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Alums Montferatt, Castaneda named to InsiderNJ's "50 under 30" Up and Comers in New Jersey Politics

August 23, 2017

Bloustein young alums Connor Montferatt MPP-MCRP ’17, a Councilman in the Borough of Hightstown and Jonathan Castaneda, MCRP ’16, chief of staff to the mayor of West New York were recently named to InsiderNJ’s “50 under 30: The Millennial Up and Comers in New Jersey Politics” list.

Insider NJ, August 22, 2017

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