Jersey City Politics

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla will challenge Rep. Rob Menendez for the Eighth District’s House seat in next year’s Democratic primary, the mayor announced Tuesday. Bhalla, in a video announcement, said the nation is “at a pivotal moment,” and he pledged to focus on environmental issues, reproductive rights, and health care if elected to Congress. But […]

If there was one point of agreement between members of Jersey City’s Municipal Council during today’s special session, it was that Ward D Councilman Yusef Saleh had worked hard. In the end, however, it wasn’t enough to win passage of Saleh’s controversial resolution calling for a cease fire in Gaza, which failed to garner the […]

The JC Ceasefire Movement shared this letter today with the Jersey City Times. It was prepared prior to the current resolution to be voted on at today’s 4 p.m. special meeting of the Municipal Council. Letter to Jersey City Council Members We grieve for the 1,200 dead in Israel and 20,000 dead in Gaza over […]

For days Steve Fulop had remained silent as mayors throughout Hudson County lined up behind Rob Menendez’s reelection as U.S. Representative for the Eighth Congressional District. Yesterday, he broke his silence in a tweet on X. “I’m not on board with supporting Rob Menendez for another term in Congress. It’s time to move on. When […]

With endorsements from Hudson County Executive-elect Craig Guy, Union City Mayor Brian Stack and the Hudson County Democratic Organization, Rep. Rob Menendez’s reelection prospects have gone from bleak to good, according to observers. The endorsements were first reported yesterday by Hudson County View. The backing from local heavyweights give new meaning to the biblical injunction […]

City Council President Joyce Watterman says she will join a growing field of candidates running to replace Mayor Steven Fulop. Fulop, who is running for governor, has said this will be his last term. Watterman made the announcement on Tuesday in an interview with the Jersey Journal, telling the paper that she is in the […]

Bill O’Dea made his run for mayor official this morning in front of a rapturous crowd of family, friends and colleagues. During an hour-long, slickly produced event at the The View in Lincoln Park, O’Dea’s colleagues along with labor officials and community activists paraded to the lectern to attest to his good character and qualifications. […]

First Lady Tammy Murphy announced a campaign for U.S. Senate Wednesday, touting strides on infant and maternal mortality as she enters a fraught contest for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat. Murphy, who filed paperwork to run earlier this month, is the latest in a line of Democrats who have set their eyes on Menendez’s seat […]