Murphy Test Drives a Campaign Stop in the Arms of Political Behemoth Essex
By Fred Snowflack |
July 1, 2021, 4:23 pm | in Edward Edwards
WEST ORANGE – It had all the trappings of a formal campaign kickoff.
Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver both spoke, as did LeRoy Jones, the state chair of the Democratic Committee. Also speaking were state legislators Teresa Ruiz and Britnee Timberlake.
Senate President Steve Sweeney was in the audience – at least in the beginning – as were such Essex County honchos as Joe DiVincenzo, the county executive, Armando Fontoura, the sheriff, and Chris Durkin, the county clerk.
Officially, today’s event at the Mayfair Farms catering hall was a gathering of African-American women for Murphy. It included a private meeting, a luncheon and a press event that seemed very much like a pep rally.