Eddie Osborne
Eddie Osborne | |
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| Council Member at-Large Newark Municipal Council | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Sharpe James |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1963 Newark, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Newark, New Jersey |
Edward "Eddie" Osborne is a Council Member at-Large of the Municipal Council of Newark, New Jersey. He works as a union leader and on the Newark Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
Background
Osborne is a lifelong resident of Newark and a graduate of the National Labor College. He served as the business manager of Laborers Local 1153, an affiliate of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). On August 3, 2011, Osborne was appointed as a member to the Board of Commissioners of the Newark Housing Authority. He is the representative for New Jersey Building Construction Laborers District Council at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels and has extensive experience in urban planning relating to green construction concepts.[1]
Elected office
In 2008, Osborne ran for the then-vacant Central Ward council seat against Charles Bell. He received the endorsement of then-mayor, Cory Booker.[2] Bell received 5,000 votes, while Osborne received 4,221.[3]
Osborne ran for At-Large Councilmember on the Municipal Council of Newark slate of Ras Baraka, who ran for mayor in the 2014 Newark mayoral election.[4] He won the seat with approximately 10,300 votes.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Board of Commissioners". Newark Housing Authority. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ↑ Mays, Jeffery C. (October 21, 2008). "Booker endorses Osborne for Newark council seat". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ↑ Mays, Jeffery C. (November 4, 2008). "Charles Bell wins Newark Central Ward seat". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ↑ Nix, Naomi (May 13, 2014). "Newark election 2014: Run-off races to be held in Central and West wards". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ↑ Marasco, Robert P. (May 13, 2014). "Office of the City Clerk, Newark NJ - 2014 Municipal Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
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