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Labor Candidates serving working families through elected offices

For some Labor Candidates, 2020 was a year of hard work to get elected. For some other Labor Candidates already holding elected positions, 2020 was a year of hard work to serve their constituents amid an unprecedented pandemic.

For all of them, 2021 is a new year of challenges and opportunities as governmental bodies in Washington and across New Jersey get organized. In many counties and towns, the annual organization meeting and swearing-in ceremonies were virtual because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1^st District, took his place in the 117^th Congress just as a new pro-union administration is arriving in Washington. Our IBEW brother will keep our Labor Movement in the spotlight as co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, among his other prestigious positions.

AFT Brother Helmin J. Caba was sworn in as Perth Amboy’s new mayor after winning a hard-fought runoff election with labor support, beating a 12-year incumbent mayor. Gov. Phil Murphy administered the oath. AFSCME Sister Rose B. Morales, Brother Caba’s running mate, took her seat on the Perth Amboy City Council.

CWA Sister Judy Ward was sworn in as Pleasantville mayor, the first Black woman to hold such an elected position in all of Atlantic County.

In all, 41 Labor Candidates who ran for office in 2020 won, bringing the total of Labor Candidate victories to 1,134 since 1997.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO congratulates our brothers and sisters as they start or continue their terms of office. We stand with them and are confident that they will uphold the values of working families and our Labor Movement.

For a complete list of victorious Labor Candidates and for more photos, please click here.