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Where local races stand in Hudson County

November 5, 2021 11:40 am

East Newark Democratic Councilmembers Kenneth Graham and Rose Evaristo won re-election to the East Newark Borough Council unopposed. Guttenberg Guttenberg Mayor Wayne Zitt and Councilmembers Monica Fundora, John Habermann, and Richard Delafuente, all Democrats, won re-election without opposition. Hoboken Mayor...

Fulop re-elected as mayor of Jersey City

November 2, 2021 9:06 pmNovember 2, 2021 9:15 pm

The New Jersey Globe can project that Democratic Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has won re-election against progressive newcomer Lewis Spears. Fulop, a potential gubernatorial candidate in the future, was the strong favorite against Spears, who was registered as a...

Jake Hudnut will seek Jersey City’s Ward E council seat on Fulop slate

February 18, 2021 10:49 am

Jersey City’s Municipal Prosecutor will run for the city’s Ward E council seat on Mayor Steve Fulop’s slate, the two announced Thursday. “Jake Hudnut is a proven public servant and someone who has spent the last three years working tirelessly...

Transit union backs Fulop for re-election

February 15, 2021 10:08 amFebruary 15, 2021 6:43 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop has picked up the endorsement of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the largest transportation workers union in his bid for re-election to a third term. This is the second labor endorsement for Fulop and his...

Sires endorses Fulop for re-election in Jersey City

January 11, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 11, 2021 9:05 am

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) today endorsed Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for re-election, bolstering a coalition of Hudson County Democrats supporting the mayor for a third term. “Mayor Fulop has shown true leadership by bringing people together with...

Amy DeGise may seek council seat on Fulop ticket

August 19, 2020 1:50 pmAugust 19, 2020 1:59 pm

Hudson County Democratic Chair Amy DeGise is expected to seek a Jersey City council seat next year on a slate headed by Mayor Steven Fulop, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Several sources confirm that DeGise would replace Rolando Lavarro,...

Viola Richardson, former Jersey City councilwoman, dies of COVID-19

April 11, 2020 2:55 pmApril 11, 2020 3:27 pm

Viola Richardson, a longtime fixture in Jersey City politics and a popular three-term city councilwoman, died on Friday evening of a coronavirus-related illness. She was 74. “I served with her for eight years on the City Council and she defined...