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Laurence Rabinowitz General Counsel elcome to another edition of our won’t see governor come 2018. annual PolitickerNJ Power List, a As we went to press we added Kellyann Conway, rigorous exercise of pure reason that the Jersey-born campaign manager of President- would undoubtedly make Immanuel elect Donald J. Trump, and noted the diminished KantW proud. capacities of those diehard Hillary Clinton backers Now as you try to figure out what Kant has to do who lost the presidential contest. with New Jersey politics, or do a quick Google search As always, please note that this list does to find out who he was, we’d like to take this oppor- not include elected officials, judges, or former tunity to congratulate all the individuals who made governors. this year’s Power List and explain the basic rationale Finally, please do not be offended if you don’t behind their selection. find your own name in this list, or rack your brain First of all, front-running Democratic gubernato- if you occupied the Power List last year but now do rial contender Phil Murphy and his team all either not. Chances are you’ll be back, and so will we, come went on to this year’s list or went way up, as the num- 2017. For now, please enjoy this year’s Power List and ber one slot demonstrates. Governor Chris Christie’s remember the inspirational words of the late Oscar people fell, as the once powerful Republican lead- Levant, “The only difference between the Democrats er’s influence wanes. Those players affiliated with and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the doomed gubernatorial candidates Senate President poor to be corrupt, too.” Steve Sweeney and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop See you in Atlantic City for the League of either drop substantially or come completely off the Municipalities Conference, and see you in a few list. Those two politicians remain powerful, but they weeks for our 2016 Year in Review!

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Phil Murphy 1 Democratic candidate for Governor The former Goldman Sachs executive and former U.S. ambassador to Germany wooed the northern county Democratic chairs as part of an aggressive pre-2017 campaign that made him the clear front-runner heading into next year’s primary. A great retail politician with money to burn, Murphy has built real political muscle in those counties critical for a Democrat to win in New Jersey, starting with Middlesex, Essex, Passaic, Hudson and Bergen.

George Paul 2 Norcross 3 Fishman South Jersey Democratic U.S. Attorney Power Broker New Jersey’s top cop will go The boss of the bosses absorbed down in history as the man who a loss when Murphy arrayed presided over the prosecution of the northern counties against Bridgegate. His critics wanted him, and by the time it’s over his Christie behind bars for the political power in the era post George Washington Bridge lane Gov. Chris Christie may wane closures fiasco, and while that significantly. But South Jersey may or may not come to pass, still maintains the most unified the trial buried whatever was Democratic Party caucus in left of the ambitious Republican the legislature and it may take governor’s reputation. a Democratic Primary to drop Norcross farther down this list.

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John Kevin 4 Currie 5 McCabe Democratic State Party Middlesex County Chairman Democratic Committee The party leader delivered Chairman 90 delegate votes to winning First elected to the position of candidate Hillary Clinton at Central Jersey power in 2013, the Democratic Convention in McCabe proved capable this Philadelphia and is regarded year when he held together the by Democratic Party insiders Middlesex legislative delegation as that key leader who put and substantially influenced the together the coalition to make direction of the gubernatorial Phil Murphy the front-runner election. Middlesex will fight for the Democratic nomination Essex for legislative leadership, for Governor. A veteran from but stands in a good position to a politically charged county, cut a deal with either Norcross Currie has the skills of an old or that jumble of northern party football coach who knows how chairs who beat Norcross to to put his ego on the side in cohere behind Murphy. order to win games.

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Bill Leroy 6 Mullen 7 Jones President, NJ Building Essex County Democratic Trades Council Committee Chairman As long as Senate President The man from East Orange Sweeney remains installed in the proved the difference-maker in state senate, Mullen will always the gubernatorial sweepstakes hold the keys to the kingdom. when he assessed his county, Mullen sits at the control panel found more support among rank of 15 interlocking building and file members for Murphy trades and 13 county councils than Sweeney, and threw his representing 150,000 workers. support behind the Goldman Sachs veteran along with his fellow northern chairs. Even when it seemed absurd, Jones always told PolitickerNJ that Essex would be united and that Essex would be with those other members of the Quad County Alliance: Hudson, Passaic and Bergen. He was right.

Chris Brad 8 Porrino 9 Lawrence/ New Jersey State Attorney Steve General DeMicco As Christie teeters toward the finish line of his term, the top Campaign Consultants lawman in his administration The veteran dynamic duo of has proved a strong voice in the Message and Media successfully administration. Early takedowns piloted Phil Murphy into a very include the toppling of a heroin strong front-runner status to mill, a secured guilty plea from succeed Christie as governor former Assemblyman Robert of New Jersey. They made the Schroeder of Bergen, and the most of a good product as they arrest of the Dunellen School consistently defined Murphy as a Board president for child porn. vibrant, larger-than-life filler of Don’t mess with him. that vaccum created by Christie’s prolonged absences.

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Michael Michael 10 Aron 11 Critchley NJTV Chief Political Criminal Defense Correspondent Attorney The dean of New Jersey Even though ultimately political reporting and host of found guilty, Bridget Kelly’s On the Record and Reporters lawyer from Critchley, Kinum Roundtable continues to wield and Denoia did a masterful job tremendous influence as the in defense of his client during most consistent voice of reason the Bridgegate trial by showing in a state otherwise routinely rat’s nest upheavel at the Port dedicated to myriad absurdities. Authority of New York and New He’s really the only person left Jersey to divert from his own standing who can be trusted. client’s role in the mess.

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Patrick Lou 12 Murray 13 Stellato Pollster and Political Bergen County scientist Democratic Committee Long the leading expert in polling Chairman and prognosticating New Jersey The party leader was the prime politics, Monmouth University’s mover behind a movement by Murray took his career to another the northern Democratic chairs level this year with national to back an alternative to Senate campaign polls that everyone in President Steve Sweeney, the the political universe routinely preferred candidate of Norcross relied on for the most accurate and South Jersey. Maybe Stellato campaigns and elections intel. didn’t prove as compelling a He’s also brilliant with the off- figure as Currie, but he was that the-cuff quote. original battler who insisted on rallying the northern counties together to resist rule under Norcross.

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Maggie Michael 21 Moran 22 DuHaime Managing Partner, Kivvit Partner, Mercury The Democratic Party power Christie’s presidential campaign player made the transition to didn’t get very far, but that wasn’t national-level issue advocacy the fault of DuHaime, who loyally and corporate communications, did the best he could with a while always maintaining sizeable damaged brand. His public affairs influence in her home state. firm is one of the best connected in the state.

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Al Gaburo 33 Chairman, Somerset County Republican Committee The native of Raritan and longtime GOP operative has a dual role as a state street lobbyist with Princeton Public Affairs. Watch him. He’ll be instrumental in jump-starting support beyond his home county for Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli’s gubernatorial bid. He’ll be motivated to see his legislator succeed, as Gaburo will want Ciattarelli to top the GOP ticket in Somerset as he tries to fend off the Democrats’ challenge in LD16.

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Joe Kevin 36 Hayden 37 Drennan Defense Attorney Executive Director, NJ Orginally from Newark, a veteran Senate Democrats of the Civil Rights movement, The highly respected Drennan the veteran lawyer commands has the ear of Sweeney and did instantaneous respect as one of a good job - while it lasted - of the state’s foremost experts on helping to set a policy agenda for legal defense, and proved a key the Senate President in the lead commentator on the Bridgegate up to Sweeney pulling the plug on Trial. Here’s a tip in this cruddy his 2017 gubernatorial bid. world called Jersey: keep Hayden’s number handy in case of a legal jam.

Tai Chris 38 Cooper 39 Russell Chief Policy Advisor for GOP Operative the City of Newark The founder of Chris Russell A veteran of the office of the late Consulting, LLC will play a U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, significant behind the scenes Cooper has considerable reach role next year as a consultant to at all levels of government and the Republican gubernatorial deep ties in her hometown. campaign of Assemblyman Jack Substantive. Ciattarelli and the campaigns of Donna Simon in LD16.

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Wendell Roger 40 Steinhauer 41 Bodman President, New Jersey Senior Partner Public Education Association Impact Strategies Seeking to make a statewide The veteran Republican statement, the organization insider has deep roots in the jumped out early in the establishment, and is that gubernatorial contest with a seminally calm, reassuring voice promise of delivering a 2017 on the Republican landscape. endorsement. Part of Senate As a former commissioner of President Steve Sweeney’s transportation, he goes back to problem was the target he had on the Kean administration, and his back put there by this group. bears that brand of gravitas and He didn’t make it to filing day. dignity.

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Brigid David 44 Harrison 45 Cruz Professor of Political Correspondent, NJTV Science, Montclair News University There are not many people who Harrison wrote one of the could play back-up quarterback most-read pieces of the year: a to Michael Aron, but Cruz is one column on the prospects of the of the most skillful reporters in legislature impeaching Governor the state, who takes snaps under Chris Christie at the height center the way Steve Young filled of the Bridgegate trial. She’s in for Joe Montana. Excellent everywhere. on urban issues, particularly up north, and equally sure-footed in the halls of Trenton.

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Bill Elnardo 46 Stepien 47 Webster GOP Operative Attorney, IWWT Bounced out of Christie’s His power derives from deep New administration, Stepien shook Jersey roots and from inner circle off Bridgegate to reemerge as a status in the world of U.S. Senator top flight Republican campaign Cory Booker. Partnered with the strategist who will play a critical savvy John Inglesino, a former role behind the scenes for 2017 Morris County Republican gubernatorial prospect Kim freeholder and Christie Guadagno. confidant.

Hetty Pat 48 Rosenstein 49 Colligan NJ State Director President, NJ Police What appears will be the absence Benevolent Association of a bloody 2017 Democratic The labor leader has repeatedly Primary probably narrows proved that he is not afraid to somewhat the coming influence speak out on any issue, at any of public sector unions on time. Witness his personal upcoming elections, but Sweeney exhortation to President Barack never found a way out of a Obama on police labor issues as statewide gate in part because of the president touched down in leaders like Rosenstein. Camden.

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Vin 50 Gopal Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Republicans who control countywide politics in Monmouth sneer when Gopal pops up high on lists like this, but what they miss is the chairman’s reach and influence within Democratic Party circles. A natural leader who develops relationships better than anyone in the state, he’s the likely successor to John Currie as state chairman.

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Bill Tom 53 Layton 54 Barrett Burlington County Democratic State Republican Committee Committeeman Chairman The inimitable nook and cranny He usually takes a hit in Irishman from Essex County is an presidential years, but not this operative’s operative with a rich year. A 2016 Republican sweep and deep institutional knowledge in BurlCo enhanced Layton’s of New Jersey politics derived maintenance of a Republican from experience. majority in Burlington for the entirety of the near decade that he has served as chairman.

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Bill Larry 55 Caruso 56 Hamm Attorney, Archer People’s Organization and Greiner for Progress The former Executive Director The living embodiment of New of the Assembly Majority Office Jersey, with roots in both Newark still has unmistakably Lorenzo de and Princeton, Hamm may well Medici moves in Trenton. be the last unreconstructed rebel in the state, a progressive’s progressive who actually does the street work to match the rhetoric.

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Phil Adam 57 Alagia 58 Silverstein Chief of Staff, Essex CEO, Silver Strategies and County Executive Joe Communications DiVincenzo Mr. Bergen County has crafted the DiVincenzo and Alagia may have messages for the Stellato reign of taken a hit this year owing to Bergen County Democrats, an era their staunchly loyal relations that essentially put the GOP out of to George Norcross and Chris business. Christie, but they’re still influential owing to alliances they have built and maintained inside Essex.

Ed Keith 59 Farmer 60 Furlong CEO and President, Democratic Party Millenium Strategies Operative Formerly the chief of staff of U.S. You’ve seen him before. He’s the Rep. Bill Pascrell, Farmer is close guy with the unassuming smile to State Party Chairman Currie you meet on the sideline of a Pop and played a major role this Warner game or an NFL tailgate year in ensuring New Jersey’s party, never knowing that he’s the successsful presence at the whispering ghost in the political Democratic National Convention machine. (DNC).

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Michele Assad 61 Siekerka 62 Akhter President and CEO of the Deputy Chief, U.S. Rep. NJ Business and Industry Bill Pascrell Association He’s the Derek Jeter of North The savvy Siekerka always finds Jersey politics: the guy who a way into the most controversial shows up for work everyday and debates subjects in the state. consistently gets on base and makes dazzling plays that no one ever talks about because they’ve grown accustomed to his work.

Bill Kenneth 63 Cortese 64 Clayton Executive Director, Pastor of St. Luke Baptist Trenton’s Bad Bet Church The veteran New York operative The Paterson religious leader put together the battle plan that runs the church that serves exploited the fears of voters, as the spiritual home base for which killed North Jersey casinos Assemblywoman Shavonda on Election Day. Sumter (D-Paterson), the Democratic Party’s most likely candidate for lieutenant governor.

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HPAE. Putting care first. Donald New Jersey’s largest 71 Scarinci healthcare union. Attorney, Scarinci Hollenbeck Scarinci’s been around for awhile and has deep roots in North Jersey politics and in the polical trenches dug by his childhood friend U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.

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Marcia 72 Marley President, BlueWave NJ The Montclair resident leads one of the most respected progressive organizations in the state and has the dual advantage of living in the same town as Essex County Health Professionals Freeholder Brendan Gill, a close adviser to and Allied Employees HPAE/AFT/AFL-CIO number one on this list. www.hpae.org

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Mark Erica 75 Albiez 76 Daughtrey Chief of Staff, Jersey Communications Director City Mayor Steven for U.S. Rep. Albio Sires Fulop (D-Hudson) Fulop didn’t make it to the The veteran political hand from big dance, and so Albiez slides Bayonne has close ties to Menendez, from where he was the past Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis, and two years, but the tell-it- Assemblyman Nick Chiaravalloti. like-it-is Hudson County She’s that finger always on the pulse veteran continues to wield player in Hudson’s circus maximus. considerable influence.

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Al Abdel-aziz 95 Democratic Party operative He lost his 2016 bid in Paterson’s Ward 6, but Abdel-aziz expanded his political universe and given his closeness to Democratic State Party chairman John Currie, must be considered a favorite for an open assembly seat in Paterson.

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Christian Braxton 96 Fuscarino 97 Plummer Executive Director, Murphy for Governor Garden State Equality A veteran from Cory Booker The organization still has a lot world, Plummer did an of clout in this state based on outstanding job of organizing the groundwork laid by pioneer African-Americans for Phil Goldstein. Murphy, which proved a big plus for the candidate, particularly in Newark and Trenton.

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Patricia Campos- 100 Medina President, Latinas United for Political Empowerment (LUPEPAC) Campos has the street cred and respect both within and outside the Hispanic community, and a considerable academic background to match.

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