Former Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey will announce his political comeback next Thursday, when he will publicly declare that he is running for mayor of Jersey City, a member of his campaign staff told The Post.
McGreevey, 66, has been out of politics for nearly 20 years, since his 2004 resignation as governor of the Garden State after coming clean about an extramarital affair with a male staffer.
The former governor’s chance to re-enter politics opened in April, when his hometown mayor, Steven Fulop, announced that he would not seek re-election in Jersey City and would instead run to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in 2025.
“Thursday is D-Day for McGreevey’s campaign for mayor,” McGreevey told The Post on Friday.
McGreevey has been out of politics for almost 20 years.Scott Wintrow
The former governor has filed his paperwork with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission and plans to launch his campaign on Nov. 9, during an event at a Dominican restaurant in Jersey City at 9 a.m.
He will be joined at the start of the campaign by his sister, Sharon, and daughter, Jacqueline.
“It is the day when we will begin to bring the changes we need to Jersey City: to work for greater accountability, reliable services, clean and safe streets, and controlled property taxes for working families,” McGreevey wrote in the invitation. for the event. .
“We must work harder and smarter for our Jersey City residents and communities,” he added, teasing his “Change We Need” campaign slogan.
The campaign staff added that McGreevey will focus on “important issues,” such as safe and clean roads, property taxes, apprenticeship programs for high school youth, government transparency and keeping traffic flowing smoothly in the city of nearly 300,000 people.
McGreevey resigned as governor of New Jersey in 2004 after admitting she had an extramarital affair with a man. Pool
McGreevey, who since leaving the governorship has received his divinity degree at General Theological Seminary in New York City and spent several years as executive director of the Jersey City Job & Training Program, appears to be the first candidate to enter the race to replace Fulop.
Non-partisan municipal elections will take place in November 2025.
McGreevey, a married father of two, shocked the nation in August 2004 when he admitted to the affair.
“My truth is that I’m a gay American,” McGreevey said during a press conference. “I engaged in an adult affair with another man, which violated my marriage bond.”
McGreevey’s assistant at the time said the man, Golan Cipel, tried to blackmail McGreevey up to $5 million.
Cipel dropped the sexual harassment suit against McGreevey after his resignation.
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