Redesign The Police, NJ-10 Candidate Says: 2020 Election – Newark, NJ Patch

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Khaliah Fitchette wants to “build a legacy” in New Jersey’s 10th District. And the bricks and mortar of her campaign include education, police reform and women’s rights.

Fitchette, who is running as an independent candidate this November, is a Newark native who isn’t afraid to use her own life experience as a tool for change.

According to Fitchette, she suffered the effects of police brutality in 2010 when she was a high school student “illegally detained” by the Newark Police Department. After filming a police interaction, she was arrested and detained when she refused to delete the footage. With the support of the American Civil Liberties Union, she launched a lawsuit that eventually resulted in officer training affirming the rights of citizens to record police officers performing their duties.

New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District covers portions of Essex, Hudson and Union counties, including the following municipalities: Bloomfield, East Orange, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Maplewood, Montclair, Newark, Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Bayonne, Jersey City, Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park and Union Township.

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