Jersey City Mayor Dogged by Scandal Faces Ex-Bond Trader
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Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, 62-year-old veteran of political hazards that include a drunken nude photo and an FBI sting, wants a third full term. Backing him are President Barack Obama and Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
Healy’s main challenger in today’s election, Steven Fulop, a 36-year-old city councilman who left Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.’s trading desk to campaign, says it’s time for Healy to quit embarrassing New Jersey’s second-most populous city, four minutes by train beneath the Hudson River to Manhattan. Fulop’s backers include Appaloosa Management co-founder David Tepper and Pennant Capital Management founder Alan Fournier.