Hoboken Councilwoman-at-Large Emily Jabbour banked $83,423.57 in the third quarter of this year in her bid for mayor, with $118,906.82 cash on hand, according to her latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC).
By John Heinis/Hudson County View.
Jabbour raised $70,965.76, spent $299,330.17, and has $70,216.11 in her individual account, her October 6th ELEC report says.
One of her city council at-large candidates Steve Firestone, gave $25,000 (with an additional $749.76 from his campaign account), Council President Jim Doyle donated $1,000, and former Bayonne Mayor/Assembly Speaker Joe Doria contributed $500, the report shows.
The Hoboken Police Superior Officers Association (PSOA) got involved at $1,000, as did Automotus, Inc. CEO and Co-Founder Jordan Justus – his company provides the city’s Camera-based License plate Enforcement for Access & Response (CLEAR) technology.
State Senator Raj Mukherji (D-32) donated $5,000, Lighthouse Fund Founder and Managing Partner Mukund Krishnaswami wrote a check for $3,000, Joe Maraziti, special redevelopment counsel for the city, gave $1,600, state Senator Joe Lagana (D-38) donated $1,000, and Board of Education President Ailene McGuirk contributed $870.
As the expense side, Jabbour spent $63,111.22 on Chicago’s Dover Strategy Group for political consulting, $27,098 to Washington, D.C.-based Lake Research Partners, Inc. for research and polling, and Emmett Shell, her former campaign manager, received $15,660.95.
Additionally, Washington, D.C.’s New Media Firm was compensated $141,418.45 for social media videos.
Her council slate does not have a joint account, but Councilman-at-Large Joe Quintero raised $4,151, spent $592.89, and has $41,445.88 cash on hand, while Firestone raised $1,230.81 and has $438.81 cash on hand, according to their October 6th and 13th ELEC reports, respectively.
Furthermore, their running mate, first time council candidate Caitlin Layson, reported raising $7,076, spending $269.98, and $6,806.02 cash on hand, according to her October 11th ELEC report.
Jabbour is in a six-person, non-partisan November 4th contest to succeed Mayor Ravi Bhalla, who is a Democratic nominee for state Assembly in the 32nd Legislative District.
Her competition includes 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher, 3rd Ward Councilman Mike Russo, 4th Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos, former U.S. Treasury official Dini Ajmani, and perennial candidate Pat Waiters.
$141,418.45 for social media videos to show Emily riding a bicycle.
$0 spent on her rubber-stamping all of Ravi Bhalla’s big spending and tax increases.
I wonder why?
You think taxes and spending are bad now — if she becomes Mayor we are toast. As Emily has reminded us so many times — she is a social worker! A good one, I am sure — but not a professional with a ton of operational/executive/budget experience. Just as we seek “experts” in fields like science and technology, there are folks who are simply better at managing things, skills the Mayor’s job certainly requires. Let’s think about this…..before we place our votes…..