In a struggle for local control of the Democratic Party, longtime Hoboken Councilman Michael Russo filed a slate of committee people bracketed with Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19).

Forty-nine out of 80 seats are contested.

Wisniewski is running in the June 6th Democratic Primary as an alternative to former Goldman Sachs executive Phil Murphy (the former ambassador to Germany).

Team Murphy is bracketed with committee candidates backed by incumbent Mayor Dawn Zimmer and the Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO).