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Jerry Green, Speaker Pro-Tem of the Aseembly and its longest-serving member passed away Wednesday evening. |
Word came about midnight Wednesday that Assemblyman Jerry Green passed away that very evening.
The longtime Plainfield Democratic legislator -- who also served for many years as chair of the Plainfield Democratic City Committee (PDCC) -- has been ill for months, and was spotted twice while I was in JFK by visitors as a patient on my same (cardiac) ward.
A long, well-researched story just this last Friday in the Union News Daily (see here) went into great detail about his long absence from the Assembly and questioned many party and legislative officials about his status -- but without any responses.
Jerry was always very private about his personal life (including his health issues) and even in his final illness was able to pretty much fend off scrutiny -- even though he was a highly visible public figure whose absence mattered.
The matter of Jerry's succession became a side issue in the contest between Sen. Nick Scutari and Fanwood mayor Colleen Mahr this past February, after Jerry resigned suddenly as the Union County chair.
At that time, there were media reports of Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp as a possible replacement should Jerry's Assembly seat become vacant.
Chairman Mapp disclosed his desire to fill the seat if and when the time came during a meeting of the Plainfield Democratic City Committee at which both Scutari and Mahr made their pitches for the county chairmanship.
Now that Jerry has passed, the Union County Democratic Committee will have to convene to select his replacement, who will serve until the November general election, at which time the balance of Jerry's term will be filled by the District's voters.
In the event that Mayor Mapp gets the nod, the Plainfield mayor's seat will be vacated, and that vacancy will have to be filled as per the city's special charter.
I will post details on services for Jerry and his obituary when they become available. In the meantime,my condolences go out to his family.
The longtime Plainfield Democratic legislator -- who also served for many years as chair of the Plainfield Democratic City Committee (PDCC) -- has been ill for months, and was spotted twice while I was in JFK by visitors as a patient on my same (cardiac) ward.
A long, well-researched story just this last Friday in the Union News Daily (see here) went into great detail about his long absence from the Assembly and questioned many party and legislative officials about his status -- but without any responses.
Jerry was always very private about his personal life (including his health issues) and even in his final illness was able to pretty much fend off scrutiny -- even though he was a highly visible public figure whose absence mattered.
The matter of Jerry's succession became a side issue in the contest between Sen. Nick Scutari and Fanwood mayor Colleen Mahr this past February, after Jerry resigned suddenly as the Union County chair.
At that time, there were media reports of Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp as a possible replacement should Jerry's Assembly seat become vacant.
Chairman Mapp disclosed his desire to fill the seat if and when the time came during a meeting of the Plainfield Democratic City Committee at which both Scutari and Mahr made their pitches for the county chairmanship.
Now that Jerry has passed, the Union County Democratic Committee will have to convene to select his replacement, who will serve until the November general election, at which time the balance of Jerry's term will be filled by the District's voters.
In the event that Mayor Mapp gets the nod, the Plainfield mayor's seat will be vacated, and that vacancy will have to be filled as per the city's special charter.
I will post details on services for Jerry and his obituary when they become available. In the meantime,my condolences go out to his family.
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