Donald Cresitello
Donald Cresitello | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey | |
| In office 2006 – January 1, 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Tim Dougherty |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| Preceded by | David Manahan |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (1997) |
Donald Cresitello is an American politician who served as the mayor of Morristown, New Jersey, from 1977 to 1981 and again from 2006 to 2010.[1]
Career
Campaigns for United States Senate
Cresitello launched a campaign for 1982 United States Senate election in New Jersey.[2] He dropped out of the race on May 27 but remained on the June 8 Democratic primary ballot.[3]
Cresitello again ran in Democratic primary for the 2008 United States Senate election in New Jersey against incumbent Senator Frank Lautenberg and U.S. representative Rob Andrews.[4] He garnered 19,743 votes, or 5.7 percent of those cast in a field of three.[5]
Mayor
In 1997 Cresitillo switched to the Republican party but lost the mayoral primary to Jay Delaney.
He went on to win the Morristown mayoral election against Scott Whitenack in 2005.
On June 2, 2009 Cresitello lost a Democratic primary challenge from Morristown's zoning board chairman Tim Dougherty.[6]
Freeholder
In 2013 Cresitillo ran in the primary for Freeholder of Morris County.[7] He did not expect to win since voters normally elect Republicans to the Board.[8]
Immigration policy
Cresitello gained national attention in a controversy regarding Immigration reduction in the United States and use of Immigration and Nationality Act Section 287(g).[9][10] He had been active in reducing the presence of illegal immigrants in Morristown.[11] He attempted to have police officers deputized as immigration officers. He asked federal authorities to assist local police in cracking down on illegal immigration in the town and on employers that hired illegal immigrants. He wrote a letter to then-United States attorney Chris Christie in this effort.[12] In 2007, a rally at which he spoke saw violence and arrests.[13]
References
- ^ "A Candidate the Graveyard Vote Won't Help". The New York Times. October 13, 1995.
- ^ "THE REGION; Cresitello Quits Jersey Senate Race". The New York Times.
- ^ "Cresitello Quits Jersey Senate Race". The New York Times. May 28, 1982. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
TRENTON, May 27— Former Mayor Donald Cresitello of Morristown withdrew today from the race for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator and endorsed former Representative Joseph A. LeFante of Bayonne.
- ^ "New Jersey Politics". Observer.
- ^ Official results for 2008 primary elections, New Jersey Division of Elections Archived August 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Drobness, Tanya "Mayor Cresitello loses Democratic primary in Morristown" The Star-Ledger June 02, 2009
- ^ "Former Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello throws hat into freeholder ring | Morristown Green".
- ^ "Underdog Democrats make points and Republicans cite their records in Morris County races". 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Opinion | Morristown's Incendiary Mayor". The New York Times. April 8, 2007.
- ^ Drobness, Tanya (January 3, 2010). "Former Morristown mayor looks back on his tenure". The Star-Ledger.
- ^ "Opinion | Morristown's Incendiary Mayor". The New York Times. April 8, 2007.
- ^ Koloff, Abbott "Details of Cresitello letter revealed", Daily Record, August 24, 2007.
- ^ Ramirez, Anthony (July 29, 2007). "Unrest and Arrests at Immigration Rally". The New York Times.