Today, former U.S. Treasury Official Dini Ajmani announced she is running for mayor of the City of Hoboken.

Dini brings the competence and skills the city needs today. She has served in public service for over a decade, working for Senator Booker, Governor Murphy, and most recently, as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Treasury, appointed by President Biden. She also served in the Murphy Administration as New Jersey’s Assistant Treasurer, overseeing many responsibilities, including the pension fund and employee health benefits.

“Hoboken is home,” said Ajmani. “This is where my husband and I have lived for close to a decade. Like every Hoboken family, we are so proud of our city and want to ensure it remains strong, protected, and above all, affordable — both now and in the future.” “As mayor, I will put my experience to work as custodian of residents’ hard-earned tax dollars — keeping a tight lid on property taxes and addressing high rents. I will focus on fiscal sustainability so we can continue to provide essential services like paved roads, clean streets, parking, and safe public spaces.”

The Hoboken mayoral contest is a non-partisan election set for November 2025. For more information about Dini and her campaign, visit www.diniforhoboken.com.

Dini’s life story is a testament to the ideals of hope and opportunity that define America.

Raised in a small town in India, Dini was brought up by a father who was a welder, and a homemaker mother. Their hard work and dedication instilled in Dini a deep appreciation for possibility and perseverance.

She gained expertise in management with an MBA from Stanford University. Prior to that, she received a Masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.

After school, Dini and her husband of now 37 years, Sonny, found their true home in the Garden State, eventually deciding to settle in Hoboken after one fateful evening when their NJ Transit train was cancelled and redirected to Hoboken. It was love at first sight for both of them, and perhaps the best thing to ever come out of an NJ Transit failure.

Together, they raised two daughters while Dini worked her way up the ranks as one of the few women on a rough-and-tumble Wall Street trading floor.

Dini is deeply committed to giving back to the community and country that has offered her and her family so much. Over the last decade, she has harnessed her expertise in economics and finance—and experience with managing teams of hundreds of people — to some of the hardest issues in public service.

In 2018, Dini brought her passion for transparency and accountability in government budgeting to state government as the Assistant State Treasurer. There, she worked to stabilize New Jersey’s finances and fought to protect state pension benefits and negotiated aggressively with insurance companies to get New Jerseyans a better deal on health benefits. In recognition of her efforts, in 2021 President Biden appointed Dini as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department, where she worked to
help the U.S. economy recover from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lower housing costs.

All the while, Dini has become deeply embedded in the Hoboken community, serving on the Hoboken Planning Board and supporting local institutions that enhance the quality of life in the city.

Dini is ready to draw upon her experiences and record of service to help shape Hoboken’s next chapter as Mayor. She will fight to preserve the city’s unique character, support our families so they can thrive, and finally give Hoboken a government that is both responsive and responsible in addressing the many challenges the city faces.