Steven Fulop
| Steven Fulop | |
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| Mayor of Jersey City | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jerramiah Healy |
| Member of Jersey City Council from Ward E |
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In office July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Junior Maldonado |
| Succeeded by | Candice Osborne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Steven Michael Fulop February 28, 1977 Edison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jaclyn Thompson (2016–present) |
| Alma mater |
Binghamton University (BA) Columbia University (MPA) New York University (MBA) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 2002–2006 |
| Rank |
 Corporal
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| Unit | 6th Engineer Support Battalion |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
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.
Fulop assumed the office of Mayor on July 1, 2013. He was widely considered likely to run for Governor in 2017, but ended this speculation by announcing his intention to run for re-election as mayor.
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.,
Upon graduating from college, Fulop joined Goldman Sachs, the investment banking firm, first working in Chicago and later in downtown Manhattan and Jersey City. After seeing first hand the effects of the September 11 attacks, he decided to put his career at Goldman Sachs on hold and join the United States Marine Corps.
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