Hudson County View
Jersey City Ward E Councilman James Solomon had a big fundraising total for the first quarter of 2021, receiving $86,276 from 1,016 different donors, according to a report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC) yesterday.
Jersey City Ward E Councilman James Solomon. Facebook photo.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
His median donation is $50 and at least 654 donors, or around 64 percent, live in Jersey City. Donors from outside the tri-state area include Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; and even Shanghai, China.
Solomon has also kept his expenses relatively low in the early stages of his re-election campaign, with about $90,879 cash on hand, the report shows.