Michael Yun Archives - New Jersey Globe

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,...

In display of Hudson Democratic peace, Fulop signs Swibinski for ’21 re-election bid

August 11, 2020 2:26 pmAugust 11, 2020 5:33 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has hired North Jersey political consultant Phil Swibinski to work on his re-election campaign, a clear indication that the Hudson County Warette of 2018 has come to an end. Fulop is seeking re-election to a...

Ambrossi enters race for Jersey City council seat

July 22, 2020 11:35 pm

Patrick Ambrossi, an analyst for the Hudson County Division of Housing and Community Development and a Hudson County Young Democrats executive board member, will challenge incumbent Yousef Saleh in a November special election for the Jersey City Council. Saleh was...

Fulop pulls Jersey City school board referendum

May 5, 2020 8:56 am

Jersey City will drop a controversial plan to end the direct election of local school board members and replace them with a Board of Education appointed by the mayor, the Hudson County View has reported. Voters were being asked to...

Saleh will get Yun’s Jersey City council seat

April 27, 2020 4:09 pmApril 27, 2020 4:10 pm

Attorney Yousef Saleh will get the Michael Yun’s Ward D council seat, Council President Joyce Watterman announced today. Yun died of coronavirus on April 6. The 31-year-old son of Palestinian immigrants, Saleh ran for the school board in 2018 and...

Updated: Council pulls resolution to name Yun replacement

April 20, 2020 5:10 pmApril 21, 2020 10:23 am

The Jersey City Council today withdraw a resolution discussing the appointment of a replacement to Councilman Michael Yun, who died on April 5 for an illness related to COVID-19 creates a vacant seat that will have a major impact on...

Democratic congressional candidate Hector Oseguera. Photo courtesy of Hector Oseguera for Congress.

Sires primary challenger has $3,900 warchest

April 12, 2020 6:38 pmApril 14, 2020 9:15 pm

Hector Oseguera, a progressive challenging Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) in the 8th district Democratic primary has raised $22,731 and has $3,891 cash-on-hand, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday. Oseguera raised $16,950 during the...