Miles From New York, Another Ex-Governor Seeks a Comeback as Mayor [View all]

He framed his resignation as governor largely as a sacrifice to spare his state from the distraction of a sex scandal. His name became a punchline on late-night TV.

Years passed. Then political opportunity arose in the city where he was born. This time, he would run for mayor of his state’s most ethnically diverse and economically vital metropolis.

In this case, the city is not New York, although the tale is familiar there, too.

Jim McGreevey, a former governor of New Jersey, has staked his claim at political rebirth on a campaign for mayor of Jersey City. It comes two decades after he left Trenton, and just as Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s former governor, is also running for mayor, of New York City.


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/nyregion/jersey-city-mayor-election.html