Today, Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher officially announces her candidacy for Hoboken Mayor in the November 2025 election, pledging to bring experienced, results-driven leadership to City Hall.  A 31-year Hoboken resident and dedicated public servant, Fisher has built a reputation as a trusted, hands-on, solutions-focused leader who engages with the community on the issues that matter and delivers real results.

“Hoboken is more than just a city—Hoboken’s story is a strong, resilient community,” said Fisher. “But we’re at a crossroads. From public safety to affordability, from smart development to the quality of our basic city services, we need an experienced leader who delivers real results and puts people at the center of every decision. That’s why I’m running—to be a different kind of mayor, one who ensures City Hall works for everyone and helps Hoboken become the very best it can be.”

As a three-term councilwoman, Fisher has built a proven track record of putting residents first and delivering quality of life improvements across Hoboken. She has worked to keep the city affordable—protecting rent control, curbing tax increases, and supporting both the preservation and creation of affordable housing. Her public safety efforts include co-authoring the city’s “Tests and Vests” legislation, advocating for community policing, advancing aggressive rat mitigation, and serving on the City’s Vision Zero Task Force. She has also delivered improvements to public transportation, senior services, and access to open space throughout the city.

Councilwoman Fisher has led Hoboken’s resiliency and infrastructure initiatives—including the landmark Rebuild by Design project. She founded the Hoboken Business Alliance and helped launch the Hoboken Food Pantry during the pandemic, where she remains an active volunteer.

Fisher sees a future for Hoboken where residents feel safe walking in our parks and along our streets, where city services meet the expectations of the people who pay for them, where development puts current residents first, and where local government does everything it can to keep Hoboken affordable. To deliver on that vision, she has outlined the following priorities:

• Building trusted partnerships with our schools, police, and first responders—to support education, strengthen public safety, and foster a more connected community.
• Creating a culture of pedestrian safety where everyone—drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians—shares responsibility for protecting one another.
• Delivering reliable city services by keeping Hoboken clean and well-maintained—from eliminating the rat problem to improving parks, fixing streets, and tackling parking challenges.
• Fighting to keep Hoboken affordable by stopping outrageous rent increases, reducing wasteful spending, building the 700 affordable housing units already in the pipeline and completing the full redevelopment of the Hoboken Housing Authority.
• Making development work for Hoboken by securing real community benefits—like more recreation space, a new community center and pool, expanded public transit, and other investments that serve current residents.
• Investing in Hoboken’s future through green space, infrastructure, and long-term resiliency initiatives like Rebuild by Design.
• Opening City Hall to ensure transparent, responsive government that reflects the values and priorities of the community it serves.

Beyond public service, Fisher brings over 20 years of private-sector experience as a finance and real estate executive, where she managed multimillion-dollar budgets, led complex negotiations and real estate transactions, and drove organizational change—skills she believes are critical to effectively managing a growing city like Hoboken.

“I’ve always been a leader—whether in business, on the soccer field as a coach, or at the Council dais—solving tough problems, bringing people together, and standing up for our community,” Fisher said. “As Hoboken’s mayor, I’ll bring a deep love for this city combined with a results-driven track record and decades of relevant experience to lead from day one—putting community first and building the Hoboken we all deserve.”

Hoboken’s nonpartisan municipal election will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, with early voting and vote-by-mail options available.