State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) has won endorsements from key party players in his bid for Union County Democratic Chairman, including Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage, Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp, Rahway mayor Ray Giacobbe, Assemblymen James Kennedy (D-Rahway) and Jamal Holley (D-Roselle), Sheriff Peter Corvelli, and six of the nine Freeholders: Bette Jane Kowalski (D-Cranford), Sergio Granados (D-Elizabeth), Alexander Mirabella (D-Roselle Park), Linda Cater (D-Plainfield), Christopher Hudak (D-Linden), and Bruce Bergen (D-Springfield).
Also endorsing Scutari are the Democratic municipal chairs in Berkeley Heights, Cranford, Elizabeth, Roselle, Scotch Plains, and Winfield. Corvelli is the chairman in Kenilworth, Mapp is chairman in Plainfield, and Scutari is the Linden chairman.
The full list of Scutari’s endorsements as follows:
Retiring County Chairman Jerry Green
Berkeley Heights
George W. Devanney, Chairman
Susan Poage, Councilwoman
Steve Yellin, Committeeman
Cranford
John Salerno, Chairman
Bette Jane Kowalski, Freeholder
Elizabeth
Tony Teixeira, Chairman/ UCDC Vice Chairman
Christian Bollwage, Mayor
Sergio Granados, Freeholder Chairman
Frank Cuesta, Councilman-at-Large
Nelson Gonzalez, 2nd Ward Councilman
Kevin Kiniery, 3rd Ward Councilman
Bill Gallman, 5th Ward Councilman
Frank Mazza, 6th Ward Councilman
Maria Carvalho, Board of Education President
Jose Rodriguez, Board of Education Vice-President
Diane Barbosa, Board of Education Member
Charlene Bathelus, Board of Education Member
Stephanie Goncalves, Board of Education Member
Jerry Jacobs, Board of Education Member
Rosa Moreno-Ortega, Board of Education Member
Garwood
Charles Lombardo, Mayor
Fanwood
Alexander Mirabella, Freeholder
Kenilworth
Peter Corvelli, Chairman/Sheriff
Linden
Nicholas P. Scutari, Chairman
Christopher Hudak, DSC Member/Freeholder
Joe Bodek, UCDC Treasurer
New Providence
Steve Veloric, Union County Democratic Committee Executive Committee
Plainfield
Adrian Mapp, Mayor/Chairman
Linda Carter, Freeholder
Jerry Green, Assemblyman/DSC Member
Rahway
Ray Giacobbe, Mayor
Jim Kennedy, Assemblyman
Roselle
Reverend Reginald Atkins, Chairman
Jamel Holley, Assemblyman
Scotch Plains
John DelSordi, Chairman
Linda Stender, Former Assemblywoman
Springfield
Bruce Bergen, Freeholder
Summit
Jordan Glatt, Former Mayor
Winfield
Margaret McManus, Chairwoman
Union County Democratic Women’s Club
Cherron Rountree, Co-Founder
Phyllis Mirabella, Co-Founder
Amy Wagner, Co-Founder
Angie Devanney, Co-Founder/Committeewoman
NJ LGBTQ Democratic Caucus of Union County
Danni Newbury, Founder
Robert Charkowsky, Officer
Union County Young Democrats
Kyle Holder – Vice President
Manuel E. Ramirez – Treasurer
Brandon Givens – Outreach Committee
Elton Armady – Legislative Committee
Janna Williams – Veterans Caucus
Eric M. Brinton
Nathalie Hernandez
Nicholas Micheludis
Elijah Junior
Nicole DeAugstine
Robert Charkowsky
Eugene Esquival