LOCAL · NJ · 1986-2006
Sharpe James
Mayor of Newark · Democrat · New Jersey
On the record
Convicted 2008 of fraud
SEVERITY · FELONY · CRIMES · fraud
Background
Sharpe James (Democrat) was New Jersey's Mayor of Newark of Newark 1986–2006 (20 years). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Cory Booker. Press-relevant: Convicted 2008 of fraud. Same-year political environment (1986): Governor Tom Kean.
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Others who held this office in New Jersey
- Ras Baraka (2014-present)
- Luis Quintana (2013-2014)
- Cory Booker (2006-2013)