Mariano Vega

June 10, 2009 - 3:51pm

Brennan challenges Vega for Jersey City council presidency

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After almost completely dominating Jersey City’s May municipal election and last night’s runoff, members of Mayor Jerramiah Healy’s team are engaging in an internal contest. 

Council President Mariano Vega wants to hold on to his position at the head of the governing body.  But at-large councilman Peter Brennan, who made a play for the position four years ago, is trying again. 

Reached by phone, Vega acknowledged that Brennan is challenging him for the post. 

“I have heard about it, but I’ve been focusing on this reelection more than anything else,” he said. “I’m going to be focusing in on this issue now.”

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July 10, 2008 - 2:14pm

Fulop gets signatures for Jersey City ethics referendum

Jersey City Councilman Steve Fulop turned in enough signatures yesterday to put a pair of ethics reform referendums on the ballot in November, a move that may be seen as the opening salvo in his potential 2009 mayoral campaign.

If the signatures are confirmed by the City Clerk and the initiatives are passed by the voters, Jersey City - which for over a century has been infamous for political corruption, backroom deals and cronyism-- would have some of the strictest ethics measures in the state. 

Seriously. 

One of the initiatives would ban City Council members from accepting more than one public salary or pension.  The other would bar officials from giving out no-bid contracts to vendors who made campaign contributions within a year of the contract's start date.

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