Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) presents a panel discussion:

Impacts of the 2026 Election

on Democracy, Public Service, and the Community

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Express Newark, 54 Halsey Street, 2nd Floor, Newark, NJ
Refreshments served
REGISTRATION requested by Oct. 30

Panelists:

• Amina Bey - Newark Municipal Council Member, Central Ward
  Bey is a member of Newark Municipal Council from Central Ward.  A Democrat, she is an African American woman of Muslim heritage and is the first Muslim woman elected to the Council.
• Christopher DePhillips - NJ State Assemblyman, 40th District
  DePhillips is a Republican member of the NJ State Assembly from the 40th District that is composed of parts of Essex, Bergen, and Passaic Counties. He has been conference leader since 2024, and previously served as assistant minority leader from 2022 to 2023, and as deputy minority leader in 2021.
• Larry Hamm, Political and Civil Rights Activist
  Hamm is the founder and chairman of the People’s Organization For Progress (POP). A well-known political and civil rights activist, he has a long history of involvement in the Newark community.

Moderator:

• Sarah Wallace - Award-Winning Investigative Journalist
  Wallace is one of the region’s best-known television journalists with more than 30 years of local and national award-winning service to local viewers. Until recently, she was a member of NBC 4 New York’s investigative unit, and has earned 19 Emmy Awards for journalistic excellence, as well as the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Media Release Consent
By attending this event, you agree to give Rutgers University permission to record you and your registered guests’ (including minors under the age of 18) image and/or voice and grant Rutgers all rights to use these sound, still, or moving images in any medium for educational, promotional, advertising, or other purposes that support the mission of the university. You agree that all rights to the sound, still, or moving images belong to Rutgers.