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Published on: 6/8/2005
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Republicans chose Wayne attorney Victor Rabbat and Clifton Councilman Frank Gaccione to face Freeholder Director Elease Evans and newcomer Bruce James in November's Board of Freeholders race.
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Evans and James won the Democratic nod easily in the uncontested Democratic primary.Evans, 65, of Paterson, has been a freeholder since 2003, and the freeholder director since 2004.
James, 54, of Clifton, has worked at the Passaic County Board of Social Services for more than 30 years and is a former union president of the Professional Workers Association, the board's supervisors union.
With James securely on the Democratic ballot for November, the primary heralded the end of the political career of freeholder and assemblyman Peter Eagler.
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Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie backed James over Eagler for the freeholder bid, and Eagler withdrew his brief and embattled assembly bid in April.