PRESIDENT ’ S VIEW
PRESIDENT ’ S VIEW
New Jersey Governor ’ s Race Heats Up
By Anthony Russo President , CIANJ
Now that the federal elections are over , New Jerseyans will pivot to next year ’ s gubernatorial election and what is certain is that the field has gotten very crowded for both Democrats and Republicans .
On the Democrat side , both Congressman Josh Gottheimer and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill recently announced their run for governor . They are joined by former Senate President Steve Sweeney , current Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop , NJEA President Sean Spiller and current Newark Mayor Ras Baraka . On the Republican side , Jack Ciattarelli is in along with State Senator Jon Bramnick and radio host Bill Spadea .
What does this mean for the candidates and New Jersey ? Well , the first race to win will be the June primaries , and we all know that is not an easy task when there is competition and money needs to be raised . Then it will be on to the general election in November where even more money will need to be raised .
So what is at stake ? New Jersey and Virginia are the only two States in the country where an election for governor follows a presidential election , and what that means is all eyes will be on us . How will voters react to any federal policies enacted ? What will our financial situation be like a year from now ? What issues will rise to the top during the primary and general election debates ?
Voter turnout in New Jersey for the presidential election was disappointingly low ( approximately 62 %) and that is a drop from four years ago . Historically , voter turnout goes down in a non-presidential election but hopefully New Jerseyans will prove that trend wrong in 2025 .
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