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Jersey City council president endorses McGreevey for mayor

November 10, 2025 1:31 pmNovember 11, 2025 12:32 am

Jersey City Council President Joyce E. Watterman endorsed former Gov. Jim McGreevey for mayor Monday morning, taking sides in the runoff between McGreevey and Jersey City Councilman James Solomon. Watterman finished fifth in this month’s mayoral election with about 4%...

Crowded field of mayoral, council candidates in Jersey City

August 25, 2025 11:12 amAugust 25, 2025 10:11 pm

Jersey City will select its first new mayor in twelve years in November, and seven candidates have filed to run for the seat held since 2013 by Steven Fulop, according to an unofficial list of contenders. Running for mayor are...

Katie Brennan backs Solomon for Jersey City mayor

August 19, 2025 1:07 pmAugust 19, 2025 7:41 pm

James Solomon has picked up a potentially key endorsement in his bid for mayor of Jersey City: Katie Brennan, a Jersey City activist who won a stunning victory in the Democratic primary for State Assembly in June against candidates backed...

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...

McGreevey has big fundraising edge in Jersey City mayoral race (Updated)

April 21, 2025 12:28 pmApril 21, 2025 2:38 pm

James E. McGreevey has a huge cash advantage in his bid to become the next mayor of Jersey City, raising $2,176,361 so far with $986,381 cash-on-hand in advance of the November non-partisan municipal election. McGreevey, the former governor, reported raising...

Watterman joins race for Jersey City mayor

June 20, 2024 11:39 amJune 20, 2024 12:40 pm

Promising economic empowerment, reducing crime, and increasing affordable housing, Jersey City Council President Joyce Watterman announced on Wednesday that she would run for mayor next year, “Let us remember the fight is not over,” said Watterman. “I want to make...

How Rob Menendez won

June 7, 2024 5:07 pmJune 8, 2024 11:10 am

Well before this Tuesday’s blockbuster Democratic primary election in the 8th congressional district, it was very clear that Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla were competing for two different universes of voters. Menendez’s base was in...