Mundell Ready To Blaze Trail As First Female Mayor Of Bloomfield
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Jenny Mundell is on the brink of becoming the first woman to serve as mayor of Bloomfield, according to results from the 2024 general election.
Bloomfield residents went to the polls earlier this week to decide who takes over an unexpired term for mayor, which was left vacant when Michael Venezia took a new post in the New Jersey Assembly .
Mundell, a Democrat, saw a solid win over Republican challenger David Tucker, uncertified election results from the Essex County Clerk's Office show. See
"Like many of you, I woke up today feeling deeply troubled about the shape of our country moving forward.
"And yet...
"Democracy doesn't mean your candidate wins every time. It means you can cast your ballot freely and that we honor the results of our elections in a peaceful exchange of power (the alternative is much worse). It means you can wake up tomorrow and fight on. It means hope in the face of despair. Democracy remains worth fighting for. We are worth fighting for.
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