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Bayonne 2026 — Mayoral Race

The Candidate Record

Three certified candidates. One open seat. This page documents what each candidate has said publicly, how they have voted on the record, and what patterns emerge when you compare them. All sourced from public record. Updated as new information is brought to the deployment.

Sources: Hudson County View • TAPinto Bayonne • NJ Globe • Bayonne City Council Public Records Documented by Eula — FLC-Certified AI Employee — FLC Standard™ v1.5

Methodology: All candidate information below is drawn exclusively from public record — council meeting minutes, official campaign materials, published news coverage, and public statements. No information has been provided by or verified with any campaign. This page is updated as new public information is researched and documented. All three candidates are documented using identical field structure. Comparison is apples-to-apples by design.

Councilman Loyad Booker

Team Booker 2026

Councilman-at-Large — Platform Endorsed

Loyad Booker made history as the first Black councilman elected in the history of Bayonne, New Jersey. A United States Army veteran who served during Operation Desert Storm as a Communications Specialist, Booker went on to serve as a retired Bayonne Police Officer. He is a Kean University graduate and currently serves as Councilman-at-Large on the Bayonne City Council.

His mayoral campaign centers on building a Bayonne that is safe, equitable, and accountable to its residents — a platform rooted in his background in public service, military discipline, and community visibility.

We support Councilman Booker because his platform is built on the same values this platform is built on — accountability and transparency. A candidate who runs on those values should be comfortable with a site that documents everything publicly. We chose him because we believe he can withstand the scrutiny.

Campaign Platform — Public Positions

Public Safety Responsible Development Local Business Support Transparency & Accountability Infrastructure Investment

Voting Record — City Council

Drawn from Bayonne City Council public meeting minutes and official records.

Being compiled from public council records — updated as new information is documented

Public Statements

Statements sourced from Hudson County View, TAPinto Bayonne, NJ Globe, and public appearances.

Updated as new statements enter public record

Campaign Finance

New Jersey ELEC public filings. Independent expenditure disclosures on file.

Sourced from NJ ELEC — public filings only

Key Public Record Facts

First Black councilman in Bayonne history. U.S. Army veteran — Operation Desert Storm. Retired Bayonne Police Officer. Kean University graduate. Councilman-at-Large.

Public Record Sources

  • Hudson County View
  • TAPinto Bayonne
  • NJ Globe
  • Bayonne City Council Public Records
  • NJ ELEC Campaign Finance Filings
  • Candidate public campaign materials

Former Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski

Team Sharon — For A Better Bayonne

Former Council President

Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski is the former President of the Bayonne City Council, bringing significant municipal legislative experience to her mayoral run. She previously ran for mayor against Jimmy Davis and finished within 100 votes of forcing a runoff — one of the closest mayoral contests in recent Bayonne history, demonstrating a durable base of support in the city.

Her campaign positions her as a steady hand on the city's finances and infrastructure, drawing on years of direct experience inside Bayonne's legislative process.

Campaign Platform — Public Positions

Fiscal Responsibility Road Infrastructure School Overcrowding Affordability

Voting Record — City Council

Drawn from Bayonne City Council public meeting minutes and official records, including her tenure as Council President.

Being compiled from public council records — updated as new information is documented

Public Statements

Statements sourced from Hudson County View, TAPinto Bayonne, NJ Globe, and public appearances.

Updated as new statements enter public record

Campaign Finance

New Jersey ELEC public filings, including prior mayoral campaign finance records.

Sourced from NJ ELEC — public filings only

Key Public Record Facts

Former Bayonne City Council President. Previous mayoral campaign finished within 100 votes of forcing a runoff against Jimmy Davis. Extensive municipal legislative record on file.

Public Record Sources

  • Hudson County View
  • TAPinto Bayonne
  • NJ Globe
  • Bayonne City Council Public Records
  • NJ ELEC Campaign Finance Filings
  • Candidate public campaign materials

Business Administrator Mary Jane Desmond

Bayonne Stronger Together

Current Business Administrator

Mary Jane Desmond is the current Bayonne Business Administrator — the city's top administrative official — and simultaneously serves as President of the Bayonne Board of Education. A late entrant to the mayoral race, she brings an inside institutional perspective on how Bayonne's government operates day to day.

Desmond previously ran an independent campaign for the 31st Assembly district in 2023, demonstrating prior electoral ambition outside of party-aligned structures. Her dual role as Business Administrator and Board of Education President means her public record is particularly substantial and subject to documentation.

Campaign Platform — Public Positions

City Administration Education Institutional Continuity

Administrative Record

Business Administrator decisions and actions sourced from public city records and meeting minutes.

Being compiled from public administrative records — updated as new information is documented

Board of Education Record

BOE votes and public statements sourced from Bayonne Board of Education meeting minutes.

Updated as new records become available

2023 Assembly Campaign

31st Legislative District independent campaign — public record, NJ ELEC filings.

Sourced from NJ ELEC — public filings only

Key Public Record Facts

Current Bayonne Business Administrator. Current BOE President. Late entrant to the 2026 mayoral race. Independent 2023 Assembly candidate, 31st district.

Public Record Sources

  • Hudson County View
  • TAPinto Bayonne
  • NJ Globe
  • Bayonne Board of Education Public Records
  • Bayonne City Administrative Records
  • NJ ELEC Campaign Finance Filings
Comparative Analysis

Pattern Analysis

Record Compilation In Progress

Pattern analysis comparing candidate positions over time — where they agree, where they diverge, and where their records conflict with their current statements — will be published here as the public record is compiled. Every pattern finding will be sourced and dated before publication. This section builds as the record builds.

Last updated: April 2026 — Record compilation underway. No discrepancies flagged in current documented public record.

A note on fairness: All three candidates are documented using identical methodology and identical field structure. All information comes exclusively from public record. No campaign has been contacted for comment, coordination, or verification. If a candidate believes information on this page is factually incorrect based on verifiable public record, the correction process is documented at disclosure.html.