John Thomas, Jr.
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- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: The municipal council is the governing body that adopts local ordinances and the municipal budget.
Nonpartisan municipal election for all seven council seats, elected at large. Ballot slogans: John Thomas, Jr., "The Door Is Always Open"; Richard Mejia, "A Better Clifton, Equality, Transparency, Representation"; George D. Sikora, "Serving The Residents Of Clifton"; Ray Grabowski, "My Home, Your Home"; Tom Whittles, "Doing What's Best For Clifton"; Tarek Alnatur, "Moving Clifton Forward"; Mary Sadrakula, "Our Choice To Be Our Voice"; Iris A. Reyes, "I Am Here To Serve You"; Assad Mujtaba, "Let's Make Clifton Work"; Raj Rana, "Fighting To Lower Taxes"; Tafari K. Anderson, "Make Clifton Great Again"; Avraham Shaya Eisenman, "Young, Accountable Leadership For Clifton"; Matthew J. Ward, "Clifton Forward"; Norman A. Tahan, "Your Clifton, Your Voice, Your Accountability"; Fred Barnes, "Freddy "Dingo" Barnes"; Matt Mullins, "Riding For Clifton"; Rosie Pino, "Your Councilwoman, Your Voice". Rosie Pino, a sitting council member, is also the Republican nominee for the 9th Congressional District.
Richard Mejia
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George D. Sikora
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Ray Grabowski
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Tom Whittles
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Tarek Alnatur
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Mary Sadrakula
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Iris A. Reyes
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Assad Mujtaba
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Raj Rana
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Antonio Latona
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Tafari K. Anderson
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Avraham Shaya Eisenman
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Matthew J. Ward
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Norman A. Tahan
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Joseph Kolodziej
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Fred Barnes
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Matt Mullins
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Rosie Pino
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Clifton
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- Opposes large federal spending packages
- Supports HSAs and selling insurance across state lines
- Supports protections for pre-existing conditions
- Opposes efforts to defund police
- Supports equipping ICE to deport violent criminals
- Supports school choice, including charters and education savings accounts
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Opposes large federal spending packages
Issues — Pino for CongressCampaign website · Candidate campaign · rosiepinofornj.com
“I will oppose massive spending packages and bureaucratic expansions that fuel inflation and drive up the cost of living.”
Supports HSAs and selling insurance across state lines
Issues — Pino for CongressCampaign website · Candidate campaign · rosiepinofornj.com
“strengthening Health Savings Accounts, allowing insurance to be sold across state lines”
Supports protections for pre-existing conditions
Issues — Pino for CongressCampaign website · Candidate campaign · rosiepinofornj.com
“I support protecting people with pre-existing conditions”
Opposes efforts to defund police
Issues — Pino for CongressCampaign website · Candidate campaign · rosiepinofornj.com
“I strongly oppose any effort to defund or weaken the police”
Supports equipping ICE to deport violent criminals
Issues — Pino for CongressCampaign website · Candidate campaign · rosiepinofornj.com
“I believe that Border Patrol and ICE should be equipped with the tools they need to arrest and deport violent criminals.”
Supports school choice, including charters and education savings accounts
Issues — Pino for CongressCampaign website · Candidate campaign · rosiepinofornj.com
“I support school choice, including charter schools, education savings accounts, and policies that let funding follow the student”
Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 4 issues covered in this race.