Former three term 2nd Ward councilman Aslon Goow announced on Thursday night he is running in the May municipal elections to retake his old seat.
Shahin Khalique, 2nd Ward candidate, spent more than $55,000, campaign report
2nd Ward council candidate Shahin Khalique has spent $55,431, according his campaign finance report filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). Khalique’s current spending is more than twice that spent by incumbent Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman in the previous election to capture the 2nd Ward council seat.
Political jockeying begins in the 2nd Ward with election almost a year away
Prospective candidates for the city’s 2nd Ward council seat have begun campaigning almost a year before the election as if to capture some sort of a first-mover’s advantage in the May 2016 race.