2013 citywide election. Osborne hopes to succeed Fulop as the council?s Ward E representative.

?I am excited to have these first three terrific partners who are willing to be part of the team,? Fulop said in a statement. ?My goal is that the eventual complete ticket will reflect the true diversity of the city, giving more opportunities to women and minorities.?

Fulop said he intends to announce the next three members of his slate at the end of the summer, and the final three in late fall.

The Ward E councilman only confirmed his selection of Donnelly, Lavarro and Osborne after The Jersey Journal inquired about a campaign document his slate filed with the state on April 30 that named the three as members of ?Team Fulop.?

Lavarro, a New Jersey City University administrator who won election to the council in November, would be seeking his first full term. Today, he said he joined Fulop?s slate because Fulop has ?a strong commitment to transforming? Jersey City.

?We're talking about jobs, crime, education and taxes, and Steve has shown himself to be at the forefront of all of those things,? he said. ?I think this team intends to do it the right way, and make sure that we engage our communities, and engage a lot of diverse communities in the process."

Donnelly, 42, a project manager at the United Way of Hudson County, would also be seeking his first full term. A former special assistant to Healy, the mayor appointed him to the council in October 2009 to replace Phil Kenny, who pleaded guilty that month to accepting bribes from federal informant Solomon Dwek.

Donnelly, who said he couldn?t comment at this time, later won a special election to fill out the remainder of Kenny?s term.

Osborne, 33, is the CEO of C&S Strategies, which provides digital services for political campaigns, nonprofits and small businesses. A political newbie, Osborne has worked on get-out-the-vote efforts for Fulop and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and has volunteered for local parks initiatives and a recent Complete Streets campaign.

Osborne said she expects that taxes, education, jobs and crime will emerge as the central issues.

?Those are the four things we have been talking about,? she said. ?We are going to tackle them.?

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ses_three_city_counc.html