Tom DeGise 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...

Sires trounces Oseguera

July 7, 2020 10:36 pmJuly 8, 2020 3:13 am

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) defeated progressive primary challenger Hector Oseguera to win the Democratic nomination in the eighth congressional district Tuesday, the New Jersey Globe projects. Sires got 76% of the vote, while Oseguera got 21%. Will Sheehan,...

On election night, look at Hudson District 5 freeholder race to see if Oseguera challenge is real

July 4, 2020 5:01 pm

The quickest snapshot to tell if Hector Oseguera’s primary challenge to Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) is real on Election Day will be to look at Hudson County District 5, which includes Hoboken and part of the downtown Ward...

Elba Perez-Cinciarelli, former assemblywoman, dies at 76

July 4, 2020 12:32 am

Former Assemblywoman Elba Perez-Cinciarelli (D-Jersey City), the first Latina to represent Hudson County in the New Jersey Legislature and an early supporter of same-sex marriage, died on Friday. She was 76. Hudson County Democrats picked Perez-Cinciarelli, a Jersey City Education...

Fulop, DeGise team up to boost Hudson candidates

June 30, 2020 11:31 amJune 30, 2020 2:09 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise put stowed their knives and joined together for an election-eve ad boosting Hudson’s county-backed candidates. “He and I, we don’t always agree on everything, but there is one thing...

Passaic says yes to Murphy borrowing plan

June 1, 2020 2:30 pmJune 1, 2020 3:13 pm

Passaic County freeholders and mayors have signed on as supporters of Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget borrowing plan, joining local officials in Essex and Hudson counties. In a statement issued on Monday, seven Democratic freeholders and eight Democratic mayors said they...