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As he prepares to seek re-election, Fulop scores big wins in Jersey City

November 5, 2020 6:50 pmNovember 5, 2020 8:33 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop scored some major political successes on Tuesday when his candidates for city council and school board won decisive victories. A blowout win for interim Ward D Councilman Yousef Saleh gives Fulop a solid block of...

Saleh the likely winner of remainder of Yun’s term

November 3, 2020 9:17 pmNovember 4, 2020 4:47 am

Jersey City Ward D Councilman Yousef Saleh holds a decisive lead over four other candidates to win the remainder of late Councilman Michael Yun’s unexpired term. He leads county employee Patrick Ambrossi by 3,524 votes, and it does not appear...

Saleh gets fundraising boost in bid for Jersey City council seat

October 20, 2020 10:32 am

The first Muslim and Palestinian city councilman in Jersey City received a fundraising boost from four prominent North Jersey officials for his bid to keep his seat in the November 3 non-partisan special election. Yousef Saleh, who was appointed to...

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...

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...