Frank Gilmore Archives - New Jersey Globe

Baraka will appear at Solomon event in Jersey City (Updated)

July 10, 2025 2:39 pmJuly 10, 2025 8:37 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will “be a special guest” at an event on July 29 for Jersey City Councilman James Solomon and City Councilman Frank Gilmore, who is seeking a second term in Ward F. But that doesn’t mean Baraka...

N.J. Supreme Court rules Jersey City ward map does not violate ‘compactness’ law

June 18, 2025 3:23 pmJune 19, 2025 3:36 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a legal challenge that argued Jersey City’s ward map is illegally gerrymandered. Jersey City Councilman Frank Gilmore and a coalition of more than a dozen neighborhood groups sued the city’s ward commission...

Jersey City councilman endorses Brennan, Bhalla in blockbuster Assembly primary

April 24, 2025 2:22 pmApril 24, 2025 6:47 pm

Jersey City Councilman Frank “Educational” Gilmore endorsed Katie Brennan and Ravi Bhalla for Assembly in the crowded Democratic primary in the 32nd legislative district. Bhalla, the mayor of Hoboken, and Brennan, a former Murphy administration official, are seeking the Democratic...

Jersey City councilman supports Baraka for governor

November 27, 2024 4:10 pmDecember 2, 2024 9:16 am

A Jersey City councilman is backing Ras Baraka for the Democratic nomination for governor, giving the three-term Newark mayor his elected official endorsement from Hudson County. Frank “Educational” Gilmore cited Baraka “transformative work in Newark and his capacity to lead...

Opinion: Frank Gilmore on lines

March 15, 2024 1:16 pmMarch 15, 2024 7:50 pm

OPINION With all the recent talk about lines and machine-lead politics in New Jersey, I just want to take this time to thank the real, genuine people who have been speaking out against this unethical form of politics for the...

McGreevey confirms to Marcia Kramer he’s considering Jersey City mayoral campaign

June 19, 2023 11:21 am

In an interview yesterday with CBS’s Marcia Kramer, former Gov. Jim McGreevey confirmed that he is in fact interested in running for mayor of Jersey City in 2025, a campaign that neighboring Union City Mayor/State Sen. Brian Stack has been...

A brief electoral history of Steve Fulop

April 14, 2023 11:24 am

And so it begins. Earlier this week, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey in 2025. He’s not the first to say he’s running – that distinction belongs to...