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Effective as of July 1, 1954, the voters of the city of Newark, by a referendum held on
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There are nine council members elected on a nonpartisan basis at the regular municipal election or at the general election for terms of four years: one council member from
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Voters, Elections, and
Parties: The Practice of Democratic Theory
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C. Lawrence Crump (Council
President/Council Member-at-Large)
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Edward J. Bloustein School of
Planning and Public Policy
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Position temporarily eliminated late 2014 – May 2015.
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204:Donald Bradley, 1994–2006
198:Donald Bradley, 1992–1993
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483:Lee Bernstein, 1962–1969
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405:Anibal Ramos, Jr., 2006-
377:C. Lawrence Crump, 2021–
374:Eddie Osborne, 2014–2022
365:Carlos M. Gonzalez 2006–
356:Bessie Walker, 1998–2006
278:John A. Brady, 1954–1966
270:Council Members At-Large
256:Augusto Amador 2015–2018
231:C. Lawrence Crump, 2024–
162:John A. Brady, 1954–1958
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201:Gary Harris, 1993–1994
180:Earl Harris, 1974–1982
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360:Ras Baraka
130:Ras Baraka
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