Bayonne mayoral candidate Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski and her City Council slate have raised $271,681 for the non-partisan May 12th municipal elections, according to their latest reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC).

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By John Heinis/Hudson County View

Ashe-Nadrowski, elected as a councilwoman at-large in 2014 and 2018 before coming up short in her mayoral bid in 2022, raised $166,431, spent $53,544.16, and has $112,886.84 cash on hand in her individual account, according to her April 12th ELEC report.

Many of her donations are $1,000 or less, with some exceptions being DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole, & Giblin LLC Managing Partner Joe DeCotiis giving $5,000, while Joe DiVincenzo, Jr., the son of Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo and the Bayonne Islamic Center both contributed $2,500.

William J. Guarini Inc., a Jersey City-based plumbing company, contributed $10,400, Bayonne recycling aide Ed Smith wrote a check for $5,500, IBEW Local Union No. 164 got involved at $5,000, as did Scarinci Hollenbeck Managing Partner Donald Scarinci.

Additionally, Ashe-Nadrowski’s husband Charlie gave $3,000 and the UA Plumbers Local 24 PAC donated $2,500.

On the expense side, Ray Ferraioli’s H&P Consulting was paid $16,000 for fundraising consulting, the Chandelier restaurant was paid $13,713.50 for a February fundraiser, and Dr. Joseph Ibrahim receives $4,000 a month for rent, utilities, cable, and rent for Ashe-Nadrowski’s campaign office, the report shows.

Further, her five-person council ticket raised $105,250, spent $38,331.26, and has $66,918.74 cash on hand in their team account, their April 13th ELEC report details.

Cedar Grove’s Hema Patel donated $27,500, the Iselin-based Business & Governmental Insurance Agency contributed $10,000, while Joe DeCoitiis gave an additional $5,000.

That’s the same amount give by Boswell Engineering and the campaign account of state Senator Joe Lagana (D-38).

The UA Plumbers Local 24 PAC also chipped in another $2,500, while former state Assemblyman Nick Chiaravalloti donated $1,000 (he also gave $500 to Ashe-Nadrowski’s personal account). Ashe-Nadrowski also loaned the team account $1,100.

Finally, the team spent $5,100 on Dave Pilmenstein’s Activate Media for internet and social media ads, $4,590.95 on campaign sings from Bayonne’s Vital Signs, and $4,000 on the aforementioned rent and utilities.

In the Bayonne mayoral race, Ashe-Nadrowski, a former council president, is looking to defeat Councilman at-Large Loyad Booker and Business Administrator/Board of Education President Mary Jane Desmond with interim Mayor Robert Kubert not seeking a full term.

Ashe-Nadrowski’s running mates are Gene Perry in the 1st Ward, Board of Education Trustee Melissa Godesky-Rodriguez in the 2nd Ward, retired Hudson County Sheriff’s Office Det. Tommy Gillen in the 3rd Ward, as well as Miriam Salama and Mark Bottino for council at-large.