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Sharpe James
37th mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Not to be confused with James Sharpe.
Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936) is an American former politician from New Jersey.
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A Democrat, he served as the 37th mayor of Newark from 1986 to 2006 and as a state senator for the 29th legislative district from 1999 to 2008. He is the longest-serving mayor in Newark's history and is a subject of the 2005 feature-film Street Fight, which depicts Newark's 2002 mayoral election where James faced a closer-than-expected challenge from Cory Booker.
Once a popular figure in New Jersey politics, his career effectively ended after he was convicted of high-profile corruption charges in 2008.[1][2]
Early life and education
James was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1936.
He has been a resident of Newark since 1940.[3] He graduated from South Side High School (since renamed as Malcolm X Shabazz High School), earned a B.A. in education from Montclair State Univer