In Plainfield, eight candidates filed for mayor, two for the Ward 4 Council seat, and there are two vying slates for the Democratic city committee -- those of the New Democrats and the Jerry Green machine.
Inspired by March Madness, here is a bracket form to follow --
| The Plainfield Brackets | ||
| { Rick Smiley | ||
| Assembly | { _______ | |
| { Jerry Green | ||
| | ||
| { Adrian O. Mapp | ||
| { Sharon Robinson-Briggs | ||
| { Carol Ann Brokaw Boles | ||
| Mayor | { Martin Cox | { _______ |
| { Bob Ferraro | ||
| { Rebecca Kelley | ||
| { Tom Turner | ||
| | ||
| { Vera Greaves | ||
| Ward 4 | { _______ | |
| { Bridget Rivers | ||
| | ||
| { New Dem slate | ||
| City Committee | { _______ | |
| { Jerry Green slate | ||
| | ||
Councilor Adrian Mapp, the New Democrats for Plainfield candidate, well-known as an elected official is facing incumbent Sharon Robinson-Briggs for the Democratic mayoral nomination. Among others filing yesterday for the same slot are Carol Ann Brokaw Boles, chairperson of the PMUA Commissioners; Martin Cox, BOE member and recently retired City employee; perpetual gadflies Bob Ferraro (a PMUA employee who is on disability) and Tom Turner; and Rebecca Kelley, a political newcomer.
In addition James Pivnichny has filed to run on the GOP ticket. Though he faces no opposition in the June primary, his candidacy means that
[CORRECTION] Per reader and longtime Plainfield GOP activist Bill Michelson, there were Republican mayoral candidates in 1997 (Bill Hetfield) and 2001 (Bob Ferraro).
How could I have forgotten the Ferraro candidacy?
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15 years of not having a GOP mayoral candidate? wrong, we had Bill Hetfield in 1997 and Bob Ferraro in 2001
Thanks for the correction, Bill.
Plus an active write in for Mayor McWilliams in 2005
After Al McWilliams lost the 2005 Democratic primary the Republicans tried to nominate him as their mayoral candidate but lost in court, so they supported his write in campaign. The law says if you lose in a primary you can't then change your party affiliation and run for the same office in the same year. Apparently the Republicans didn't know the law or thought they could get away with breaking it. McWilliams was a registered Republican before he became a Democrat to run for Council.
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