Nick Lewis for 3rd Ward Councilor
Nick Lewis, a 16 year resident of Montclair, is an active volunteer in the Montclair schools, recreational sports, and the arts. As a member of the Rand PTA Board for over ten years, he was instrumental in establishing Rand School’s artist-in-residency program and the PTA’s annual Funk Raiser. Nick has coached Montclair Baseball and Soccer for well over a decade. He is past President of the Arts Council of Essex County and an advisor to the Montclair Academy of Dance. He has served on the Finance Committee and Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair and has been nominated to be their next President.
Nick spent the majority of his professional life as a labor lawyer and expert in labor relations and employee benefits law, representing workers and unions. He has transitioned to a part-time practice to spend more time with his children and has worked in Montclair representing the elderly. Prior to moving to Montclair, Nick and his family lived in Australia for three years where Nick served as General Counsel of the Australian Baseball League and taught at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Nick and his wife Judie Rinearson have three children -- a 2006 MHS graduate and two who are currently in the public schools.
"I am very excited to be running for the Montclair Town Council," says Nick. "I've been doing volunteer work in the community for years and have followed the changes that the Town has experienced over the past decade. I have become concerned that the Town was losing the qualities that make it so special and it also seemed to me that tone of the public conversation was deteriorating. I am sure that Unity Montclair can address these problems and maintain the diversity and energy in Montclair that makes it such a wonderful place to live."