Nicholas Amato

April 23, 2008 - 9:53am

Can DiVincenzo become Essex's first three-term County Exec?

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo intends to seek re-election to a third term in 2010, and he should be viewed as a strong favorite to win. Since Essex County Democratic politics is especially volatile these days, and DiVincenzo isn’t about to take his race for granted. He’s concerned that he would face a challenge from a candidate backed by Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who is also up for re-election that year.

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April 10, 2007 - 9:38am

Hypothetically, could Sal Vega beat Brian Stack in a general?

The late John Renna would have viewed the lack of filing day activity by the Hudson County Republicans as a lost opportunity.Â As the on-and-off Essex County Republican Chairman between 1977 and 1996, Renna had a few wins by watching the Democratic primary from the sidelines and then figuring out his ticket over the summer.Â That's what happened in 1986, when Essex County Executive Peter Shapiro's popularity plummeted -- especially among Democrats.Â Sensing an opportunity, Renna pulled aging former Assemblyman Carl Orechio off the ticket and replaced him with Nicholas Amato, who had won three terms as Surrogate as a Democrat before Shapiro dumped him from the party line a few months earlier.Â For Surrogate, Renna ran another party switcher: Earl Harris, the Newark City Council President.Â The result was a GOP landslide.

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