Sadaf Jaffer Of NJ 16 Wins Endorsement Of Education Association

PRINCETON, NJ — District 16 candidate Sadaf Jaffer (D) has won the endorsement of the Montgomery Township Education Association ahead of the election on Nov. 2.

“Sadaf Jaffer is an NJEA PAC-endorsed candidate for Assembly representing Legislative District 16 and we as the Montgomery Township Education Association are excited to support her and see her experience, leadership, and track record as a two-term mayor of Montgomery expand into a new leadership role in the Assembly,” Jim Dolan, president of the association said in a letter.

Newcomer Jaffer won the Democratic nomination for the general election in the primaries held in June. In the endorsement letter, Dolan said Jaffer’s skill and vision as Mayor of Montgomery makes her the “perfect person to lead LD 16 forward.”

“As an educational association, we share many of the same principles which include economic justice, racial justice, gender justice, and environmental justice. We believe that our communities and democracy are stronger when we include diverse voices, perspectives and hear from all stakeholder groups,” Dolan said.

“Jaffer has been a connected member of our community and school system and I am confident she will take that same sense of community and spread it throughout the entire district she represents.”

Jaffer and incumbent Roy Freiman (D) will face Vincent T. Panico (R) and Joseph A. Lukac III (R) in the upcoming election.

Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 2.