HOBOKEN – Jamie Cryan was elected as the new chairman of the Hoboken Democratic Committee on Monday night in an annual reorganization meeting, according to a local online report.
Cryan recently worked as the campaign manager for 4th Ward Councilman Tim Occhipinti in November 2010 and May.
Cryan received 36 votes from committee members, as the nominee from the “Real Democrats of Hoboken.” That is the group that is allied with the Hudson County Democratic Organization.
Phil Cohen, the nominee from the “Democrats for Honest Government” – the group allied with Mayor Dawn Zimmer – received 32 votes, according to the report.
Hoboken Councilman Ravi Bhalla, a Zimmer ally, was the chair of the committee prior to this meeting. – Ray Smith