Is Jim McGreevey About To Pull off a Huge Political Comeback?

Is Jim McGreevey About To Pull off a Huge Political Comeback?

(Jersey City, NJ) — More than two decades after his dramatic resignation as Governor of New Jersey, Jim McGreevey is attempting one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent American political history: a run for mayor of his hometown, Jersey City. The former governor, who famously stepped down in 2004 declaring, “I am a gay American,” collected enough votes on November 4th to put him in a December run off to become Jersey City’s next mayor. The…

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Council President Joyce Watterman, a first-round candidate, endorses Jim McGreevey for Jersey City mayor

JERSEY CITY, N.J. November 13, 2025 — Jersey City Council President Joyce E. Watterman, the first African-American woman ever elected as Council President, and one of the seven first-round candidates, has officially endorsed Jim McGreevey for Mayor of Jersey City. Watterman, a lifelong minister, educator, and advocate for working families, praised McGreevey’s record of leadership and his deep commitment to second chances, affordability, and fait…