UPDATE (3:10 p.m)- Political Consultant Weighs in on ‘Vile, Racist, Homophobic’ Mailer

UPDATE (10:40 a.m.)- Progressive Values Committee Denounces "Fake News Piece"

PATERSON, NJ- A recent trend that hit campaigns in Edison and Hoboken in 2017 has come to Paterson.

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Multiple sources have reported a flyer, purported to have been produced by Progressive Values Committee, which has previously been linked to the campaign of Andre Sayegh, hit doors across Paterson on Saturday.

The flyer depicts the images of four local political figures, including former Mayors Joey Torres and Martin Barnes, and Planning Board Commissioner Al Abdel-Aziz, saying that “they have all run the city to the ground,” and refers to them using racist and homophobic terms.

It continues to call for the “Christian silent majority to make Paterson great again” by voting for Sixth Ward Councilman Andre Sayegh for mayor.

Keith Furlong, a spokesman for the Sayegh campaign called the mailer “disgusting and reprehensible” and said that the campaign will be formally presenting the piece to law enforcement officials.

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