Curtis Jenkins, a labor leader and Camden City Councilman, is a possible candidate for State Senator if Dana Redd becomes the next Mayor of Camden.

If Dana Redd wins her race for Mayor of Camden, her departure from the Legislature in January would mean a special election convention for her State Senate seat – and possibly a second one for the State Assembly if Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts were to move up to the Senate.  One possible candidate to fill a legislative vacancy is labor leader Curtis Jenkins, a first-term Camden City Councilman.

Jenkins is the Business Manager for the Camden-based Laborers' International Union Local 222.  He is also Vice President of the Southern New Jersey Building Laborers' District Council, Vice-President of the Central Laborer AFL-CIO, and Trustee of the Southern New Jersey Building Trades Council.

While there is likely to be some buzz about Roberts going to the Senate, he’s not likely to trade the third most powerful job in state government for a new role as a freshman Senator.  Roberts turned down the Senate seat two years ago when Wayne Bryant decided not to seek re-election.