State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) won’t weigh in on the political future of Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise – at least, not yet.
Cunningham, whose district includes Bayonne and most of Jersey City, has endorsed Union City Mayor/State Sen. Brian Stack for Hudson County Democratic Chairman. DeGise, who has held his post since 2002, and Democrats loyal to him are recruiting a candidate to challenge Stack. They expect to announce that candidate after the May 8 elections in Bayonne.
“At this point, no,” Cunningham said when asked if she planned to weigh in on DeGise’s planned reelection run, though she added that she was “supporting Senator Stack 100% to be the county chair.”
The silence is an interesting one, especially since Cunningham has been floated as a potential challenger to DeGise in 2019.
“I’ve made no decision,” Cunningham said when asked about a possible run at DeGise’s seat. “I don’t rule anything out.”
The four-term Senator was similarly mum about a possible run at Jersey City’s mayorship in 2021. There too, Cunningham ruled nothing out.