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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 .
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.
Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark (2014–present) [1] Steven Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City (2013–present) [2] Josh Gottheimer, U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district (2017–present) [3] Mikie Sherrill, U.S. representative from New Jersey's 11th congressional district (2019–present) [4]
Ras Baraka: Sheila Montague Popular vote 14,777: 3,007 Percentage 83.1%: 16.9% Mayor before election. Ras Baraka Democratic. Elected mayor. Ras Baraka Democratic.
The 2014 Newark mayoral election took place in Newark, the most populous city in New Jersey, on May 13, 2014.The race was characterized as a contest between two candidates, Ras Baraka and Shavar Jeffries, both from Newark's South Ward.
His son, Ras J. Baraka (born 1970), is a politician and activist in Newark, who served as principal of Newark's Central High School, as an elected member of the Municipal Council of Newark (2002–06, 2010–present) representing the South Ward. Ras J. Baraka became Mayor of Newark on July 1, 2014. (See 2014 Newark mayoral election.)
The mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States.The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department heads, and aides; and approve or veto ordinances passed by the Municipal Council.
The Newark mayoral election took place May 13, 2014 and was won by Ras Baraka. Luis A. Quintana had stepped down as Council President to be sworn in as mayor on November 4, 2013 following the resignation of Cory Booker, completing the term which ended June 30, 2014. Baraka also won the 2018 election and the 2022 election.