Nora Radest
Mayor Nora Radest | |
|---|---|
| File:Nora Radest.jpg | |
| 29th Mayor of Summit | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Dickson |
| Summit Board of Education President | |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| Summit Board of Education | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Summit, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College B.A. Fordham Law School J.D. |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | [Nora Radest] |
Nora G. Radest is an American politician currently serving as mayor of Summit, New Jersey. She was first elected to the office in 2015, and is currently serving her second term following her re-election in 2019.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Radest is an alumni of Bowdoin College where she got her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree, and from Fordham University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctor degree. She moved to Summit in 1989 becoming involved in the local Parent Teacher Organization.[1]
Political Career[edit]
Education advocacy[edit]
Radest's political career started in 1995 when she founded "Speak up Summit", an advocacy group for the Summit public school system. She was appointed to the board of education in 1997 serving until 2002. During this period she became the board's president during the 1997/1998 school year. She also served as a member of the board of trustees on the Summit Educational Foundation, a public school endowment fund, from 2004 to 2012, serving as its president from 2008 to 2011.[1]
Mayor of Summit[edit]
Radest ran as the Democrat candidate for mayor against incumbent Republican Ellen Dickson in 2015. She centered her campaign around three issues, communication, transparency and fiscal responsibility. Radest handily defeated Dickson, who herself was only elected with 39% of the vote during a split election compared to her Democratic predecessor Jordan Glatt winning the 2007 election with over 60% of the vote. Radest would be sworn in in 2016. She would run unopposed during her re-election campaign in 2019 when the Republicans failed to field a candidate.[3] As mayor Radest has very little power in the municipal government due to Summit operating under a weak mayor system. Instead she has focused on charitable events such as an annual thanksgiving food drive and fundraising for the fire and police departments.[4][5] As mayor she oversaw the city's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and prided herself on her efforts to improve walkability and overall beauty in downtown Summit including the instillation of several sculptures.[6][7] She has also spearheaded several advocacy causes including: working with Steve Fulop, mayor of Jersey City, to get around the SALT deduction cap with governor Phil Murphy, improving accountability for violence performed by police officers, signing a joint statement against illegal firearms with other mayors and seeking to make NJ Transit more efficient.[8][9][10][11] Mayor Radest's most controversial move would be adamantly supporting the re-examination of the city's master plan in 2021 in an effort to urbanize the suburban city. This has been met a large push back from the city's inhabitants who wish to preserve their suburban way of life.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mayor Nora Radest". www.cityofsummit.org. City of Summit Municipal Government. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ↑ "Women in New Jersey Government 2022". cawp.rutgers.edu. Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Crespolini, Russ. "Summit Mayor Nora Radest Unopposed In 2019 Election". patch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ↑ "Summit mayor to appoint acting chief of police". www.nj.com. Independent Press. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Tracy, Thomas. "New Jersey cop, 29, dies in massive car wreck on way to work". www.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Lissner, Caren. "Summit Mayor Gives State Of Town Address". news.yahoo.com. patch. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Samuels, Remy. "New Sculpture Unveiled In Downtown Summit". www.msn.com. Patch. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Lehrer, Brian. "Ask the Mayor; Deals on the Hill; NJ Mayors; Pittsburgh". www.wnyc.org. NPR. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ "Mayors Against Illegal Guns (Video and Photos)". ucnj.org. Union County. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Omeyr, Kaab. "Mayors' Reflections on the State of Their Communities". www.nlc.org. National League of Cities. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ "Morristown mayor joins other mayors at Senate hearing seeking info on NJ Transit summer delays". morristowngreen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ "A New Vision for Summit's Future". courbanize.com. Summit re:Vision. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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