Jersey City Gears Up for 2017 Mayor’s Race

OBSERVER - By Alyana Alfaro • 11/28/16 4:00pm

As recently as two months ago, there was speculation that Jersey City would need to elect a new mayor in 2017 due to current Mayor Steve Fulop’s then impending entrance to the New Jersey gubernatorial race. However, following Fulop’s surprise September 28 departure from that race—and his support of former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Phil Murphy for the spot—the landscape of the November 2017 municipal election changed. While Fulop has vowed he will run as an incumbent, a number of others are positioning themselves to challenge him.

So far, both Bill Matsikoudis and former Assemblyman Charles Mainor have announced that they will be facing off against Fulop in November. Additionally, current Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun told Observer that he may also enter the mix and attempt to unseat the sitting mayor.

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