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Tai Cooper

Cooper is chief community development officer at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, where she leads communications and policy engagement strategy, per the NJEDA's official biography. She previously served as deputy chief policy adviser to Governor Phil Murphy, chief policy adviser to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, senior aide to U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, and chief of staff to the mayor of Orange, per the NJEDA and Union County Life. A Fanwood resident, she holds a bachelor's degree in urban planning from Rutgers University and a master's in urban planning from NYU, per the NJEDA. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Tai Cooper.

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