EO mayor, ECDC chairman endorse Phil Murphy for governor
Photo by Chris Sykes On the steps of the Essex County Courthouse in Newark on Friday, Oct. 7, at the Essex County Democratic Committee's endorsement of Phil Murphy as 2017 New Jersey Democratic Party candidate for governor, are, from left, East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor, Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia, Murphy and Bloomfield at large Councilman Carlos Pomares. Murphy is a former Goldman Sachs executive and former U.S. ambassador to Germany.