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Thomas Farmer (mayor) 1785: James Parker I (1725–1797) 1784: This appears to be James Parker I (1725–1797). Perth Amboy was incorporated as a city on December 21, 1784. James Parker was the first Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey after incorporation. James Parker Sr. (1725–1797) was the father and James Parker Sr. (1776–1868) was the son ...
Wilda Diaz (born Wilda Soto; September 14, 1964) is an American former politician and Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She was elected in May 2008, defeating incumbent Joseph Vas by a 58% to 42% margin. [1] She was Perth Amboy's first female mayor and New Jersey's first Latina mayor. [2] She served for 12 years from 2008 until 2020.
PERTH AMBOY – It looks like Democratic Mayor Helmin Caba will now face two challengers in his bid for reelection in the fall. Former longtime Councilman William Petrick has filed to run for ...
PERTH AMBOY – Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the mayoral primary in June, the city's first partisan election. Mayor Helmin Caba will be challenged by retired Municipal ...
Joseph Vas (born January 18, 1955) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2010, where he represented the 19th Legislative District. He did not seek re-election to the assembly in 2009. He also served as Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey from 1990 to 2008.
Attorney Joseph B. Vas, who also ran for mayor in 2020 and is the son of former longtime Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas, received 1,616 unofficial votes and retired Perth Amboy Municipal Court Judge ...
Perth Amboy was formed by Royal charter on August 4, 1718, within various townships and again by the New Jersey Legislature on December 21, 1784, within Perth Amboy Township and from part of Woodbridge Township. Perth Amboy Township was formed on October 31, 1693, and was enlarged during the 1720s to encompass Perth Amboy city.
George John Otlowski (January 3, 1912 – March 16, 2009) was an American publisher turned Democratic Party politician who served on the Board of Chosen Freeholders for Middlesex County, New Jersey for eight years. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly for 18 years, and was Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey for 14 years.