Bayonne is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located in the Gateway Region,Bayonne is situated on a peninsula between Newark Bay to the west,the Kill Van Kull to the south,and New York Bay to the east. As of the 2020 United States census,the city was the state's 15th-most-populous municipality,surpassing 2010 #15 Passaic,with a population of 71,686,an increase of 8,662 (+13.7%) from the 2010 census count of 63,024,which in turn reflected an increase of 1,182 (+1.9%) from the 61,842 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 69,527 in 2022,ranking the city the 543rd-most-populous in the country.
Raymond J. Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1983 to 2018,where he represented the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house,the Senate,Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983. Lesniak was once considered a major power broker in the Democratic Party,having served as New Jersey Democratic State Chairman,also serving as New Jersey Chair for Clinton/Gore in 1996 and as a major fundraiser for Gore/Lieberman in 2000. Lesniak finished a distant fourth place as a candidate for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 election.
Joseph V. Doria Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician,who served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the cabinet of Governor Jon Corzine from 2007 until his resignation in July 2009. He is a former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly,State Senator for the 31st Legislative District,and a former Mayor of Bayonne,a position he held from July 1998 to October 2007.
Saint Peter's Preparatory School is an independent,preparatory,and all-male day school located in Jersey City,in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey,within the Archdiocese of Newark. Founded in 1872 by the Jesuits,it is operated as part of the Jesuit East Province. The school has been accredited by the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.
Albio B. Sires is a Cuban-born American businessman and politician serving as the mayor of West New York,New Jersey,since 2023 and previously from 1995 to 2006. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Sheila Yvette Oliver was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Oliver was the first Black woman to serve as lieutenant governor of New Jersey and was the first woman of color elected to statewide office in New Jersey.
Vincent Prieto is an American Democratic Party politician. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2018,where he represented the 32nd Legislative District. He formerly served as the 170th Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2018. He was chair of the Hudson County Democratic Organization until 2018,when he was succeeded by Amy DeGise.
Anthony Chiappone is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he represented the 31st Legislative District from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2008 until his resignation in 2010.
Marist High School was a private Roman Catholic co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in Bayonne,New Jersey,United States,and operated by the Marist Brothers of the Schools,an international religious congregation of educators with schools in over 70 countries. It was located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. The school had been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1978.
Sandra Bolden Cunningham is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 2007 to 2024,where she represented the 31st Legislative District. She was sworn into office on November 8,2007. She is the widow of former Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham,who died in 2004.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Jersey. It was held concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election,as well as various other elections. The primary elections were moved from June 2,2020,to July 7,2020,due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Incumbent senator Cory Booker was first elected in a 2013 special election to complete the term of fellow Democrat Frank Lautenberg,who died in office.
Clinton Calabrese is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 36th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since February 10,2018,when he was sworn in to replace Marlene Caride,who resigned from office after being nominated to serve as head of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Calabrese had served on the Board of Education of the Cliffside Park School District. He has been the Assembly's Deputy Whip since 2022.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey,one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts.
The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 4,2025,to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. Jack Ciattarelli,the Republican nominee for governor in 2021,has stated he intends to run again.
Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez,he was a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2021 to 2023.
William B. Sampson IV is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11,2022.
Sean Caddle is a longtime Democratic political consultant from New Jersey. Caddle has served as a consultant for numerous New Jersey politicians,including Bob Menendez,Lou Manzo,and Raymond Lesniak. He has also served as the executive director of the Committee for Economic Growth and Social Justice,a SuperPAC linked to New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak. Outside of New Jersey,he served as director of Houston Votes,a Harris County,Texas voter registration organization that was accused of submitting falsified voter registration cards during the 2010 election cycle.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the twelve U.S. representatives from the State of New Jersey,one from all twelve of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2025 Jersey City mayoral election will be held on November 4,2025. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth 4 year term,but has announced that he is retiring to run for governor.
Julio Marenco is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 33rd legislative district,having taken office on January 9,2024.
