Trenton is Moving Forward

Together, we are moving Trenton forward

Together, we established a new path in Trenton: One that makes real change and provides good governance. The 2022 Trenton mayoral election marks a crossroads: Will we move backward or forward?

All Trentonians deserve to live in affordable and safe communities with job opportunities,

recreational opportunities, and clean drinking water. Our administration has moved the ball forward on our shared vision for a stronger and more prosperous city.

This administration has been different: We’ve kept our promises, we’ve worked with residents, and we’ve restored confidence in City Hall.

**Will you help us move Trenton forward?**

Reed’s Top Goals As Mayor

Keep the momentum to further the city’s economic revitalization

Together, we demolished more than 300 blighted properties, which now provide the opportunity for new homes and new businesses. We followed through on our campaign promise: More than 1,000 previously vacant or abandoned homes are now occupied. Together, we unfroze millions of dollars in federal funding to move forward redevelopment projects like Patriot Village II. We created a Community Gardens and Adopt-a-Lot Program to turn vacant lots into gardens and community spaces. Leveraging state and federal dollars, we have balanced the budget and provided no local property tax increases for the last three budget cycles.

Continue to invest in recreational opportunities for city youth and seniors

We increased the city’s spending on recreation by 400% through winning state and federal grants. We revamped 60 city parks, created a city-wide basketball court renovation program, and made improvements to our senior centers. We reopened closed city pools like Hetzel Community Pool and expanded programming/pool hours. We hired more than 260 city youth for summer jobs, ran basketball clinics, and hosted summer youth camps. We’re cleaning up brownfield sites like Amtico Square, which is on track to become a 100-plus acre park with a soccer field, skate park, and recreational space.

Expand innovative public safety programs to make our city streets safer

A decade ago, the city laid off a third of the city’s police force, so we hired dozens of new officers and mental health counselors too. We also managed summer programs for hundreds of youth to learn about public safety and promoted two street teams to have civilian leaders – including formerly incarcerated residents – peacefully resolve community disputes. We launched the city’s Real Time Crime Center to monitor violent crime hotspots, solve more crimes, and share high-quality information with our law enforcement partners. Lastly, we gave civilians a seat at the table by creating the largest public safety advisory committee in New Jersey: The CHANGE Committee. The result? Over four years, we’ve removed 1,300 guns from city streets and in 2022, shooting homicides reduced by 46%.

Protecting the health and wellness of all Trentonians

We opened the city’s first neighborhood health clinic on Olden Avenue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we administered over 180,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses and testing. We visited hundreds of homes to distribute hundreds of thousands of pieces of personal protection equipment, and we added public mental health counselors to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Leadership

Mayor Reed represented Capital City in the New Jersey State Assembly for 22-years; he ran for Mayor four years ago because he knew that the city could only actualize its potential with strong executive leadership.
He serves as the 49th Mayor of Trenton and he has been a consistent advocate for city residents since taking office in July 2018.
Before pursuing elected office, he worked as a congressional aide to the late Mike Synar (OK), a campaign aide to NJ gubernatorial candidate and Princeton mayor, Barbara Boggs Sigmund; and an attorney at Stark and Stark.
He’s been a civil rights leader during his career and an advocate for the lost, least, and last.

Administrative Highlights

→ Administration & Finance
→ Housing & Economic Development
→ Public Safety

→ Recreation, Natural Resources & Culture
→ Re-entry
→ Water & Sewer

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Endorsements:

Senator Cory Booker
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
Governor Phil Murphy
Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli
Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes
Mayor Ras Baraka
Communication Workers of America
Mercer County Building Trades
Mercer County Labor Council
AFSCME Local 2286
Garden State Equality
LGBTQ Victory Fund
League of Conservation Voters
New Jersey Sierra Club
Environment New Jersey
Mercer County Building Trades
Mercer County Labor Council
NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club

Meet Reed

Reed Gusciora elected the 49th Mayor Of Trenton, New Jersey

Mayor Reed received his B.A. from The Catholic University of America in Politics/International Relations and worked his way through college by working at the Library of Congress. After graduation, he worked on Capitol Hill in the congressional …

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offices of the of the U.S. Representatives Andy Ireland and the late Mike Synar. He also worked as a campaign aide to former New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Barbara Boggs Sigmund. After receiving his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School, Mayor Reed was an attorney at Stark & Stark where he practiced personal injury, banking, and labor law.

Prior to becoming Mayor, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2018, representing the 15th Legislative District, which includes Trenton …

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In the Assembly, Gusciora was Deputy Majority Leader and, over the course of his tenure, served as Chair of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development, Environment and Solid Waste, and Regulatory Oversight and Federal Relations Committees. Some of his legislative achievements included the NJ Smoke-Free Act, banning smoking in bars and restaurants; allowing and sale and use of medical marijuana; the “Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act,” which expanded the state’s …

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prescription drug program for seniors; and the law to streamline disability services through the various government agencies; the expansion of the State’s recycling law to include electronic waste. He also successfully fought for the new Trenton Central High School and increased Capital City Aid for Trenton.

He also served as municipal prosecutor in Princeton, Lawrence Township, and Hopewell Borough. At The College of New Jersey, Mayor Reed taught undergraduate students, as an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science, for over a decade.

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Accomplishments

For the last 4 years, Trenton has made incredible progress, which has been attracting new businesses and families. From economic revitalization to ensuring that Trentonians have clean drinking water: We’ve tackled decades of neglect and we’re proud to share what we’ve accomplished. Take a look below at just some of what the Gusciora Administration and the Trenton community have accomplished together.

Administration & Finance

Restored federal and state aid.
Balanced budget with no local property tax increases the last three budget cycles.
Increased annual state aid from $4 million a year to $22 million.

Housing & Economic Development

Demolished more than 300 dilapidated houses to reduce blight.
Attracted Princeton Hydro to Trenton and opened more than 50 new small businesses.
Trained 40 minority contractors to work on redevelopment projects.
Helped more than 70 residents secure jobs at Amazon through a city job fair.

Public Safety

Hired 68 police officers.
Increased daytime patrols.
Removed more than 1,000 guns off city streets.
Organized a committee of residents to address violent crime and police/community engagement.

Recreation, Natural Resources & Culture

Increased recreation budget to $1.1 million from $310,000.
Hired more than 260 residents for summer jobs.
Renovated 22 playgrounds, including five basketball courts.
Maintained funding for city pools.
Started renovating a youth center on North Clinton Avenue, with a fall completion date.

Re-entry

Helped more than 66 residents transition from incarceration to the community, placing them into jobs.

Water & Sewer

Developed a $405-million, six-year capital plan to modernize Trenton Water Works.
Strengthened its workforce with local hires and in-house training.
Removed lead infrastructure through a TWW project that removed nearly 10,000 lead service lines.

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Trenton is Moving Forward

Together, we are moving Trenton forward

Together, we established a new path in Trenton: One that makes real change and provides good governance. The 2022 Trenton mayoral election marks a crossroads: Will we move backward or forward?

All Trentonians deserve to live in affordable and safe communities with job opportunities,recreational opportunities, and clean drinking water. Our administration has moved the ball forward on our shared vision for a stronger and more prosperous city.

This administration has been different: We’ve kept our promises, we’ve worked with residents, and we’ve restored confidence in City Hall.

**Will you help us move Trenton forward ?**

Reed’s Top Goals As Mayor

Keep the momentum to further the city’s economic revitalization

Together, we demolished more than 300 blighted properties, which now provide the opportunity for new homes and new businesses. We followed through on our campaign promise: More than 1,000 previously vacant or abandoned homes are now occupied. Together, we unfroze millions of dollars in federal funding to move forward redevelopment projects like Patriot Village II. We created a Community Gardens and Adopt-a-Lot Program to turn vacant lots into gardens and community spaces. Leveraging state and federal dollars, we have balanced the budget and provided no local property tax increases for the last three budget cycles.

Continue to invest in recreational opportunities for city youth and seniors

We increased the city’s spending on recreation by 400% through winning state and federal grants. We revamped 60 city parks, created a city-wide basketball court renovation program, and made improvements to our senior centers. We reopened closed city pools like Hetzel Community Pool and expanded programming/pool hours. We hired more than 260 city youth for summer jobs, ran basketball clinics, and hosted summer youth camps. We’re cleaning up brownfield sites like Amtico Square, which is on track to become a 100-plus acre park with a soccer field, skate park, and recreational space.

Expand innovative public safety programs to make our city streets safer

A decade ago, the city laid off a third of the city’s police force, so we hired dozens of new officers and mental health counselors too. We also managed summer programs for hundreds of youth to learn about public safety and promoted two street teams to have civilian leaders – including formerly incarcerated residents – peacefully resolve community disputes. We launched the city’s Real Time Crime Center to monitor violent crime hotspots, solve more crimes, and share high-quality information with our law enforcement partners. Lastly, we gave civilians a seat at the table by creating the largest public safety advisory committee in New Jersey: The CHANGE Committee. The result? Over four years, we’ve removed 1,300 guns from city streets and in 2022, shooting homicides reduced by 46%.

Protecting the health and wellness of all Trentonians

We opened the city’s first neighborhood health clinic on Olden Avenue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we administered over 180,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses and testing. We visited hundreds of homes to distribute hundreds of thousands of pieces of personal protection equipment, and we added public mental health counselors to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Leadership

Mayor Reed represented Capital City in the New Jersey State Assembly for 22-years; he ran for Mayor four years ago because he knew that the city could only actualize its potential with strong executive leadership.
He serves as the 49th Mayor of Trenton and he has been a consistent advocate for city residents since taking office in July 2018.
Before pursuing elected office, he worked as a congressional aide to the late Mike Synar (OK), a campaign aide to NJ gubernatorial candidate and Princeton mayor, Barbara Boggs Sigmund; and an attorney at Stark and Stark.
He’s been a civil rights leader during his career and an advocate for the lost, least, and last.

Administrative Highlights

Administration & Finance
Housing & Economic Development
Public Safety
Recreation, Natural Resources & Culture
Re-entry
Water & Sewer

Want To Join Team Reed?

Endorsements:

Senator Cory Booker
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
Governor Phil Murphy
Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli
Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes
Mayor Ras Baraka
Communication Workers of America
Mercer County Building Trades
Mercer County Labor Council
AFSCME Local 2286
Garden State Equality
LGBTQ Victory Fund
League of Conservation Voters
New Jersey Sierra Club
Environment New Jersey
Mercer County Building Trades
Mercer County Labor Council
NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club

Reed Gusciora was elected 49th Mayor of Trenton, NJ

Mayor Reed received his B.A. from The Catholic University of America in Politics/International Relations and worked his way through college by working at the Library of Congress. After graduation, he worked on Capitol Hill in the congressional offices of the U.S. Representatives Andy Ireland and the late Mike Synar. He also worked as a campaign aide to former New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Barbara Boggs Sigmund. After receiving his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School, Mayor Reed was an attorney at Stark & Stark where he practiced personal injury, banking, and labor law.

Prior to becoming Mayor, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2018, representing the 15th Legislative District, which includes Trenton.

In the Assembly, Gusciora was Deputy Majority Leader and, over the course of his tenure, served as Chair of the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development, Environment and Solid Waste, and Regulatory Oversight and Federal Relations Committees. Some of his legislative achievements included the NJ Smoke-Free Act, banning smoking in bars and restaurants; allowing and sale and use of medical marijuana; the “Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act,” which expanded the state’s prescription drug program for seniors; and the law to streamline disability services through the various government agencies; the expansion of the State’s recycling law to include electronic waste. He also successfully fought for the new Trenton Central High School and increased Capital City Aid for Trenton.

He also served as municipal prosecutor in Princeton, Lawrence Township, and Hopewell Borough. At The College of New Jersey, Mayor Reed taught undergraduate students, as an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science, for over a decade.

Accomplishments

For the last 4 years, Trenton has made incredible progress, which has been attracting new businesses and families. From economic revitalization to ensuring that Trentonians have clean drinking water: We’ve tackled decades of neglect and we’re proud to share what we’ve accomplished. Take a look below at just some of what the Gusciora Administration and the Trenton community have accomplished together.

Administration & Finance

Restored federal and state aid.
Balanced budget with no local property tax increases the last three budget cycles.
Increased annual state aid from $4 million a year to $22 million.

Housing & Economic Development

Demolished more than 300 dilapidated houses to reduce blight.
Attracted Princeton Hydro to Trenton and opened more than 50 new small businesses.
Trained 40 minority contractors to work on redevelopment projects.
Helped more than 70 residents secure jobs at Amazon through a city job fair.

Public Safety

Hired 68 police officers.
Increased daytime patrols.
Removed more than 1,000 guns off city streets.
Organized a committee of residents to address violent crime and police/community engagement.

Recreation, Natural Resources & Culture

Increased recreation budget to $1.1 million from $310,000.
Hired more than 260 residents for summer jobs.
Renovated 22 playgrounds, including five basketball courts.
Maintained funding for city pools.
Started renovating a youth center on North Clinton Avenue, with a fall completion date.

Re-entry

Helped more than 66 residents transition from incarceration to the community, placing them into jobs.

Water & Sewer

Developed a $405-million, six-year capital plan to modernize Trenton Water Works.
Strengthened its workforce with local hires and in-house training.
Removed lead infrastructure through a TWW project that removed nearly 10,000 lead service lines.

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Vote

Volunteer