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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 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 ...
Became acting mayor after Cory Booker's resignation to become a Class 2 member of the United States Senate. 40 Ras Baraka: July 1, 2014: Incumbent Democratic: Ras Baraka is the current mayor of Newark. He has been serving for 10 years, 6 months and 16 days.
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 ...
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 ...
The campaign is already in full swing, with Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) all having declared their candidacies. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D ...
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 ...
Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark was held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place on June 5, 2018. Elections are non-partisan and candidates are not listed by political party. Incumbent Mayor Ras Baraka avoided a runoff after winning a second term with 77 percent of the votes. [1]