And, later the next week, on August 21st, 2013, outside of HB Wilson Family School on South Eighth St., Camden was officially introduced to Paymon Rouhanifard by NJDOE Commissioner Chris Cerf, Governor Christie, and Mayor Redd. All combined, the realities mentioned above continue to fuel criticism about the process by which the land was acquired to build a Norcross-supported charter school and not a public Lanning Square Elementary. Even before the Rouhanifard completed one year in Camden, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, the 74 Million, The New Teacher Project, and popular New Jersey-focused education reform blog, NJLeftBehind published articles praising Rouhanifard as the change Camden needed. By evaluating access to high-quality schools, the demand for educational services and the supply of space available for those services, Office of Portfolio Management strives to develop the optimal distribution of schools and educational programs. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (He has a great vision for Camden.) Kenney even says he may ask Norcross for advice from time to time. [19], Norcross is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Cooper University Health Care System , Cooper University Hospital and the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, in Camden, New Jersey. And yet there he isinfluencing even the direction of their police force. Or so it seemed. The debate, at least in this instance, is over. A Kennedy strikes a blow to New Jersey's most powerful political For many years, he has been named one of the most powerful non-elected political figures in New Jersey by the website PolitickerNJ.com. 162, No. Not to the extent that he did with the Kenney election. And Im getting older now. South Jersey business magnate George E. Norcross III and his family will become majority partners of a longtime Atlantic City bread and submarine roll maker next month. Norcross and his partners own five properties there. I am not in the Norcross bubble, says Jay Lassiter. Both the new mayor and Johnny Doc owe Norcross. (Norcross just recently said that he will relinquish the DNC post.). He was survived by his mother, Margaret Norcross, wife Jo Ann Norcross, two step sons Steven and Scott Lind, his sisters Rhonda Jobes and Wendy Husted and several nephews, nieces and 3 grandchildren. The wonder Norcross conveys at his own zeal for confronting obstacles suggests that his restless journeying between political, business and social challenges isnt something he understands or perhaps even controls. This is George Norcross were talking about the widely feared, fantastically wealthy all-powerful boss of the South Jersey Democratic Party and when George Norcross wants a meeting, he gets a meeting. The Associated Press article, Christies Camden tax-breaks rewards political insiders (2015), details how over $2 billion in spending by the NJEDA may likely benefitting Christies and Norcross political cronies more than the city it was billed to help. Working under Joel Klein, chancellor of Of Norcross, Rutgers University-Camden history professor Howard Gillette, in his 2005 work Camden After the Fall, wrote: The son of a powerful labor leader, Norcross had worked his way up the system, first by assisting several state legislators including Angelo Errichetti. South Jersey Assemblyman Troy Singleton is the assistant to the executive secretary-treasurer of the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters. George. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). George Norcross, Jr. was active in the community of Camden and a board member of Cooper University Hospital. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Norcrosss insurance firm has secured government contracts in Philly in recent years, just as its done in Jersey. George Norcross (George E. Norcross) was born on 16 March, 1956 in Camden, NJ, is a Businessman. George Norcross Obituary (2008) - Phoenix, AZ - The Arizona Republic Norcross has faced criticism for her leadership of the website and background, varying from being hired right after graduating college and possessing zero journalism experience to criticism over news judgment and for directing the website to highlight trashy gossip stories and clickbait over real, local news. Biography. It didnt matter that when Norcross arrived, Kenney was minutes away from delivering his first speech as the presumptive next mayor of the fifth-biggest city in America. He has close ties to Jersey carpenters. He has continued to contest the validity of the 2020 result despite numerous decisions against his court challenges to Bidens win, and a months-long vote recount in Arizona that still favored Biden. He is chairman of the board of trustees for Cooper University Health Care System and Cooper University Hospital both in Camden, New Jersey, and has served as a trustee since 1990. The office of the Attorney General of New Jersey and the United States Attorney's office under Chris Christie investigated Norcross after he was secretly taped discussing state politics. This is the state of Philly politics: The only plausible check on Johnny Doc is George Norcross, another unelected white guy thisclose to the building trades. In other words, as the finish line looms in the distance, Norcross has tuned his apparatus to securing a legacyand the result is his broadest, most civic-minded set of aims yet. Norcross studied the city. But a lot of people I care about are, so in deference to them, I wouldnt want to say anything negative. AmeriHealth New Jersey has close ties to George Norcross. Phil Murphy this week won't just be a battle of words between the two Democrats. And it was Norcrosss longtime adman, Neil Oxman, who produced the pro-Kenney TV commercials funded by all that super-PAC cash. Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and his business partners have invested in projects along Camden's Delaware River waterfront that have benefited from nearly $290 million in tax credits and other incentives from the state. Not as much, he replies, confusingly. But in a surprising restraint in instigative zealousness of corruption involving public officials, in 2006, Christie refused to pursue corruption charges against Norcross despite him being investigated by the state and the Securities and Exchange Commission in years prior. Resident Moneke Ragsdale remarked: The public needs to know how this happened. Norcross buys rare Declaration of Independence to honor family friend Even as a memorial is planned for the late Lewis Katz, former co-owner of Philly.com, the Daily News and the Inquirer, new details are emerging about the deal he inked to take over the media portfolio just four days before dying in a freak plane crash. With the passing of the UHA and the renaissance schools that resulted, Norcross was able to execute his plan for influencing public education in Camden as well. NJ tax break winners gave millions to group linked to George Norcross Norcross also runs the insurance firm Conner Strong & Buckelew, which has helped make him a millionaire many times over, partly from the lucrative contracts it has won from government entities across New Jersey. was tasked with: Developing and implementing structural changes to the portfolio of NYC schools in order to address systemic inequities and improve access to high performing schools. Fee said Conner Strong & Buckelew was not involved in the concert. For our first meeting, at Cooper University Hospital, where he is chairman of the board, he dressed in a deep blue suit and French cuffs, his head topped by an avalanche of thick white hair. Plus this company, plus whatever else Im doing, and you know Im nuts, Im gonna have a heart attack.. Yet, the same local media was somehow unaware that Norcross has voted in Florida for the past two years while he continued to serve on the Democratic National Committee in apparent violation of DNC residency rules. Trump still planting seeds of stolen election. Thank you for reaching out. And so Norcross has turned his sights on all of Camden, Americas poorest city. I wonder if the National Socialist Workers Party supported Adolf Hitler this way on his rise to power? 3), A Review of Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay, a Review from the Perspective of a Black, Socialist Union Leader, Warning! [1], Norcross has been a prominent political leader in New Jersey for more than 30 years, since before he became chairman of the Camden County Democratic Committee in 1989, a position he held until 1993. Norcross was listed as one of the state's wealthiest people, ranked 41st in New Jersey in 2015 with a net worth of almost $250 million. He is the son of George E. Norcross, Jr., the president of the AFL-CIO Central Labor Union of Camden and Gloucester Counties and his wife, Anne Carol. And the first thing it allows him to do is climb over his own biases. Kenney tells me he has known Norcross for years (Fifteen, 20?), but he doesnt share any anecdotes or insights about the man. The wiretapping ended quickly, however, after it became clear that neither Norcross nor the people with whom he works or associates did anything wrong or untoward and was given a clean bill of health. Powerful Democrat to Murphy: You should expect a Democratic - nj I am an aggressive Type-A-on-steroids personality, he says. In November 2014, Cooper and Norcross were awarded the "Seven Seals" award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve in recognition of the program. [9] His mother died at the age of 84 in 2016. Due to Katz sudden death the sale may not be closed as scheduled and Norcross has reportedly offered a 30-day extension. Then Kenney, fresh off his private chat with a walking, talking embodiment of the one percent, took the stage, and his kaleidoscopic mix of supporters went nuts: prominent African-Americans and white working-class voters, LGBT leaders and immigrants, millennial fanboys and old heads. The most powerful man in New Jersey has never held public office. Camden loses again in George Norcross and Sue Altman power battle Never heard of George Norcross? Here's why you need to. Then, in 2013, the Philly-based Independence Blue Cross sold a 20 percent stake in one of its health insurance subsidiaries to Cooper. This is not a 'will they, won't they' relationship- they do it when George goes to question Nina in her dressing room for the first time. That was particularly apparent in the 2015 mayoral race, which was the first time super PACs played a role in a big Philly municipal election. The Power Behind The Powerful - The New York Times Johnny Doc wouldnt talk. Please subscribe today to NJ.com. It was all so peculiar. 1966 Wirephoto Don Hull executive director the AAU spoke to Glenn Davis His promotion of a biomedical research facility and a closer allegiance between Rutgers and Rowan should yield greater academic status and potentially foster future economic spin-offs. During the early phases of his Norcrossing the Delaware: How South Jersey's Political Boss Is Making A childhood friend of Norcrosss, Sweeney is the New Jersey Senate president and vice president of the International Association of Ironworkers, and is widely assumed to be a big-time gubernatorial candidate in 2017. They werent as well-funded or as sexy, and they were backed by known entities: the teachers union and Johnny Doc. I believe in him, but he also needs to believe in us. Five months later, in May 2014 in the same school where he pitched the Camden Commitment to educators and residents, Rouhanifard announced 241 layoffs for Camden schools. George Norcross' daughter, Alessandra, a director of the parent company of the Inquirer, is an officer of the foundation and a board member of KCNA." Further, both residents and reporters paid specific attention to the proposed, and eventual, location of the KCNA and the history regarding the demolition and refusal to rebuild the public . daughter. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. When Norcross lost control of the newspapers in 2014, after a nasty, deeply personal feud between the owners involving lovers, lawyers and daughters, some wondered if he would retreat from Philly.