The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, which helps openly gay candidates raise money and offer strategic support, has endorsed former Gov. James E. McGreevey in his bid to become mayor of Jersey City.
“Jim will bring a unique and important perspective to Jersey City and ensure all residents are considered when making policy decisions,” said the group’s president, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker. “He will also make history when elected, becoming the first out LGBTQ+ person to ever serve as Mayor of Jersey City.”
McGreevey has made his advocacy of social justice, criminal justice reform, and progressive, community-focused policies a cornerstone of his bid to return to office as mayor of the state’s second-largest city. As a legislator and as governor, he advocated for pro-choice policies; in 2004, he signed legislation legalizing domestic partnerships in New Jersey.
He currently runs the New Jersey Reentry Corporation, working with formerly incarcerated individuals to help secure housing, job training, rehabilitative services, and healthcare access.
In the November non-partisan municipal election, McGreevey faces James Solomon and Joyce Watterman, both members of the city council, Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea, and Mussab Ali, a former school board president.
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