Steven Michael Fulop (born February 28, 1977) is the 49th and current Mayor
of Jersey City, New Jersey. A Democrat, he was formerly the Councilman for Jersey City's Ward E. On May 14, 2013, Fulop defeated incumbent mayor Jerramiah Healy. NJ Biz and PolitickerNJ have subsequently ranked him as #20 of the top 100 influential office holders in New Jersey,[4] and in 2015 he was ranked #1 on The Hudson Reporter's annual Power List of the 50 most powerful political figures in Hudson County.
Fulop assumed the office of Mayor on July 1, 2013. He is widely considered likely to run for Governor in 2017.
Fulop (Fülöp) was born to a Jewish family in Edison, New Jersey, the son of emigrants from Romania. His father owned a delicatessen in Newark, New Jersey, where Fulop often worked, and his mother, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, worked in an immigration services office helping others gain citizenship.
Fulop graduated from Binghamton University in 1999, spending time abroad studying at Oxford University in England. In 2006 he completed both his Masters in Business Administration at the New York University Stern School of Business and his Masters in Public Administration at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.,
Within his first 100 days in office, Fulop introduced and passed legislation that merged the Police and Fire Departments as well as the Office of Emergency Management into one central department – the Department of Public Safety. This consolidation is projected to create significant savings for Jersey City by eliminating duplicative administrative costs. Fulop's newly created department was also charged with increasing diversity in both the police and fire department by revising its recruitment and retention efforts, emphasizing that members on the force should be representative of the city they serve. Mayor Fulop also increased the size of the police force from 778 uniformed officers upon assuming office to a projected 840 by June 2014.
In an effort to provide transparent and accessible government for the residents of Jersey City, Fulop established (through Executive Order) Jersey City’s first Citizen Public Safety Advisory Review Board. This board is charged with making programmatic, legislative, and training recommendations to improve public safety overall.Acknowledging the need for local government to be more responsive to constituent’s needs, Fulop overhauled the division of government responsible for handling requests made by citizens, formerly called the "Mayor’s Action Bureau", into the "Residents Response Center", adding more representatives and expanding the hours. Fulop's administration expanded the use of technology and social media for easier access and connectivity to constituent services.
Fulop initiated plans to invest nearly $6 million in city parks in 2014 alone, which will triple the annual number of parks projects by renovating 13 parks throughout Jersey City and will provide funding for the accelerated construction of Berry Lane Park, an ambitious project that will ultimately transform more than 17 acres of property in to a recreational amenity in the heart of the Bergen-Lafayette community.
Fulop assumed the office of Mayor on July 1, 2013. He is widely considered likely to run for Governor in 2017.
Fulop (Fülöp) was born to a Jewish family in Edison, New Jersey, the son of emigrants from Romania. His father owned a delicatessen in Newark, New Jersey, where Fulop often worked, and his mother, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, worked in an immigration services office helping others gain citizenship.
Fulop graduated from Binghamton University in 1999, spending time abroad studying at Oxford University in England. In 2006 he completed both his Masters in Business Administration at the New York University Stern School of Business and his Masters in Public Administration at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.,
Within his first 100 days in office, Fulop introduced and passed legislation that merged the Police and Fire Departments as well as the Office of Emergency Management into one central department – the Department of Public Safety. This consolidation is projected to create significant savings for Jersey City by eliminating duplicative administrative costs. Fulop's newly created department was also charged with increasing diversity in both the police and fire department by revising its recruitment and retention efforts, emphasizing that members on the force should be representative of the city they serve. Mayor Fulop also increased the size of the police force from 778 uniformed officers upon assuming office to a projected 840 by June 2014.
In an effort to provide transparent and accessible government for the residents of Jersey City, Fulop established (through Executive Order) Jersey City’s first Citizen Public Safety Advisory Review Board. This board is charged with making programmatic, legislative, and training recommendations to improve public safety overall.Acknowledging the need for local government to be more responsive to constituent’s needs, Fulop overhauled the division of government responsible for handling requests made by citizens, formerly called the "Mayor’s Action Bureau", into the "Residents Response Center", adding more representatives and expanding the hours. Fulop's administration expanded the use of technology and social media for easier access and connectivity to constituent services.
Fulop initiated plans to invest nearly $6 million in city parks in 2014 alone, which will triple the annual number of parks projects by renovating 13 parks throughout Jersey City and will provide funding for the accelerated construction of Berry Lane Park, an ambitious project that will ultimately transform more than 17 acres of property in to a recreational amenity in the heart of the Bergen-Lafayette community.
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