Steven Fulop Archives - New Jersey Globe

McKnight refuses to comment on state of affairs in 31st district

January 20, 2023 11:55 am

The Hudson County-based 31st legislative district is in something of a limbo right now, with State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) facing cognitive health issues and Democrats uncertain of who could take her spot. But one of the figures at...

Jessica Ramirez, John Allen will run for Assembly on Hudson Democratic ticket

December 20, 2022 2:33 pmDecember 21, 2022 1:37 pm

Jessica Ramirez and John Allen will run for two Assembly seats in 2023 on a ticket headed by current Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City), the New Jersey Globe has learned. Ramirez and Allen, both attorneys, will have the support of...

Sampson on Cunningham: ‘Do not count her out’

December 8, 2022 1:03 pm

For the last two months, State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) has been hospitalized with cognitive health issues, and it’s not clear when – if ever – she’ll be able to return to the legislature. The unfortunate situation has precipitated...

Fulop, Davis say their off-duty police officers can’t use weed

April 20, 2022 4:35 pm

Amid a growing debate about off-duty marijuana use among New Jersey police officers, two Hudson County mayors, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis, have said cops in their departments can’t partake in legal marijuana. Sales of...

East Orange mayor backing Payne for Congress

March 2, 2022 4:50 pm

East Orange Mayor Ted Green has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election in New Jersey’s 10th district. “Congressman Payne is the leader we can count on to get the job done, which is why he was able to...

Carchman says he’d decided against splitting Jersey City before Fulop letter

February 26, 2022 6:56 pm

The decision to not split Jersey City into more than two legislative districts was made before Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop weighed in on the issue, according to Philip Carchman, the former appellate court judge who was the court-appointed Apportionment...

Mukherji announces run for newly open Senate seat

February 18, 2022 4:42 pmFebruary 19, 2022 10:34 am

Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) said today that he will run for the Senate in the 32nd district come 2023, an announcement that was immediately followed by endorsements from Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City),...