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McIver will serve out the remainder of Payne’s term, which ends
in January. She and Bucco will face a rematch on the November
ballot for the full term.
McIver said in a statement Wednesday that she stands on the
“shoulders of giants,” naming Payne as chief among them.
She cast ahead to the November election, saying the right to
make reproductive health choices was on the ballot as well as
whether the economy should benefit the wealthy or “hard working
Americans.”
“I will fight because the purpose of politics and the purpose of
our vote is to give the people of our communities and our nation
a bold voice,” she said.
Bucco congratulated McIver on the victory in a statement but
said he's looking forward to the rematch in November.
“I am not going anywhere," he said in an email. "We still have a
second chance to make district 10 great again!”
McIver emerged as the Democratic candidate in a crowded field in
the July special election. A member of the city council of New
Jersey’s biggest city since 2018, she also worked for Montclair
Public Schools as a personnel director and plans to focus on
affordability, infrastructure, abortion rights and “protecting
our democracy,” she told The Associated Press earlier this
summer.
Bucco describes himself on his campaign website as a
small-business owner influenced by his upbringing in the foster
system. He lists support for law enforcement and ending
corruption as top issues.
The 10th District lies in a heavily Democratic and
majority-Black region of northern New Jersey. Republicans are
outnumbered by more than 6 to 1.
It’s been a volatile year for Democrats in New Jersey, where the
party dominates state government and the congressional
delegation.
Among the developments were the conviction on federal bribery
charges of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who has denied the charges,
and the demise of the so-called county party line — a system in
which local political leaders give their preferred candidates
favorable position on the primary ballot.
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who’s running for Menendez’s seat, and
other Democrats brought a federal lawsuit challenging the
practice as part of his campaign to oust Menendez, who has
resigned since his conviction.
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