Fulop Campaign Announces Endorsements from Twenty-One Former Mayors

Campaign Continues to Focus on Mayors; Respected Leaders Representing Eleven Counties Back Fulop, Including Three Previous Jersey City Mayors 

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Fulop for Governor campaign is announcing the support of twenty-one former Mayors, representing eleven counties and a mixture of urban and suburban communities throughout the state. The endorsers include the three most recent living former Mayors of Jersey City, as well as major figures from Bergen, Essex and Union counties and several other key areas of the state.

“We’ve built this campaign around grassroots support along with Mayors who best understand what their communities and constituents need. Today’s announcement of endorsements from twenty-oner respected former mayors continues that commitment,” said Mayor Steven Fulop. “I’m proud to have these distinguished public servants join our team, and it’s particularly satisfying to have the support of my three immediate predecessors in Jersey City who have seen the progress we’ve made here up close. I’m running for Governor to deliver on that same promise — to make the kinds of smart policy choices that create a better environment for families. Today is another step forward for our campaign.”

The former mayors endorsing Fulop for Governor include: 

Jerramiah Healy – Jersey City (Hudson)

1. Harvey Smith – Jersey City (Hudson)

Bret Schundler – Jersey City (Hudson)

Mark Smith – Bayonne (Hudson)

Chris Chung – Palisades Park (Bergen)

Tim Eustace – Maywood (Bergen)

Frank Huttle – Englewood (Bergen)

Andrew LaBruno – Dumont (Bergen)

Eldridge Hawkins – Orange (Essex)

Raymond McCarthy – Bloomfield (Essex)

Frank McGehee – Maplewood (Essex)

Collette Kennedy – Keyport (Monmouth)

Pat Menna – Red Bank (Monmouth)

Tom Jardim – Westfield (Union)

Sara Todisco – Garwood (Union)

Jesse Tweedle – Pleasantville (Atlantic)

Jacqueline Jennings – Willingboro (Burlington)

Betsy Driver – Flemington (Hunterdon)

Julie Blake – Hopewell Township (Mercer)

Keith Balla – Watchung (Somerset)

Stephen Ellis – Phillipsburg  (Warren)

Since launching his campaign for Governor last year Mayor Fulop has been endorsed by Mayors representing communities throughout the state. That includes Campaign Co-Chair Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr., Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle, Hackensack Mayor John Labrosse, Teaneck Mayor Michael Pagan, Hillside Mayor Dahlia Vertreese, Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach, Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty, South Orange Village President Sheena Collum, Mount Holly Mayor Chris Banks, Burlington City Mayor Barry Conaway, High Bridge Mayor Michele Lee, former Summit Mayor Nora Radest and former Chatham Borough Mayor Thad Kobylarz. Fulop has also been endorsed by County Democratic Chairs in Hudson and Warren counties, former Assembly members Sadaf Jaffer and Valerie Huttle, numerous labor unions and other elected officials.