Democratic Council Win Angers Republicans

GOP nominee Judy Tiedemann blames her loss to Democrat Jonathan Nelson on 'bad Republicans.'

The day after the 2012 general election in Parsippany, both political parties face new realities in the wake of Democrat Jonathan Nelson's victory over Republican Judy Tiedemann for the Township Council seat now held by James Vigilante. For the Democrats, who see the first council member from their party in nearly 30 years, it's a time of joy. "Wow," said Nelson, admitting that he was "speechless." "I just want to thank everyone who worked really hard and long, long hours to help me in winning this," he told supporters at the Parsippany Elks Club. "I've said all along that I thought we could win this, but it wasn't until we did that we could prove it." "We want to go further and forward into the future," he said, promising to serve all of …

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