Pastor Shannon Wright of Plainfield on Saturday officially announced her entry into the New Jersey gubernatorial race as an independent, according to PolitickerNJ.com. Pastor Wright is an ordained minister who co-founded the online Faith, Grace and Mercy World Outreach Ministries with her husband, Michael.
Formerly the campaign manager of Franklin Township Mayor Brian D. Levine – a Republican candidate for governor - Wright bailed on Levine last month amid disagreements within his campaign about its direction and the weekly bad news out of Republican conventions suggesting the candidate was freefalling.
She won’t reveal how she intends to finance her run for governor, but promises to run hard and campaign in every county. “It’s time to put the bloom back in the Garden State,” proclaimed Wright. “It's an honor and a privilege to have this opportunity. If I become an example for young girls, proving that they can be anything they want to be, then I've done my job. I'm looking forward to doing what it takes to get New Jersey back on track and it would be an honor to be the first African-American woman in a position to do that."
Wright’s 18-year old son, Michael, said as he observed Levine tanking, he encouraged his mother to run for governor so she could help improve New Jersey's economy. “I was trying to coax her into doing so, in part because it’s been extremely hard for me to get a job,” he said. “I told her I wanted a job, so she needed to run.”
If she wins it will be interesting to see what kind of job he ends up with. Maybe State Treasurer or Attorney General.
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