{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Steve Fulop | image = Steven Fulop Ward E Councilman in Jersey City New Jersey circa 2012.jpg | office = 49th Mayor of Jersey City | term_start = July 1, 2013 | term_end = January 14, 2026 | predecessor = Jerramiah Healy | successor = James Solomon | office1 = Member of Jersey City Council<br />from Ward E | term_start1 = July 1, 2005 | term_end1 = June 30, 2013 | predecessor1 = Junior Maldonado | successor1 = Candice Osborne | birth_name = Steven Michael Fulop | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|28}} | birth_place = Edison, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = {{marriage|Jacklyn Thompson|2016}} | education = Binghamton University (BA)<br />Columbia University (MPA)<br />New York University (MBA) | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{flag|United States Marine Corps}} | service_years = 2002–2006 | rank = Corporal | unit = 6th Engineer Support Battalion | battles = Iraq War }} '''Steven Michael Fulop'''<ref name=jerseycitynj/> (born February 28, 1977) is an American politician who served as the 49th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 2013 to 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, he was formerly the Councilman for Jersey City's Ward E.<ref name=wabc>{{cite web|title=Jersey City votes in new mayor, Healy concedes|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=9101569|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629091805/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=9101569|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2013|publisher=WABC TV|access-date=May 15, 2013}}</ref> from 2005 to 2013.

Fulop was first elected mayor on May 14, 2013, defeating incumbent mayor Jerramiah Healy.<ref>{{cite web|author=Celock, John|title=Steve Fulop Wins 2013 Jersey City Mayoral Election|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/steve-fulop-jersey-city_n_3276652.html|date=May 15, 2003|access-date=May 15, 2013|website=Huffington Post}}</ref><ref name=app>{{cite news|title=Steven Fulop wins mayor's race in Jersey City|url=http://www.app.com/viewart/20130515/NJNEWS1002/305150039/Steven-Fulop-wins-mayor-s-race-Jersey-City |work=Asbury Park Press|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=May 15, 2013}}</ref> Fulop was re-elected in 2017 with 78% of the vote, the largest margin for a mayor in the city since 1949. He was again re-elected in 2021, becoming the first Jersey City mayor to win a third term since Frank Hague.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2021 |title=Mayor Steve Fulop wins third term in Jersey City |work=Hudson Reporter |url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/11/03/mayor-steve-fulop-wins-third-term-in-jersey-city/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/01/fulop-and-jersey-city-council-sworn-in-watterman-returns-as-council-president.html|title = Fulop and Jersey City Council sworn in; Watterman returns as council president|date = January 2, 2022}}</ref> Fulop did not seek re-election to a fourth term as mayor, instead he ran for the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey in 2025, but lost to Mikie Sherrill.<ref name="No reelection 2025">{{cite news |last=West |first=Teri |date=January 3, 2023 |title=Jersey City Mayor Fulop will not run for a fourth term |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/01/jersey-city-mayor-fulop-will-not-run-for-a-fourth-term.html |url-access=subscription |work=The Jersey Journal |via=NJ.com}}</ref> In October 2025, he was announced as the next president of the Partnership for New York City.<ref name=":5" />

==Early life== Fulop was born on February 28, 1977, in Edison, New Jersey, to Jewish parents, Carmen and Arthur Fulop.<ref>https://www.nj.com/essex/2013/06/from_a_newark_deli_to_jersey_city_hall_fulop_family_has_made_a_long_journey.html From a Newark deli to Jersey City Hall, Fulop family has made a long journey from NJ.com</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2013/07/an_amazing_american_story_fulo.html|title = 'An amazing American story': Fulop's journey to mayoralty|newspaper = The Jersey Journal|date = July 1, 2013|accessdate = July 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://therealdeal.com/magazine/national-march-2023/new-york-new-york/|title = The Closing: Steven Fulop|last = Brenzel|first = Kathryn|date = March 2, 2023|accessdate = July 21, 2025|work = The Real Deal}}</ref> Both of his parents were born in Romania; his maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors.<ref name="Tercatin">{{Cite web|title=Jersey City's Jewish mayor dedicated life to public service after 9/11|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/meet-steven-fulop-jersey-citys-jewish-mayor-handling-the-shooting-610564|date=December 12, 2019|first=Rossella|last=Tercatin|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|language=en|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tencer |first=Stephen |date=2014-01-24 |title=Meet the Mayor: Steve Fulop, Jersey Boy |url=https://jewishlink.news/meet-the-mayor-steve-fulop-jersey-boy/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=The Jewish Link |language=en}}</ref> His father, who owned a delicatessen in Newark, New Jersey, grew up in Israel and served as a sniper in the Golani Brigade during the Six-Day War.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Checking in with Steve Fulop|url=https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/checking-in-with-steve-fulop/|first=Joanne|last=Palmer|work=The Jewish Standard|language=en|date=August 2, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref> Fulop often worked at the deli, while his mother worked in an immigration services office.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Jewish mayor seeks to lead Jersey City's rebirth |url=http://njjewishnews.com:80/article/18247/jewish-mayor-seeks-to-lead-jersey-citys-rebirth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024211719/http://njjewishnews.com:80/article/18247/jewish-mayor-seeks-to-lead-jersey-citys-rebirth |archive-date=2014-10-24 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=New Jersey Jewish News {{!}} NJJN}}</ref>

Fulop attended Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva, an Orthodox day school in Edison, through sixth grade. He then transferred to the Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union (now Golda Och Academy) in West Orange, New Jersey.<ref name="Tercatin"/><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> After two years, he enrolled in public school and graduated from J. P. Stevens High School in Edison.

In 1999, Fulop graduated from Harpur College at Binghamton University, where he had also studied abroad at Oxford University.<ref name="binghamton">{{cite web|url=http://harpur.binghamton.edu/hotline/50704hotline/index.htm|title=Harpur Alum Running For Congress|work=Harpur Hotline|date=May 7, 2004|access-date=March 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006094418/http://harpur.binghamton.edu/hotline/50704hotline/index.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later earned dual master's degrees in 2006: a Master of Business Administration from the New York University Stern School of Business and a Master of Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alumni.nyu.edu/s/1068/2col_scripts.aspx?sid=1068&gid=1&pgid=6749|title=Alumni Profile: Steven Fulop (STERN '07)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 16, 2013|title=The Prime of Steven Fulop —|url=https://www.asianjournal.com/life-style/lifestyle-columnists/the-prime-of-steven-fulop/|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=Asian Journal News|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early career== ===Finance and military service=== After graduating from college, Steven Fulop joined the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs, working in Chicago before moving to its downtown Manhattan and Jersey City offices.<ref name=jerseycitynj>{{Cite web|title=Mayor Steven M. Fulop|url=https://jerseycitynj.gov/CityHall/MayorFulop/MayorFulopBio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517024257/https://jerseycitynj.gov/CityHall/MayorFulop/MayorFulopBio|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2020|website=JerseyCityNJ.gov|language=en|access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref> Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, he put his finance career on hold to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.<ref name="lions"/>

On January 14, 2003, shortly after completing boot camp, Fulop's reserve unit was activated and deployed to Iraq.<ref name="nyt">Zernicke, Kate. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/nyregion/a-new-mayor-to-match-jersey-citys-ambitions.html "A New Mayor to Match Jersey City’s Ambitions"] ''The New York Times'' (June 30, 2013)</ref> He served for six months with the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, which provided engineering, logistics, water purification, and fuel support, enabling swift movement through the country. His unit's contributions and challenges were documented in several periodicals during the war. The New Jersey ''Star-Ledger'' highlighted Fulop on multiple occasions for leaving his Wall Street job to serve in the military.

After his tour in Iraq, Fulop returned to Goldman Sachs.<ref name=nyt/> In early 2006, he left the firm for a position at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.<ref name=bloom>Young, Elise. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/former-wall-street-trader-fulop-ousts-jersey-city-s-mayor.html "Former Wall Street Trader Fulop Ousts Jersey City's Mayor"] ''Bloomberg News'' (May 15, 2013)</ref> and completed his service in the Marine Corps Reserve with the rank of Corporal.<ref>[http://www.vetfriends.com/veterandirectory/?member=589408 "Steven Fulop"] on the VetFriends website</ref>

===Campaign for U.S. Representative=== In the 2004 Democratic primary for New Jersey's {{ushr|New Jersey|13|13th}} Congressional District, Fulop unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Bob Menendez, losing the June 8 election 12.6% to 87.4%.<ref name=whois/> (Menendez was later elected to the U.S. Senate, serving three terms before resigning in 2024 following a political corruption conviction.)

===Jersey City City Council=== In May 2005, Steven Fulop was elected to represent Ward E on the Jersey City City Council, defeating an incumbent councilman{{Who|date=July 2025}}. At 28, Fulop became the youngest member of the council by more than 17 years and the third youngest in the city's nearly 200-year history. ''The New York Times'' noted that Fulop won without establishment support, overcoming an opponent backed by prominent figures such as Congressman Robert Menendez, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, and the Hudson County Democratic organization.<ref name="lions"> {{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6D71531F930A35754C0A9639C8B63|title=In Person; The Young Lion|work=The New York Times|date=July 3, 2005|access-date=March 30, 2008| first=Josh| last=Benson}}</ref>

Despite being outspent by a margin of more than two-to-one, Fulop's victory was attributed to several tactical innovations highlighted by ''The Star-Ledger'', ''The New York Times'', and ''The Jersey Journal''.<ref name="lions"/>

Fulop was re-elected in May 2009 with 63% of the vote.<ref name="prospers">{{cite news|author=Friedman, Matt|date=May 19, 2009|website=PolitikerNJ|url=http://www.politickernj.com/matt-friedman/29856/jersey-city-fulop-survives-and-prospers-despite-healy-sweep|title=Fulop survives and prospers despite Healy's near sweep|access-date=February 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618062710/http://www.politickernj.com/matt-friedman/29856/jersey-city-fulop-survives-and-prospers-despite-healy-sweep|archive-date=June 18, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, ''The Hudson Reporter'' ranked him fourth on its list of Hudson County's 50 most influential people.<ref>Fernández, Adriana Rambay, LaMarca, Stephen; Pope, Gennarose; Smith, Ray; Sullivan, Al; and Wright, E. Assata "They've Got the Power". ''The Union City Reporter''; (January 8, 2012), pp. 1, 4–7, 10–11.</ref> In 2010, he led local opposition to a proposed gas pipeline through downtown Jersey City.<ref>{{cite web|author=McDonald, Terence T.|website=Jersey Journal|date=January 25, 2011|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/01/post_147.html|title=Jersey City Councilman Fulop urges residents to intervene on gas-pipeline expansion|access-date=February 19, 2011}}</ref>

====Legislation==== As a councilman, ethics reform was one of Fulop's primary interests. In September 2007, he introduced a comprehensive ethics reform package. The proposals included restrictions on the use of city vehicles, a ban on officials holding multiple government positions, and requirements for income transparency and lobbying restrictions.<ref name="sept07vote">{{cite web|author=Thorbourne, Ken|date=September 12, 2007|website=Jersey Journal|url=http://www.nj.com/hudsoncountynow/index.ssf/2007/09/fulop_defeated_on_new_ethics_s.html|title=Fulop defeated on new ethics standards plan|access-date=November 6, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103005924/http://www.nj.com/hudsoncountynow/index.ssf/2007/09/fulop_defeated_on_new_ethics_s.html|archive-date=November 3, 2007}}</ref> After the council rejected the legislation in a 6–1–1 vote, Fulop moved to put two ethics reform referendums before the voters.<ref name="sept07vote"/>

The first referendum aimed to prevent "double dipping," the practice of collecting more than one taxpayer-funded salary. While state law prohibits banning an official from holding multiple offices via a popular vote, it does permit a municipality to withhold a second paycheck and benefits if approved by referendum. The goal was to reduce the financial incentive for holding multiple government jobs.<ref name="corruption_vote1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/opinion/nyregionopinions/07NJfulop.html|title=Put Corruption to a Vote|work=The New York Times|date=October 7, 2007|access-date=November 6, 2007|first=Steven|last=Fulop}}</ref><ref name="corruption_vote4">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/new-jersey/26councilnj.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=fulop&st=cse&oref=slogin|title=Councilman Puts Double-Dipping Issue Before Voters|work=The New York Times|date=October 26, 2008|access-date=November 3, 2008|first=Caren|last=Chesler}}</ref> The second referendum sought to bar any entity doing business with the city from making political contributions to local candidates for one year. This measure was intended to prevent developers, contractors, and other interested parties from financially influencing elected officials who have power over their specific interests.<ref name="corruption_vote1"/><ref name="corruption_vote2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20109449&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523586&rfi=6|title=Pay-to-play is in play|work=Jersey City Reporter|date=September 6, 2008|access-date=October 24, 2008}}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="corruption_vote3"> {{cite news|author=Zeitlinger, Ron|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2008/09/city_council_approve_fulops_pa.html|title=City Council approves Fulop's 'pay to play' limits|work=Jersey Journal|date=September 3, 2008|access-date=October 24, 2008}}</ref>

====Political prospects==== Following his re-election to the council, some observers expected Fulop to run for mayor in 2013.<ref name="bid">{{cite news|author=Carroll, Timothy|website=PolitikerNJ|date=October 12, 2010|url=http://www.politickernj.com/42169/2013-fulop-organizing-bid-jersey-city-mayor|title=For 2013, Fulop organizing bid for Jersey City mayor|access-date=February 19, 2011}}</ref> His political influence was demonstrated in 2010 when a slate of candidates he backed won all three open seats on the Board of Education.<ref name="2010boe">{{cite news|author=Hayes, Melissa|website=Jersey Journal|date=April 20, 2010|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/04/waterman_valentin_lester_win_j.html|title=Waterman, Valentin, Lester win Jersey City school election|access-date=February 19, 2011}}</ref>

In September 2016, Fulop decided against a run for governor and instead endorsed his former rival, Phil Murphy. He then chose to run for a second mayoral term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jersey-city-mayor-steve-fulop-wont-run-for-governor-1475112295|title=Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop Won't Run for Governor|first=Kate|last=King|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=September 29, 2016|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref>

==Mayor of Jersey City (2013–2026) == On May 14, 2013, Fulop defeated incumbent mayor Jerramiah T. Healy with 53% of the vote to become the 49th mayor of Jersey City.<ref name="wabc" /> He took office on July 1, 2013, with the stated goal of making Jersey City the "best mid-sized city in the country."<ref>{{cite news|last=Mandell|first=Meredith|date=July 30, 2013|title=Down to the River: Newly Minted Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop Plans Big|url=http://observer.com/2013/07/down-to-the-river-newly-minted-jersey-city-mayor-steve-fulop-plans-big/ |newspaper=New York Observer|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> Citing population growth and residential construction, Fulop predicted that Jersey City would surpass Newark, New Jersey, to become the state's largest city by late 2016.<ref name="NJ.com2">{{cite news|title=Jersey City Will Overtake Newark Population by 2016, Mayor Fulop Claims|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/fulop_boasts_jersey_city_will_overtake_newark_population_by_2016.html|author=Giambusso, David|date=March 4, 2014|newspaper=The Star-Ledger}}</ref>

Fulop, who had a reputation as a reformer on the city council, ran on a platform of government transformation, improved public safety, expanded services, and stabilized taxes.<ref name=StevenFulop.com>{{cite web|title=Mayor Steven Fulop's Campaign Platform|url=http://stevenfulop.com/platform|access-date=April 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208203320/http://stevenfulop.com/platform|archive-date=December 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jersey City Mayor Plays Politics with Law Enforcement Firearms |url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20131213/jersey-city-mayor-plays-politics-with-law-enforcement-firearms |website=NRA-ILA |publisher=National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action |access-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218024046/http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2013/12/jersey-city-mayor-plays-politics-with-law-enforcement-firearms.aspx |archive-date=December 18, 2013 |language=en-US |date=December 13, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 3, 2023, Fulop announced he would not seek a fourth term in 2025.<ref name="No reelection 2025"/> On April 11, 2023, he announced his candidacy for Governor of New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announces run for governor in 2025|url= https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/jersey-city-mayor-steve-fulop-announces-run-for-governor-in-2025/|website=New Jersey Monitor |date= April 11, 2023|access-date= 16 May 2023 }}</ref> Following his June 2025 loss in the Democratic primary, Fulop announced that in October 2025 that he would begin leading the business advocacy group Partnership for New York City after his third term ends.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Haag |first=Matthew |date=7 October 2025 |title=The Next Leader of a Key N.Y.C. Business Group? He's From New Jersey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/nyregion/steven-fulop-partnership-for-new-york-city.html |access-date=2 December 2025 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

===First Term Initiatives (2013–2017)=== Within his first 100 days, Fulop merged the Police and Fire Departments and the Office of Emergency Management into a single Department of Public Safety, a move projected to save money by eliminating administrative redundancies.<ref name="HudsonReporter">{{cite news|title=JC adds 40 cops and expands diversity in police force|url=http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/24438699/article--JC-adds-40-cops-and-expands-diversity-in-police-force-|newspaper=Hudson Reporter|date=January 23, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2014|archive-date=April 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429191731/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/24438699/article--JC-adds-40-cops-and-expands-diversity-in-police-force-|url-status=dead}}</ref> He tasked the new department with increasing diversity in its recruitment and retention. The police force grew from 778 officers when he took office to a projected 840 by June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jersey City 2014 Municipal Budget Book|url=http://www.jerseycitynj.gov/uploadedFiles/City_Government/Office_of_the_Mayor/Complete%20Cover%20Budget%20Book%20cmw3.12.14.pdf|website=jerseycitynj.gov|access-date=May 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004841/http://www.jerseycitynj.gov/uploadedFiles/City_Government/Office_of_the_Mayor/Complete%20Cover%20Budget%20Book%20cmw3.12.14.pdf|archive-date=May 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

To increase government transparency and responsiveness, Fulop established the city's first Citizen Public Safety Advisory Review Board via executive order.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2013/09/20/mayor-fulop-appoints-community-leaders-to-new-public-safety-advisory-board|title=Fulop Appoints Community Leaders to New Public Safety Advisory Board|last1=Hortillosa|first1=Summer Dawn|date=September 20, 2013|website="Jersey City Independent|access-date=May 9, 2014|archive-date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513090837/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2013/09/20/mayor-fulop-appoints-community-leaders-to-new-public-safety-advisory-board/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also overhauled the "Mayor's Action Bureau," renaming it the "Residents Response Center" and expanding its staff and hours.<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonald|first=Terrence|date=July 24, 2013|title=Jersey City renames Mayor's Action Bureau, opens it for additional hours|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/07/jersey_city_rechristens_mayors_action_bureau_opens_it_for_additional_hours.html|newspaper=Jersey Journal}}</ref>

Fulop's administration implemented several city-wide improvements. In 2014, he announced a $6 million investment in renovating 13 city parks and provided funding to accelerate the construction of Berry Lane Park.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zeitlinger|first=Ron|access-date=January 5, 2015|title=Jersey City plans to spend nearly $6 million on park renovations in 2014|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/jersey_city_plans_to_spend_nearly_6_million_on_park_renovations_in_2014.html|newspaper=Jersey Journal}}</ref> To incentivize development beyond the waterfront, his administration created a tiered tax abatement policy.<ref>{{cite news|last=Haddon|first=Heather|date=August 20, 2013|title=Tax Shift in Jersey City|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324108204579025243073810018|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> In February 2014, the city issued a request for proposals to restore the historic Loew's Jersey Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Al|date=February 9, 2014|title=Taking the Next Step? Loew's Could Become Jersey City's PAC|url=http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/24538871/article-Taking-the-next-step----Loew-s-could-become-Jersey-City-s-PAC--|newspaper=Hudson Reporter|access-date=May 9, 2014|archive-date=May 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507134337/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/24538871/article-Taking-the-next-step----Loew-s-could-become-Jersey-City-s-PAC--|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jersey City Wants to Transform Loew's Into Concert Venue|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303442704579359221532462240|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> The administration's first budget, introduced in March 2014, cut property taxes by 2.1 percent.<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonald |first=Terrence|date=March 13, 2014|title=City Council Votes to Introduce $501 Million Jersey City Budget Plan |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/jersey_city_council_march_2014_budget_tax_cut_21_percent_investment_fulop.html|newspaper=Jersey Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerseycitynj.gov/uploadedFiles/City_Government/Office_of_the_Mayor/Complete%20Cover%20Budget%20Book%20cmw3.12.14.pdf|title=Jersey City Municipal Budget Book 2014|publisher=Jersey City|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004841/http://www.jerseycitynj.gov/uploadedFiles/City_Government/Office_of_the_Mayor/Complete%20Cover%20Budget%20Book%20cmw3.12.14.pdf|archive-date=May 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fulop also started the Jersey City Mural Arts Program and a prisoner re-entry program led by former Governor Jim McGreevey.<ref name=JCI_Mural_Arts>Cox, Paul.[http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2013/10/11/jersey-city-unveils-mural-arts-program “Jersey City Unveils Mural Arts Program"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502005432/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2013/10/11/jersey-city-unveils-mural-arts-program/ |date=May 2, 2014 }} ''Jersey City Independent'' (October 11, 2014).</ref><ref name=NJ.com_JCETP>McDonald, Terrence. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/03/jersey_city_launches_prisoner_re-entry_program.html “Training Ex-Offenders is the Right Thing to Do to Boost Our Economy"] ''NJ.com'', (March 3, 2014).</ref>

In September 2013, Jersey City became the first city in New Jersey to require paid sick leave for most employees after Fulop and the municipal council passed the legislation.<ref name=WNYC_News>[http://www.wnyc.org/story/jersey-city-passes-sick-leave-bill/ "Jersey City Passes Its Own Sick Leave Bill"] ''WNYC News'' (September 26, 2013).</ref><ref name=Jersey_City_Homepage_Sick_Leave>[http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/resident.aspx?id=13872 "Jersey City’s Sick Time Ordinance FAQ’s"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315142611/http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/resident.aspx?id=13872 |date=March 15, 2014 }} on the Jersey City website (Accessed May 1, 2014).</ref> A strong supporter of LGBTQ rights, Fulop officiated a midnight wedding ceremony when same-sex marriage was legalized in New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/10/jersey_city_hosts_gay_marriage_ceremony_for_eight_couples.html|title=Jersey City hosts gay marriage ceremony for eight couples|website=NJ.com|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> During his administration, Jersey City has received a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/11/jersey_city_no_1_in_nj_for_gay_lesbian_transgender_support_report_says.html|title=Jersey City No. 1 in NJ for LGBT community, report says|website=NJ.com|date=November 19, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref><ref name="nj.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/12/for_third_year_straight_jersey_city_is_no_1_for_lg.html|title=For third year straight, Jersey City is No. 1 for LGBT community, report says|website=NJ.com|date=December 17, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> In September 2015, the city expanded healthcare coverage to transgender municipal employees, a first in the state.<ref name="nj.com"/>

In September 2015, Jersey City launched a Citi Bike bikeshare program, connected to New York City's system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/09/fulop_citi_bike_jersey_city_launch_one_of_the_most.html|title=Fulop: Citi Bike Jersey City launch 'one of the most exciting things'|website=NJ.com|date=September 21, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> The city also launched United Rescue, a volunteer, app-based emergency medical first-responder program designed to reduce EMS response times.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/uploadedFiles/Public_Notices/Press_Releases/11-12-15%20United%20Rescue%20RELEASE.pdf|title=Jersey City Graduates First Class Of United Rescue EMTs|last=Morrill|first=Jennifer|date=November 12, 2015|work=Jersey City Press Release|access-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402181418/http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/uploadedFiles/Public_Notices/Press_Releases/11-12-15%20United%20Rescue%20RELEASE.pdf|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2015, Jersey City legalized Airbnb and launched an open data portal to make government information more accessible.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/nyregion/jersey-city-proposes-legislation-to-legalize-airbnb.html|title=Jersey City Proposes Legislation to Legalize Airbnb|last=Chaban|first=Matt A. v|date=October 11, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://data.jerseycitynj.gov/|title=Welcome – Jersey City Open Data|website=data.jerseycitynj.gov|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> In February 2016, Fulop signed an executive order making Jersey City the first in the state to set a $15 minimum wage for city employees.<ref>[http://www.njbiz.com/article/20160229/NJBIZ01/160229813/jersey-city-first-to-institute-15-minimum-wage-for-municipal-employees "Jersey City first to institute $15 minimum wage for municipal employees"] NJBiz (March 14, 2016).</ref>

===Second and third term initiatives (2017–2025)=== In May 2018, Fulop opposed providing subsidies for a real estate project from the Kushner family, which had requested a 30-year tax break and about $9 million in city-issued bonds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/05/here_is_the_tax_break_package_kushner_firm_wants_f.html|title=Here's the tax break package the Kushners want from Jersey City|work=NJ.com|access-date=May 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fulop ordered the temporary closure of the Jersey City Newport Centre and Hudson Mall, an action Governor Phil Murphy extended to all malls statewide the following day.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Ron Zeitlinger {{!}} The Jersey|date=March 16, 2020|title=Jersey City orders Newport Centre mall, Hudson Mall to shut down|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/03/jersey-city-orders-newport-centre-mall-hudson-mall-to-shut-down.html|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=nj|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.simon.com/mall/newport-centre/stream/information-updates-6162587 |title=Information & Updates at Newport Centre – A Shopping Center in Jersey City, NJ – A Simon Property |access-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319153121/https://www.simon.com/mall/newport-centre/stream/information-updates-6162587 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Under Fulop's leadership, Jersey City implemented Vision Zero, and subsequently became one of the few American cities to have a full year with no road crash deaths.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vision Zero marks a milestone, but the goal of ending traffic deaths is still far off |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/01/12/1224252507/vision-zero-ending-traffic-deaths-transportation-bicycling-parking-driving |access-date=2025-05-06 |work=NPR |language=en}}</ref> He supports congestion pricing to reduce traffic and raise funds for NJ Transit and the PATH.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=New Jersey floats its own congestion toll for New York drivers |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/traffic_and_transit/2025/01/10/jersey-city-mayor-proposes-toll-for-new-york-drivers |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=ny1.com |language=en}}</ref> In January 2025, he proposed a congestion toll for New York drivers entering Jersey City.<ref name=":2" />

===Controversies=== ====Katyń Memorial==== In May 2018, Fulop announced plans to move the Katyń Massacre Memorial from its location at Exchange Place.<ref>"[http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/361873,Monument-to-massacre-of-thousands-of-Poles-to-disappear-from-Jersey-City Monument to massacre of thousands of Poles to disappear from Jersey City?]". ''Radio Poland''. May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.</ref> The plan drew criticism from Polish officials, including Speaker of the Polish Senate Stanisław Karczewski, whom Fulop called "a known anti-Semite, white nationalist + holocaust denier."<ref>"[https://polandin.com/37045062/senate-speaker-says-removing-nj-katyn-statue-would-be-scandalous Senate Speaker says removing NJ Katyń statue would be scandalous]". ''Poland In''. Telewizja Polska S.A. May 2, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite tweet ||last= Fulop |first= Steven |author-link= |user= StevenFulop |number= 992130974698934272 |date= May 3, 2018 |title= Here is truth to power outside of a monument. |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |link= |access-date= }}</ref> Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg and Polish Jewish community leaders also opposed the move.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dzieje.pl/aktualnosci/polonia-zbulwersowana-planami-usuniecia-pomnika-katynskiego-z-placu-w-jersey-city|title=Polonia zbulwersowana planami usunięcia pomnika katyńskiego z placu w Jersey City|date=May 5, 2018|website=dzieje.pl}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-ze-swiata,2/polscy-zydzi-zabrali-glos-w-sprawie-pomnika-katynskiego-w-jersey-city,834601.html Nie rozumiemy i nie zgadzamy się", "Społeczność polskich Żydów" broni pomnika]". ''TVN24''. Retrieved May 5, 2018.</ref>

After initially reaching an agreement with Poland's consul general to move the statue about {{convert|200|ft|m|-1}} away, the issue was resolved in December 2018 when the Jersey City Council voted unanimously to keep the monument in its original location "in perpetuity."<ref>"[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/05/14/jersey-city-katyn-memorial/ Jersey City Officials Detail Plans For Moving Katyn Memorial]". ''Associated Press''. WCBS-TV. May 14, 2018.</ref><ref>McDonald, Terrance T. (December 21, 2008). "[https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/12/post-midnight-jersey-city-council-ends-nine-month-polish-statue-mess-finally.html Post-midnight, Jersey City council ends nine-month Polish statue mess. Finally.]". ''nj.com''. Advance Local Media LLC.</ref>

====Dixon Advisory==== Beginning in 2019, Fulop's mayoral campaign received large donations from the Australian property investment firm Dixon Advisory.<ref name="jcity">{{cite news |last1=Morrill |first1=Aaron |title=Australian Developer that Backed the Mayor Goes Under Down Under |url=https://jcitytimes.com/australian-developer-that-backed-the-mayor-goes-under-down-under/ |access-date=September 11, 2023 |work=Jersey City Times |date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> Fulop also socialized with the firm's managing partner, Alan S. Dixon.<ref name="jcity"/> Subsequently, Fulop cancelled property value reassessments that could have increased taxes on properties owned by the firm.<ref name="jcity"/> Reports also surfaced that Dixon remodeled Fulop-owned properties at a discount and arranged for Fulop to purchase a "trophy" property from the firm that was not publicly listed.<ref name="jcity"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Jonathan |title=Dixon ties to local US politicians questioned |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/dixon-ties-to-local-us-politicians-questioned-20190619-p51z7u |access-date=September 11, 2023 |work=Australian Financial Review |date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> Dixon Advisory later went bankrupt, with its clients recovering a small fraction of their investments.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shapiro |first1=Jonathan |title=Dixon Advisory clients to receive pittance under deed of arrangement |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/dixon-advisory-clients-to-receive-pittance-under-doca-plan-20221130-p5c2hm |access-date=September 16, 2023 |work=Australian Financial Review |date=November 30, 2022}}</ref>

====Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance==== In October 2020, Fulop supported an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO).<ref>Morrill, Aaron (October 13, 2020). "[https://jcitytimes.com/inclusionary-zoning-takes-center-stage-at-council-meeting/ Inclusionary Zoning Takes Center Stage at Council Meeting]". ''Jersey City Times''. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> The ordinance faced criticism for being too flexible. Bassam Gergi, an attorney for the Fair Share Housing Center, called it "one of the weakest, if not the weakest housing ordinances in New Jersey." Despite hours of critical public comment, the city council passed the measure 7–2.<ref>Ulloa, Daniel (October 22, 2020). "[https://hudsoncountyview.com/4-hours-of-public-comment-doesnt-stop-jersey-city-council-from-approving-izo/ 4 hours of public comment doesn’t stop Jersey City Council from approving IZO]". ''Hudson County View''. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>

The Fair Share Housing Center sued the city to overturn the IZO in December 2020.<ref>Heinis, John (December 8, 2020). "[https://hudsoncountyview.com/fair-share-housing-center-suing-jersey-city-to-overturn-sham-inclusionary-zoning-ordinance/ Fair Share Housing Center suing Jersey City to overturn 'sham' inclusionary zoning ordinance]". ''Hudson County View''. December 8, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> In August 2021, a Hudson County judge threw out the ordinance, ruling that the city had violated state land use law by not referring it to the Planning Board before adoption.<ref>Morrill, Aaron (August 13, 2021). "[https://jcitytimes.com/court-throws-out-citys-affordable-housing-ordinance/ Court Throws Out City's Affordable Housing Ordinance]". ''Jersey City Times''. August 13, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>

====Waste Collection Tax==== In January 2021, the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority enacted a fee on water usage to fund the city's $15.1 million waste and recycling contract.<ref>D'Auria, Peter (January 3, 2021). "[https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/01/jersey-city-residents-should-expect-new-solid-waste-fee-for-garbage-and-recycling-pickup.html Jersey City residents should expect new solid waste fee for garbage and recycling pickup]". ''The Jersey Journal''. January 3, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> The fee was intended to ensure that tax-abated properties contributed to the cost. The bill was approved in September 2020, a year in which Fulop had promised no tax increases.<ref>Press Release. "[https://jerseycitynj.gov/news/pressreleases2020/mayorfulopsproposedbudgetwithnotaxincreasespasses Mayor Fulop’s Proposed Budget with NO Tax Increases Passes City Council as Proactive Efforts Prove Effective]". ''City of Jersey City''. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref>

Opposed by residents and businesses as a "backdoor tax," the fee was suspended by Fulop ahead of the November 2021 elections.<ref>Petition. "[https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-mua-water-tax End The Water Tax]". ''Action Network''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> He acknowledged that residents were "being way overcharged on what was supposed to be a nominal fee" and said the formula would be reevaluated.<ref>D'Auria, Peter (August 2, 2021). "[https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/08/jersey-city-quietly-imposed-a-new-fee-on-residents-then-the-backlash-got-too-loud.html Jersey City quietly imposed a new fee on residents. Then the backlash got too loud.]". ''The Jersey Journal''. August 2, 2021. Updated August 10, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref>

==2025 gubernatorial campaign== In April 2023, Steven Fulop became the first candidate to declare his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election, launching his campaign to succeed Governor Phil Murphy two years before the primary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Matt |title=Steven Fulop announces candidacy for New Jersey governor — an election more than two years away |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/11/steve-fulop-new-jersey-governor-campaign-00091383 |website=politico.com |publisher=Politico |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=April 11, 2023}}</ref>

===Transportation proposals=== In August 2023, Fulop unveiled a statewide transportation agenda. Key proposals included: * Praising Manhattan's congestion pricing program and proposing a similar tax on New York drivers entering New Jersey, with the revenue dedicated to the Port Authority's PATH system.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Colleen |title=New funding for NJ Transit? Here are Fulop's transportation plans as he eyes governor race |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2023/08/14/steven-fulop-jersey-city-mayor-nj-governor-race/70577170007/ |website=northjersey.com |publisher=The Record |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> * Financially supporting NJ Transit to expand service and renovate stations, suggesting funds could be generated by reinstating a corporate business tax, estimated to yield $1 billion in revenue.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Suta |first1=Ricky |title=Fulop unveils proposals to improve New Jersey's transportation infrastructure |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/fulop-unveils-proposals-to-improve-new-jerseys-transportation-infrastructure/ |website=newjerseyglobe.com |publisher=New Jersey Globe |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> * Moving the PATH system from the Port Authority to NJ Transit's jurisdiction, asserting that the Port Authority does not prioritize the system.<ref name=":3" /> * Expanding a ride-sharing service, similar to the VIA program launched in Jersey City in 2020, to the ten densest cities in the state to serve transit deserts.<ref name=":3" /> * Limiting in-person transactions at MVC locations to 30 minutes and expanding the number of services available online.<ref name=":3" /> * Focusing on prioritizing rail over road expansion projects.<ref name=":3" />

===Affordable housing plan=== In October 2023, Fulop announced a plan to address New Jersey's affordable housing crisis, stating his goal to "double the current rate of affordable housing production."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gagis |first1=Joanna |title=Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announces affordable housing plan if elected governor |url=https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/jersey-city-mayor-steve-fulop-announces-affordable-housing-plan-if-elected-governor/ |website=njspotlightnews.org |publisher=NJ Spotlight News |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=October 12, 2023}}</ref> The plan includes: * Reforming the Council on Affordable Housing to streamline the process for municipalities.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |last1=Fazelpoor |first1=Matthew |title=Fulop outlines plan to fix NJ housing crisis |url=https://njbiz.com/fulop-outlines-plan-to-fix-nj-housing-crisis/ |website=njbiz.com |publisher=BridgeTower Media |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> * Exceeding the obligations of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act.<ref name=":4" /> * Coordinating a regional approach to mixed-income housing around mass transit.<ref name=":4" /> * Reworking the New Jersey Economic Development Authority incentive program.<ref name=":4" /> * Re-establishing the Office of the Public Advocate.<ref name=":4" /> * Ensuring dedicated funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support housing for residents at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.<ref name=":4" />

==Personal life== Fulop owns a second home in Narragansett, Rhode Island, where he has described his family as "longtime residents." He unsuccessfully lobbied the town council to ban public parking on his street.<ref>{{cite news |last1=D’Auria |first1=Peter |title=Narragansett council handed Fulop a defeat in parking battle. Then the mayor lashed out at the media. |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/05/narragansett-ri-council-hands-fulop-a-defeat-in-parking-battle.html |access-date=May 9, 2021 |work=The Jersey Journal |date=May 9, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

An avid endurance athlete, Fulop has completed several marathons and the 2012 Ironman U.S. Championship, finishing in 11 hours and 58 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Machcinski |first1=Anthony |title=Jersey City Councilman Fulop finishes in top 20 percent at Ironman U.S. Championship |url=https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2012/08/jersey_city_councilman_fulop_f.html |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=NJ.com}}</ref>

Prior to his election to the municipal council, Fulop was president of the Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (DCNA) and The Historic Paulus Hook Association in Jersey City.<ref name=whois>Kaulessar, Ricardo. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2398096/article-Who-is-Steven-Fulop-and-why-is-he-running-for-Congress--Downtown-resident-opposes-Menendez-for-seat-in-the-13th-District?instance=search_results "Who is Steven Fulop and why is he running for Congress? Downtown resident opposes Menendez for seat in the 13th District"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302032914/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2398096/article-Who-is-Steven-Fulop-and-why-is-he-running-for-Congress--Downtown-resident-opposes-Menendez-for-seat-in-the-13th-District?instance=search_results |date=March 2, 2014 }} ''Hudson Reporter'' (May 9, 2004)</ref><ref name=breed>Yalong, Bobby T. [http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/steven-fulop-a-new-breed-of-political-figure-to-move-jersey-city-forward/ "Steven Fulop: A new breed of political figure to move Jersey City forward"] ''Asian Journal'', May 17, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/steven-fulop Steven Fulop profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022232016/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/steven-fulop/ |date=October 22, 2013 }}, ''Jersey City Independent'', January 15, 2011.</ref> He has also served on the boards of the Columbia University Alumni Association<ref name=prime>Yalong, Bobby T. [http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/the-prime-of-steven-fulop "The Prime of Steven Fulop"], ''Asian Journal'', January 17, 2013.</ref> and the Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City.<ref>Kaulessar, Ricardo. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/11019127/article-Where%E2%80%99s-our-90-percent---Fulop-and-Healy-demand-adequate-funding-for-local-charter-schools- "Where's our 90 percent?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302003423/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/11019127/article-Where%E2%80%99s-our-90-percent---Fulop-and-Healy-demand-adequate-funding-for-local-charter-schools- |date=March 2, 2014 }}, ''Hudson Reporter'', January 16, 2011.</ref>

==Electoral history==

{{Election box begin no change|title=New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Election, June 6, 2025<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/10/us/elections/results-new-jersey-governor-primary.html New Jersey Governor Primary Election Results], The New York Times., Accessed August 9, 2025.</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Mikie Sherrill |votes = 286,244 |percentage = 34.02}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Ras Baraka |votes = 173,951 |percentage = 20.67}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = ''Steven Fulop'' |votes = ''134,573'' |percentage = ''15.99''}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Other candidates |votes = 246,667 |percentage = 29.32}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 841,435 | percentage = 100.00}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=Jersey City Mayoral Election, November 2, 2021<ref>[https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6189660/File/City%20Hall/City%20Clerk/2021%20Muni%20Elections/Municipal%20Election%20Results%20-%2011-02-2021.pdf Municipal Election Results - 11-02-2021], Jersey City Clerk's Office. Accessed April 8, 2025.</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Steven Fulop |votes = 28,562 |percentage = 67.41}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Lewis Spears |votes = 13,741 |percentage = 32.43}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 42,373 | percentage = 100.00}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=Jersey City Mayoral Election, November 7, 2017<ref>[http://hudsoncountyclerk.org/vipresults/results_19624.html General Election results for November 7, 2017], Hudson County Clerk's Office, November 14, 2017. Accessed November 20, 2017.</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Steven Fulop |votes = 29,739 |percentage = 77.54}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bill Matsikoudis |votes = 8,559 |percentage = 22.32}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 38,298 | percentage = 100.00}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=Jersey City Mayoral Election, May 14, 2013<ref name=Results2013>[http://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elections/default.htm Official List Candidate Returns for Jersey City Mayoral Election For May 2013 General Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205170545/http://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elections/default.htm |date=February 5, 2009 }}, Hudson County Clerk's Office, May 17, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2013.</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Steven Fulop |votes = 20,983 |percentage = 52.94}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jerramiah Healy (incumbent) |votes = 14,931 |percentage = 37.67}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Jerry Walker |votes = 3,290 |percentage = 8.30}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdul J. Malik |votes = 407 |percentage = 1.03}} {{Election box candidate no change |party = Other |candidate = Personal Choice |votes = 28 |percentage = 0.07}} {{Election box turnout no change |votes = 39,639 |percentage = 28.54%}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=Jersey City Ward E Council election, May 12, 2009<ref name=Results2009>[http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/05/update_more_results_from_the_j.html Official List Candidate Returns for Jersey City Council], May 12, 2005; accessed January 26, 2014.</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Steve Fulop (incumbent) |votes = 1,987 |percentage = 61.03}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Guy Catrillo |votes = 767 |percentage = 23.56}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jaime Vazquez |votes = 269 |percentage = 8.26}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Joseph J. Tarrazi |votes = 181 |percentage = 5.56}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Azam A. Riaz |votes = 51 |percentage = 1.57}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 3,256 | percentage = 100.00}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=Jersey City Ward E Council election, May 10, 2005<ref name=Results2005>[http://www.jerseycityonline.com/elections/may_10_05_jersey_city_election.htm Official List Candidate Returns for Jersey City Council], May 10, 2005; accessed January 26, 2014.</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Steve Fulop |votes = 2,165 |percentage = 54.58}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = E. Junior Maldonado (incumbent) |votes = 1,802 |percentage = 45.42}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 3,967 | percentage = 100.00}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Primary, New Jersey's {{ushr|New Jersey|13|13th}} Congressional District, June 8, 2004<ref name=Results2004>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004pri-elect_house-candidate_tally.pdf Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives], New Jersey Division of Elections, June 9, 2004. Accessed January 26, 2014.</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bob Menendez (incumbent) |votes = 33,622 |percentage = 87.39}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = ''Steve Fulop'' |votes = ''4,851'' |percentage = ''12.61''}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 38,473 | percentage = 100.00}} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://stevenfulop.com/ Official website] * {{C-SPAN|41149}}

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