Jerry Fried

Jerry Fried

Jerry Fried is the Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey.[1][2] Prior to entering politics, he worked in advertising and founded TrueJustice.

Election

Montclair mayoral race, 2008
Candidate Votes Percentage
Jerry Fried 2,763 40.29%
Joyce Michaelson 2,397 34.96%
Ted Mattox 1,686 24.59%
write-in candidates 11 0.16%
Total 6,857 100.00%

Fried ran for election in 2008 against Ted Mattox and Joyce Michaelson and pledged to quit his day job if he was elected mayor. Fried won the May 13, 2008, election with 40.29% of the vote, by a margin of 429 votes.[3]

Personal life

Fried has been a resident of Montclair since 1991. He is the founder of Bike Montclair[4] and also organized the Tour De Montclair for 5 years.[5] Fried also worked in the advertising business for 25 years before becoming the mayor of Montclair.[6] Fried is the founder of TrueJustice and a youth adviser/teacher at the Unitarian Congregation in Montclair.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Montclair Locals: Mayor Jerry Fried". NBC New York. 2010. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/shows/lxnewyork/Meet_the_Montclair_Locals__Mayor_Jerry_Fried_All__National_.html. Retrieved April 24, 2010. 
  2. ^ Wirt, George (April 20, 2010). "Fried shakes up Montclair Board of Education". Montclair Times. http://www.northjersey.com/news/91622334_Mayor_shakes_up_Montclair_Board_of_Ed.html. Retrieved April 24, 2010. 
  3. ^ Batson, Annette (May 13, 2008). "Montclair's New Mayor: Jerry Fried, Unity Running Mates Fill Most of the Slate Slots". Baristanet.com. http://www.baristanet.com/2008/05/montclairs_new_mayor_jerry_fri.php. Retrieved April 27, 2010. [dead link]
  4. ^ Meagher, Thomas (May 8, 2009). "Montclair receives over $300K in federal grants for safe school routes". The Star-Ledger (New Jersey). http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/05/montclair_gets_federal_grants.html. Retrieved April 26, 2010. 
  5. ^ a b "Mayor Jerry Fried". Montclair, New Jersey. http://www.montclairnjusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=248&Itemid=693. 
  6. ^ "Jerry Fried". Unity Montclair. http://www.unitymontclair.org/Jerry%20Fried.html. 
Preceded by
Ed Remson		 Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey
2008–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent


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