Sandra Bolden Cunningham

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Sandra Bolden Cunningham is a former First Lady of Jersey City, New Jersey and the widow of former Mayor Glenn Cunningham. She has emerged as a political leader in her own right since her husband's death in 2004. Following her husband's sudden death, she tried to win a special election for his seat in the State Senate and was reported to be considering a run for Mayor of Jersey City in a special election. She became President of the Sandra and Glenn Cunningham Foundation and has supported causes in Jersey City through the foundation. In 2006 signs in Jersey City touted her as a candidate for the U.S. Senate vs. Sen. Robert Menendez and State Sen. Tom Kean Jr.. Menendez and her late husband were bitter political rivals. She did not seek the U.S. Senate seat and announced her candidacy for the State Senate in the Democratic Primary against Sen. Joseph Doria in 2007. This is the Senate seat her husband held prior to his death. Doria, the mayor of Bayonne, dropped out of the race in March 2007. Assemblyman Louis Manzo, who first won his seat on a ticket with Mayor Cunningham, has announced plans to challenge Mrs. Cunningham for the Senate seat. (citation needed, Louis Manzo has made No official announcement)

[edit] 2007 Democratic Primary Ticket Led by Mrs. Cunningham

State Senate: Sandra Bolden Cunningham
State Assembly: former State Sen. L. Harvey Smith (also a former Acting Mayor of Jersey City)
State Assembly: Bayonne City Councilman Anthony Chiappone (also a former state assemblyman)