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: REFORM DEMOCRATS: DUBLIN FOR FREEHOLDER
: by Arnold W. Stovell

: Urban Times News
: July 9, 2004 - July, 15, 2004

: As a result of Hudson County Freeholder William Bracker pleading guilty to federal extor­tion charges, his post as the third district representative is relin­quished. The Reform Democratic Organization, which holds nearly twenty more committee seats than the Hudson County Democratic Organization, is determined to see the seat filled with their candidate. Their choice is a longtime Jersey resident and community activist Jeff Dublin.

: Dublin is a supervisor with the county's road department, mar­ried eight years and the father of three boys and one girl. He recently won election to the school board as the most popular candidate. Dublin is an active participant in his community. While Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham endorsed his campaign, Dublin humbly acknowledges his own local celebrity as the scion of Matthew Dublin. The senior Dublin was a founder of ACORN, and his years of community serv­ice were recognized posthumous­ly with a portion of Storm Avenue between Monticello and Summit being named after him. This Reform Democratic nomination continues the vote of confidence that resounded loudly in the School Board Elections.

: "Sometimes as a Reform Democrat I do not agree with their choice, but I always support the will of the people. Dublin was the will of the people. We polled all the leaders in his ward. He was the unanimous choice. Jeff works. He worked himself up from ground zero. He has never missed a meeting. I am proud to be associated with this young man," says Willie Flood, Chairperson of the Reform Democratic Organization. "I have watched him grow and work and bring people out of their homes in support of candidates like nobody else could. Most impor­tantly, Jeff motivates young peo­ple to get involved and this party needs more young people to step up." Flood comments.

: The soft-spoken, Dublin was the unanimous choice of Ward lead­ers and high on former Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham's short list of nominees for the position. Though quiet upon first meeting, while speaking he reveals himself as determined and very focused. "I appreciate and want to thank the Reform Democratic committee for nominating me and I am ready to do this job. I started my quest for this position years ago, attending freeholder meetings and becoming involved in the community, " he relates.

: Dublin is confident that the rigors of his duty as a school board member and his potential respon­sibilities as a freeholder will not conflict. "I have a vested interest in Jersey City. I was raised here. I went to PS 41, Lincoln, Jersey City State and paralegal school here. My mother continues to be a teacher's aide here, after 30 years in the public school system. I believe in the public school sys­tem. My children attend Jersey City public schools. We are spend­ing a lot of money in our schools but are not getting the appropri­ate return. I know our vision for education and our vision for fiscal management in this city so I want to see what is best done for my family, Jersey City and all county residents."

: Jersey City Wards A, E, and F are a major portion of the freeholder's constituency, and RDC officials are determined to ensure that this seat is occupied by a candidate who actually represents his con­stituency. When asked about his plans should he win the freehold­er seat, Dublin is very clear. "I intend to work toward using the affordable housing trust fund. There have been no major afford­able housing projects since Mr. Braker and we need affordable housing in our communities. I want to organize and unify the communities of our district to make sure our voices are heard on the local, county, and state level. And I want to give honor to the memory of the Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham. I want to give him thanks for having faith in me and preparing me for this and choosing me as one of the people he intended to endorse for this job when he was alive. He was my mentor and like I always tell my boys, 'If you want to be like someone, be like Glenn D. Cunningham. No one from Jersey City did more for Jersey City, the county and the state than Glenn D. Cunningham.'"

: Reform Democrats and Cunningham supporters are still angered by Hudson County offi­cials filling the Senate seat vacat­ed by the loss of Glenn Cunningham with a candidate whom Cunningham had defeated time and again.

: The Hudson County Democrats also opted to ignore the con­stituencies of the second largest city in the state for those of a city not as numerous, nor as prosper­ous. Further flouting tradition, they ignored Cunningham's widow, rather than offering her the opportunity to fill his seat as tradition dictates. Worse still, Hudson County Democrats scrambled to give the Cunningham seat to one of their own, even before funeral arrange­ments were complete. The Reform Democrats are preparing a mighty political push to snatch political control back from what they describe as the "opportunis­tic machine".

: "This is the first time in almost 40 years that a person of color has not been a representative in the state assembly or senate from this legislative district. The Hudson County Democrats know that, but they don't care," says Bobby Jackson, Reform Democrat leader and publisher of the Urban Times. "They want to keep the power among their cronies, but we will bring it back to the people just like when Glenn (Cunningham) was alive."


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