A member of Andy Kim’s U.S. Senate campaign staff will be the statewide political director of Ras Baraka’s bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.

At a Black History Month event Monday night, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said ... "You might be throwing your hat in to run for governor of the state of New Jersey?" Sloan asked at the time.

(Photos of governor’s office by Dana DiFilippo ... Here’s a look at who’s running on the Democratic side: Ras Baraka, 55, Newark’s mayor since 2014. Baraka previously served on the ...