Pay-to-play system inside New Jersey capital city is focus of secret donations to politicians

Fulop’s proposed ban on outside campaign cash raises eyebrows

JERSEY CITY — Since last July, Mayor Steve Fulop has reported receiving $343,120 in donations to his 2017 reelection campaign fund from donors across New Jersey and beyond. A Paramus makeup artist donated $350 in February. An Annandale man gave $500 in November. The political action committee for the Seafarers International Union — based in Suitland,…