The Jersey City Council serves is a local government body in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Description Jersey City Council serves as the legislative body for Jersey City, and consists of nine members. It consists of six ward-based districts and three at-large districts. The city operates under a mayor-council system of local governance. The members of the City Council vote among themselves to select one member to serve as the City Council President every two years.
Every four years, a city-wide election is held to elect the members of the city council. All city council elections are non-partisan, with a runoff scheduled for races in which no candidate has received a majority of the votes.
Current membership The current members of the city council are: +WardNameTook OfficePreceded byADenise Ridley †2018Francis "Frank" GajewskiBJoel A. Brooks2026Mira Prinz-AreyCThomas Zuppa Jr.2026Richard BoggianoDJake Ephros2026Yousef SalehEEleana Little2026James SolomonFFrank Gilmore ‡2022Jermaine RobinsonAt-LargeMamta Singh2026Daniel RiveraAt-LargeMichael O. Griffin2026Joyce WattermanAt-LargeRolando R. Lavarro Jr.2026Amy DeGise † Signifies City Council President
‡ Signifies City Council President Pro Tempore
2021 City Council +WardNameTook OfficePreceded byADenise Ridley2018Francis "Frank" GajewskiBMira Prinz-Arey2018Khemraj "Chico" RamchalCRichard Boggiano2014Nidia R. LopezDYousef Saleh2022Michael YunEJames Solomon2022Candice OsbourneFFrank Gilmore2022Jermaine RobinsonAt-LargeDaniel Rivera2014Peter BrennanAt-LargeJoyce Watterman2014Viola S. RichardsonAt-LargeAmy DeGise2018Rolando R. Lavarro Jr.
Past presidents
Joyce Watterman (2019-2024) Rolando R. Lavarro Jr. (2013-2019) Peter Brennan (2009-2013) Mariano Vega (2005-2009) Joseph Rakowski (1992) Marilyn Roman (1990-1992) Bobby Jackson (1981-1985) Dominick J. Pugliese (1973-1977) Thomas M. Flaherty (1971)
See also
Mayor of Jersey City 2025 Jersey City Mayoral Election 2021 Jersey City Mayoral Election
References