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Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1969 [1] [2] or 1970 [3] [4]) is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey. First elected in the 2014 election, he was sworn into office on May 13, 2014, [5] and was reelected in 2018 and 2022.
The mayor of Newark is elected for a four-year term. Municipal elections (for mayor and municipal council) are nonpartisan [ 4 ] and are held on the 2nd Tuesday in May. [ 5 ] Mayor Ras Baraka was first elected in the Newark mayoral election on May 13, 2014.
The 2022 Newark mayoral election was held on May 10, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held on the same day. Elections were non-partisan and candidates were not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Ras Baraka ran for re-election and easily won a ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who has been in office since 2014, sees this as a grave mistake. “It is crucial for us to reevaluate public safety and examine what its future looks like in today’s ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has led the state’s largest city since 2014 and served as a council member before that. Before being elected, Baraka was still a public servant, working as a public ...
Ras Baraka’s annual state of the city speech touched on public safety, employment, housing, lead pipes and the coronavirus pandemic. Watch Newark Mayor’s State Of City Speech: ‘Belief In ...
Sharpe James, incumbent Mayor of Newark; Ras Baraka, author and future mayor of Newark; Colleen Walton, podiatrist; Though all elections are non-partisan, all candidates are registered Democrats and Newark is a heavily Democratic city.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka handily won reelection on Tuesday night.