Ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey considering political comeback after high-profile resignationBy Jon Levine
June 17, 2023
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey is toying with a political comeback with a run for mayor of Jersey City.
“There’s an opportunity perhaps to look at this as a last final act if you will,” McGreevey told CBS New York, adding that he was being urged to do it by his friend, Union City Mayor Brian P. Stack, and is giving the matter serious consideration.
Current Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who’s led the city for 10 years, announced in April that he is running for governor to succeed term-limited Phil Murphy in 2025.
McGreevey said his campaign would focus on “quality of life issues” in the state’s second-largest city.
Once a popular Democrat, McGreevey resigned the Garden State’s top job in 2004 after a secret extramarital affair with a man who then-McGreevey aides said tried to blackmail him for up to $5 million.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/06/17/ex-nj-gov-jim-mcgreevey-considering-political-comeback-after-high-profile-resignation/
