When they demoted Heffernan, city officials believed he was supporting Lawrence Spagnola, a candidate in Paterson's 2006 mayoral election. The police chief at the time was backing the incumbent mayor, Joey Torres, and demoted Heffernan for "overt involvement in a political election."
Date: Jan 19, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
New Jersey's two highest profile politicians have been iced
Booker passed the challenge along to the mayors of the states three largest cities Newarks Ras Baraka, Jersey Citys Steve Fulop and Patersons Joey Torres as well as Camden Mayor Dana Redd.