​Edison NJ Mayor Election 2025: Samip Joshi’s Reign of Ruin – Why He Must Be Fired November 4

If you still believe Sam Joshi deserves four more years, look at the wreckage he’s left in just four. Crime exploding 70%. Debt past $200 million. A $5 million athletic center now $17 million. Land we paid $13 million for that we don’t even own. Water mains from the 1940s still bursting. Seniors locked out of their center. Libraries bullied. Arts groups evicted for selfies. Public records buried. Debates dodged. Police used as personal valets. This isn’t a mayor. This is a wrecking ball in a suit.

Sam Joshi Scandals: The Full Ledger of Betrayal

1. Refuses to Debate Promised “open dialogue.” Now hides from voters and challengers. Democracy dies in silence.
2. Jets Athletic Center – $12 Million Over Budget Sold as $5 million. Now $17 million and counting. Your money, his monument.
3. Glendale/Silver Lake – $13 Million for Land We Don’t Own Bought from a seller with no legal rights. $1 million in lawsuits, $50,000/month in bond payments—for dirt we can’t use. Joshi: “I didn’t read the contract.”
4. Water System Collapse Bond money approved years ago to replace 80-year-old pipes. Zero pipes replaced. Result: endless breaks, flooded streets, skyrocketing repair bills.
5. Tax “Cut” Lie Bragged about lowering taxes. Raised municipal taxes—hid it behind a county drop. Straight-up deception.
6. DNC Joyride Dragged four officers to the Democratic National Convention on your dime in the name of "security". Federal security already there. Reimbursed only after getting caught.
7. Shipping Containers – Paid DOUBLE Basic Google search would’ve saved thousands. Didn’t bother.
8. $1 Million No-Bid Contract to T&M Associates Zero competitive bids. Pure cronyism.
9. OPRA Stonewalling – Unprecedented Obstruction Requests delayed, redacted, denied. Legal fees exploding. No prior administration ever did this.
10. Library Power Grab – Clara Barton Tried to seize the building, slash space, relocate services. Board resisted. Joshi retaliated.
11. Purged Library Leaders Fired respected President & VP. Replaced with HOA loyalists.
12. Edison Arts Society Evicted 25 years in Municipal Building. Kicked out. Space now a Joshi photo gallery.
13. Ray Catena Fundraiser – Conflict of Interest Hosted campaign cash grab while company had pending zoning variance.
14. American Flag Eviction – National Laughingstock Resident removed from council meeting for holding a flag. Went viral. Forced apology.
15. Crime Up 70% Break-ins, car thefts, reckless speeding. Neighborhoods under siege.
16. Debt Explodes Past $200 Million Future generations pay for today’s disasters.
17. Toth Senior Center – $5.5 Million and Fenced Off Closed 2023. Still shuttered. No plan. No reopening.
18. Stelton Community Center – $9 Million and Pointless Budget: $3 million. Reality: $9 million+. Unfinished. No purpose defined.

The Verdict Is In: Sam Joshi Is Edison’s Biggest Liability

This isn’t bad luck. This is pattern. Waste. Lies. Retaliation. Arrogance. Edison families pay higher taxes for worse services, unsafe streets, and a mayor who treats public office like a personal ATM.
November 4, 2025, isn’t just an election. It’s an eviction notice.
Sam Joshi must go.
Edison can’t survive another term of this disaster.