Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla to contest for second term

New York: Hoboken, New Jersey Mayor Ravinder ‘Ravi’ Bhalla June 2 formally announced his re-election bid, pledging to serve as a regional and national leader in a post-pandemic world.

The campaign will formally kick off June 24.

The Indian American mayor, who was first voted into office in 2017, has the distinction of being one of the first mayors to issue “shelter-in-place” orders in March 2020, as the pandemic was making its presence known in the US. New York and New Jersey were hit particularly hard in the initial months of the global crisis.

Bhalla also holds the distinction of being the first Sikh American directly elected to office. He won his seat in 2017, emerging victorious from a crowded field of six candidates, by earning the endorsement of former Mayor Dawn Zimmer, who decided not to seek re-election.

Previously, Bhalla had served on Hoboken’s city council for six years.

Currently, no other candidates have announced a challenge to the incumbent. Bhalla has already received the endorsement of the Hoboken Police Superior Officers Association.

Image courtesy of (Image courtesy: Ravi Bhalla/Facebook page)

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