Andre Sayegh

May 12, 2008 - 4:16pm

Sayegh confident in bout versus Villanueva in Ward 6

Category: Local Tags: Andre Sayegh, Paterson May 13, Eliecar Montoya, Ilia Villanueva

Ward 6 council candidate Andre Sayegh and supporter Elsa Mantilla

PATERSON - When Ilia Villanueva nearly brought Councilman Thomas C. Rooney to his knees in their 2004 showdown, losing by just 68 votes to the Ward 6 legend in her second campaign against him, she figured she was in a good position to knock off the 80-year old Irish-American come 2008.

But when Rooney announced his retirement this year and heartily endorsed School Board President Andre Sayegh, the rules changed for Villanueva - even more dramatically when 21st Avenue businessman (and fellow Latino) Eliecar Montoya entered the race.

Paterson’s 6th Ward is home to 72 ethnic groups, but Latinos, Arabs and Middle Easterners and whites make up the bulk of the areas’s dedicated voting block. Montoya’s running a soft campaign. He was a no-show at the city-sponsored debates two weeks ago, and doesn’t have the grassroots support that Villanueva built over 27 years in Paterson.

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April 2, 2008 - 3:36pm

Sayegh praises Rooney in Paterson

By Max Pizarro

Tags: May 13, Andre Sayegh, Illia Villanueva, Thomas Rooney, Eliecer Montoya

Andre Sayegh, left, receives the endorsement of retiring Councilman Thomas C. Rooney, for Rooney's 6th Ward seat.

PATERSON - Andre Sayegh, candidate for the Paterson City Council in the 6th Ward, today officially accepted the endorsement of retiring Councilman Thomas C. Rooney, a former Paterson mayor.

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February 28, 2008 - 1:33pm

Political insider Sayegh goes for council in his hometown

By Max Pizarro

Tags: May 13, Tom Rooney, Jose Torres, Andre Sayegh, Illia Villanueva

Ward Six Council candidate Andre Sayegh addresses the governing body on Tuesday evening.

PATERSON - Among those lining up in the Sixth Ward to succeed Councilman Thomas C. Rooney, Jr., 33-year old Andre Sayegh has the coveted endorsement of the departing ward icon.

President of the Paterson School Board and a native Patersonian who has lived in the ward his whole life, Sayegh is one in a field of prospective candidates that includes Javier Fernandez, Eddie Gonzalez, Cunnur Kalaksiz, Jose Moore and Illia Villanueva (who’s run for council and lost four times), according to the Paterson City Clerk’s office. Eliacar Montoya has also filed, sources say.

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