Healy ally out as chair of Jersey City Democrats

By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal
June 06, 2013 at 12:32 PM

Hudson County Freeholder Jeff Dublin is stepping aside as leader of Jersey City Democrats and throwing his support behind an ally of Mayor-elect Steve Fulop.

Dublin, a vocal supporter of outgoing Mayor Jerramiah Healy, said in a statement from Fulop?s office that his decision to not seek re-election as chair of the Jersey City Democratic Organization is an effort to ?bring everyone together.?

?With a new mayor and council, it?s time for a new direction with the JCDO. I?m going to work with the new leadership moving forward,? Dublin said. ?Jersey City deserves its elected officials to work together for a better Jersey City.?

Dublin was elected the group?s chair in June 2011. But his aggressive campaigning in favor of Healy, who lost the mayoralty to Fulop on May 14, sealed his fate.

Today, Dublin said he is endorsing Shawn ?Sully? Thomas as the new JCDO chair.

Fulop?s camp called Thomas ?instrumental? to Fulop?s win in Ward D on May 14.

Fulop becomes mayor on July 1.

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