Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis has endorsed 102 candidates, including a few former elected officials, that are running for seats on the local Democratic committee in the June 7 primary election. 
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“I think it’s great. Of course the Democratic Committee is a political organization, but it’s about much more than that. It’s about getting people involved in the community from all backgrounds. It’s about seeing the value in each person, and recognizing all that they have to bring to the table,” Davis said in a statement.
In New Jersey, municipal party committees are organized under state law by voting district. Each voting district may be represented by two individuals from each political party: one male and one female. The City of Bayonne encompasses 51 voting districts spread over 3 wards.
The 102 individuals endorsed by the mayor include current committee members, former elected officials, private sector employees and public sector employees.
Davis added that the slate also “reflects the diversity and strength of Bayonne as a community.â€
The election of local committees will be held during the Primary Election scheduled for Tuesday, June 7. Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
The current Bayonne Democratic Committee Chairman is Jason O’Donnell, a former state Assemblyman and city public safety director who is a long rumored mayoral candidate for 2018. He could not be reached for comment.
The full list of Bayonne Democratic Committee candidates endorsed by Davis are as follows:
Bayonne 1st Ward Candidates
District 1 – Thomas Lefante
District 1 – Maria Rodriguez
District 2 – Earnest Allen
District 2 – Johnnette M. Otis
District 3 – John Wilson
District 3 – Aimee Wilson
District 4 – Agostino Chiaravalloti
District 4 – Angelina Chiaravalloti
District 5 – Keith Weaver
District 5 – Dolores Weaver
District 6 – Louis Rodrigo
District 6 – Corinne Popowski
District 7 – Robert Bielan
District 7 – Susan Sweeney
District 8 – Teresa Colbath
District 8 – William Lawson
District 9 – Antonio Nardini
District 9 – Michelle Nardini
District 10 – Michael F. O’Connor
District 10 – Antoinette Bottino
District 11 – Elizabeth Jessen
District 11 – Michael Bissiotis
District 12 – Christopher McNulty
District 12 – Jacqueline McNulty
District 13 – William C, Kellner, Jr.
District 13 – Susan Esposito
District 14 – John R. Calcaterra
District 14 – Pamela Singer
District 15 – Marie Burrows
District 15 – Robert Doria
District 16 – John Schumacher
District 16 – Janina K. KwiorBayonne 2nd Ward Candidates
District 1 – Rosario Finistrella
District 1 – Elaine Fisctter
District 2 – Thomas Keyes
District 2 – Ana Betances
District 3 – Edith Ferrell
District 3 – Benjamin H. Purnell
District 4 – Saverio Maggio
District 4 – Debbie Maggio
District 5 – Audrey M. Hathaway
District 5 – Luis A. Rodriguez
District 6 – Phyllis Garelick
District 6 – Michael Vitale
District 7 – Thomas Valvano
District 7 – Familia Altagracia
District 8 – Jodi Casais
District 8 – Peter Casais
District 9 – Edward Gillian
District 9 – Denise Suber
District 10 – Irene R. Pyke
District 10 – Salvatore A. Reo
District 11 – Joseph Aidukas
District 11 – Erin M. Aidukas
District 12 – George Vinc
District 12 – Suzanne Cavanaugh
District 13 – Natalie Baron
District 13 – Davis Bwonacqisth
District 14 – Joseph Era
District 14 – Virginia Era
District 15 – Edoardo Ferrante, Jr.
District 15 – Catherine Lipyanka
District 16 – Alma Vasilakis
District 16 – Bartalome AmparoBayonne 3rd Ward Candidates
District 1 – Ben Costanza
District 1 – Dorothy Roszkowski
District 2 – Matthew Linquist
District 2 – Donna Benjamin
District 3 – Michael Miceli
District 3 – Caren Miceli
District 4 – Cesear A. Morales
District 4 – Martha J. Morales
District 5 – Anthony Romello
District 5 – Prudence Kelly
District 6 – George Wanis
District 6 – Suzanne Metvvi
District 7 – Raymond Greaves
District 7 – Debra Noble
District 8 – John Milan Sebik
District 8 – Danielle Amato
District 9 – Michael Dellabella
District 9 – Lauren Dellabella
District 10 – Lilias E. Rivera
District 10 – Mark Urban
District 11 – David R. Greaves
District 11 – Jennifer Greaves
District 12 – David Monchek
District 12 – Donna Monchek
District 13 – Thomas Johnson
District 13 – Kathleen Johnson
District 14 – Brian Dellabella
District 14 – Amy Dellabella
District 15 – James Minotto
District 15 – Anna D’Anna
District 16 – Rosemarie Martinez
District 16 – Steven Laszkow
District 17 – Mahmoud Farres
District 17 – Jean MacFarlane
District 18 – Harold Savrick
District 18 – Judith Savrick
District 19 – William Smith
District 19 – Lisa Kohler
