Bayonne mayoral candidate Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski and her City Council slate have raised $271,681 for the non-partisan May 12th municipal elections, according to their latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC).
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Ashe-Nadrowski, elected as a councilwoman at-large in 2014 and 2018 before coming up short in her mayoral bid in 2022, raised $166,431, spent $53,544.16, and has $112,886.84 cash on hand in her individual account, according to her April 12th ELEC report.
Many of her donations are $1,000 or less, with some exceptions being DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole, & Giblin LLC Managing Partner Joe DeCotiis giving $5,000, while Joe DiVincenzo, Jr., the son of Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo and the Bayonne Islamic Center both contributed $2,500.
William J. Guarini Inc., a Jersey City-based plumbing company, contributed $10,400, Bayonne recycling aide Ed Smith wrote a check for $5,500, IBEW Local Union No. 164 got involved at $5,000, as did Scarinci Hollenbeck Managing Partner Donald Scarinci.
Additionally, Ashe-Nadrowski’s husband Charlie gave $3,000 and the UA Plumbers Local 24 PAC donated $2,500, the 29-day pre-election report states.
On the expense side, Ray Ferraioli’s H&P Consulting was paid $16,000 for fundraising consulting, the Chandelier restaurant was paid $13,713.50 for a February fundraiser, and Dr. Joseph Ibrahim receives $4,000 a month for rent, utilities, cable, and rent for Ashe-Nadrowski’s campaign office.
Further, her five-person council ticket raised $105,250, spent $38,331.26, and has $66,918.74 cash on hand in their team account, their 29-day pre-election report filed with ELEC details.
Cedar Grove’s Hema Patel donated $27,500, as did Smith, the Iselin-based Business & Governmental Insurance Agency contributed $10,000, while Joe DeCoitiis gave an additional $5,000.
That’s the same amount give by Boswell Engineering and the campaign account of state Senator Joe Lagana (D-38).
The UA Plumbers Local 24 PAC also chipped in another $2,500, while former state Assemblyman Nick Chiaravalloti donated $1,000 (he also gave $500 to Ashe-Nadrowski’s personal account). Ashe-Nadrowski also loaned the team account $1,100.
Finally, the team spent $5,100 on Dave Pilmenstein’s Activate Media for internet and social media ads, $4,590.95 on campaign sings from Bayonne’s Vital Signs, and $4,000 on the aforementioned rent and utilities.
In the Bayonne mayoral race, Ashe-Nadrowski, a former council president, is looking to defeat Councilman at-Large Loyad Booker and Business Administrator/Board of Education President Mary Jane Desmond with interim Mayor Robert Kubert not seeking a full term.
Ashe-Nadrowski’s running mates are Gene Perry in the 1st Ward, Board of Education Trustee Melissa Godesky-Rodriguez in the 2nd Ward, retired Hudson County Sheriff’s Office Det. Tommy Gillen in the 3rd Ward, as well as Miriam Salama and Mark Bottino for council at-large.
Nadrowski has a Superpac behind her and those numbers aren’t reflected here. She’s not the person she’s trying to be in her ads. It doesn’t add up. There’s way too much money being dumped into her campaign for a local position. That screams developers.
What’s the name of the super PAC?