THANK YOU HOBOKEN — I am excited to continue my service as your Councilman!

The First Ward made it overwhelmingly clear that downtown wants to continue bringing independent leadership to City Hall. These past four years in office have never been about me -- it’s been about working together to make sure that Hoboken actualizes its fullest potential and works better for all it’s residents.

I could not have done it without you and I am so grateful for the support the First Ward showed this Election Day. It is my incredible honor to serve as your Councilman and with campaign season behind us, it’s time to get back to work and keeping fighting to make our local government work better for all of us.

This election, much like in 2017, showed us everything that is wrong with politics. We’ve seen the divisive rhetoric that is being used on the national level enter our own backyard, and we can’t let this continue to happen. I’m proud that we stood up to the entire political machine and proved that we will not be sold out to special interest, pro-development PACs or politicians who are only in this for themselves. Congratulations to all the first time candidates out there, especially my opponent, for stepping up to get involved in the Democratic process.

Bare in mind this is not the finish line, it’s only the starting point where we continue what we started together four years ago. Over the next two years, I’m committed to working with the Mayor to keep pushing Hoboken forward and making it better every day, but I also demand that he respects the legislative process. I’m incredibly excited to continue my advocacy not just for downtown, but for the entire city.

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meet MIKE

Mike DeFusco is a lifelong resident of New Jersey and Hoboken homeowner. In November 2015, he defeated a 21-year incumbent to represent Hoboken’s First Ward on the City Council. Prior to his election, he served five years as the youngest-ever Commissioner on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Mike works in the private sector as a media executive at a Fortune 500 company in Manhattan where he is responsible for managing a multi-million dollar budget and a large team of employees. He's a progressive Democrat who believes strongly in the party's core values of inclusiveness, fairness and opportunity.

In 2018 Mike was selected by Insider NJ as the 16th most influential millennial in NJ and also ranked #16 on the LGBTQ Power List, Mike is 37.