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Johnson wants to break racial barrier in 2021, but felt differently when Booker ran for Senate
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| Last Edited | WSNJ May 12, 2021 04:20pm |
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| Author | David Wildstein |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gordon Johnson touts breaking a glass ceiling of his own as he seeks to become the first Black state senator from Bergen County, but when he had a chance to help Cory Booker become just the fourth Black since Reconstruction to win a seat in the U.S. Senate, he went in another direction.
On the day before a 2013 special primary election, Johnson endorsed Rep. Rush Holt, a 65-year-old White congressman from Central Jersey, in his primary challenge against Booker that year. |
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