Randy Primas

Randy Primas
Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
In office
January 18, 1990 – September 18, 1992
GovernorJames Florio
Preceded byAnthony M. Villane
Succeeded byStephanie R. Bush
Mayor of Camden, New Jersey
In office
1981–1990
Preceded byAngelo Errichetti
Succeeded byAaron Thompson
Personal details
Born
Melvin Randolph Primas, Jr.

(1949-08-31)August 31, 1949[1]
Camden, New Jersey
DiedMarch 1, 2012(2012-03-01) (aged 62)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBonita Primas

Melvin Randolph "Randy" Primas, Jr. (August 31, 1949 – March 1, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first African-American Mayor of Camden, New Jersey from 1981 to 1990.[2][3] He was succeeded by fellow African American Aaron A. Thomson.[4]

  1. ^ "Melvin Randolph Primas Jr. Obituary (2012) Courier Post". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ Vargas, Clauia (March 9, 2012). "Current and former S.J. politicos attend funeral of former Camden Mayor Randy Primas". Philadelphia Inquirer (Camden Flow). Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Reity (March 4, 2012). "Melvin R. "Randy" Primas Jr., Camden's first African American mayor, dies at 62". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. November 26, 1990.