Newark's Ras Baraka, running for NJ governor, says he'd fight for justice and affordability
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he’s running for governor in 2025 to push for change at the New Jersey statehouse for people who have never had access to power.
“There are things that we have to do in our state to deal with income inequality, to deal with wealth disparity, things that we have to do with building housing that has to be more imaginative, more robust, more aggressive,” Baraka said. “Things that are important for our folks to get them to work, to get them into housing, to reduce the cost of housing, to make the cost of living in New Jersey lower.
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