JERSEY CITY– Mayor Steve Fulop was selected as one of twelve leaders from across the country to join the NewDEAL, a national network that is committed to highlighting innovative ideas from state and local elected leaders who are pro-growth progressives.
Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland and U.S. Senator Mark Begich of Alaska, Honorary Chairs of the NewDEAL, recognized Mayor Fulop for his work to expand opportunity by prioritizing development in neighborhoods where it will have the biggest impact.
“Senator Begich and I have joined the NewDEAL because we believe we need to look for fresh ideas not just from the top down in Washington, but also from the bottom up, where innovative leaders like Mayor Fulop are developing and testing their ideas out on the ground,” said Governor O’Malley, Honorary Co-Chair of the NewDEAL.
“In communities throughout the country, state and local leaders such as Mayor Fulop are proving that you can be both pro-growth and progressive. The NewDEAL is designed to foster these types of ideas and these types of leaders,” said Senator Begich, Honorary Co-Chair of the NewDEAL.
Fulop is being recognized for his policies to stimulate economic growth while still providing assistance to the needy. He is credited with implementing the first New Jersey mandatory earned sick leave law, or providing a second chance through a nationally recognized prison reentry program. At the same time, Mayor Fulop is working to spread the benefits of real estate development to all neighborhoods by implementing a tiered tax abatement policy that offers incentives for building in target areas.
Mayor Fulop is currently featured on the NewDEAL’s interactive website at www.NewDEALLeaders.org/NewDEAL-Leaders/ Steve-Fulop. Along with Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald and Assemblyman Troy Singleton, he joins NewDEAL Honorary Regional Chair and U.S. Senator Cory Booker as one of our four NewDEAL Leaders from New Jersey.
Fulop selected as a top pro-growth progressive leader
