Republican candidates John Mitchell, Ken Tyburczy and Daisy Ortiz-Berger
Democrats have raised nearly seven times more than GOP challengers in Bergen Freeholder race
OCTOBER 30, 2015, 7:23 PM LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015, 2:15 PM
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
As the race for three seats on the Bergen County Board of Freeholders winds down, campaign spending reports show that the three Democratic incumbents have raised nearly seven times more than their Republican challengers.
Democratic Freeholders Steve Tanelli, Tracy Zur and Thomas Sullivan had raised about $434,654 according to reports released on Thursday by the state Election Law Enforcement Commission.
Republican candidates John Mitchell, Ken Tyburczy and Daisy Ortiz-Berger had raised about $62,132 during the same period.
Democrats currently hold a 5-2 majority on the board. Republicans would have to sweep all three seats to regain control.
The reports show that Sullivan, president of Local 164 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, was the top fund-raiser among all the freeholder candidates.
His individual campaign reported $126,210 in contributions, many from labor unions such as the New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council, which contributed $1,500.
Zur, a former municipal judge from Franklin Lakes, raised $98,430 and Tanelli, a former North Arlington councilman, raised $24,532.
