Tom DeGise Archives - New Jersey Globe

Trailblazer: Mayor Glenn Cunningham

January 20, 2020 12:55 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:47 am

Glenn Cunningham (1943-2004) was the first and only African American to win election for mayor of Jersey City. After serving in the Marines, Cunningham began a 25-year career as a Jersey City police officer. He retired as a captain. Cunningham...

Grilo takes over for Hudson’s longest-serving mayor

January 5, 2020 6:19 pmJanuary 5, 2020 6:57 pm

Dina Grilo took office on Friday as the mayor of East Newark, six months after unseating Hudson County’s longest-serving mayor in the Democratic primary. Grilo, a 47-year-old financial services executive, defeated Joseph Smith by a vote of 175 to 144. ...

DeGise won’t endorse in Jersey City mayor race until there is one

September 3, 2019 3:22 pmSeptember 4, 2019 10:41 am

Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise isn’t ready to endorse Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop for re-election because Fulop has not yet announced a run for a third term. “I think a guy ought to announce that he’s running for office...

Tom DeGise staying out of Fulop ally’s BoE re-election race

September 3, 2019 2:24 pm

Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise is staying out of Jersey Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas’s re-election race. “Other than when Amy ran, I haven’t gotten involved at all in Board of Education matters. When Amy ran, I backed her....

Sires has $182k cash-on-hand

July 13, 2019 3:54 pm

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) raised $54,637 during the second quarter of 2019 and no has $181,752 in his campaign warchest. Sires has raised $124,017 over the last six months. New Jersey’s 8th district is solidly Democratic and Sires...

DeGise lets Fulop ally remain as Jersey City Democratic chair

June 11, 2019 10:15 amJune 11, 2019 12:21 pm

Jersey City Democratic Municipal Chair Barbara McCann Stamato was re-elected on Monday night without opposition, even though allies of Tom DeGise and Amy DeGise took a majority of the 362-member Jersey City Democratic organization in last week’s primary election. Stamato...

Brian Stack is the Human Turnout Machine

June 10, 2019 12:18 amJune 10, 2019 1:00 am

Brian Stack turned out 28% of registered Democrats in Union City for the 2019 primary, despite the lack of any competitive races. GOTV is Stack’s currency and it’s one of the things that make him a formidable force in New...