Editing Hoboken, New Jersey (section)

==Government and public service==
===Local government===
[[File:1.20.10HobokenCityHallByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|[[Hoboken City Hall]] on Washington Street between First Street and Newark Street]]
The City of Hoboken is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|mayor-council]] (Plan D) system of municipal government, implemented based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]] as of January 1, 1953.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed January 19, 2014.</ref> The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the nine-member City Council. The city council includes three members elected [[at-large]] from the city as a whole, and six members who each represent one of the city's six [[Ward (United States)|wards]].<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9lTDiYbNgQrUU1pTEhiTWZoUzA/view 2012 Election Wards and Districts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801154820/https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9lTDiYbNgQrUU1pTEhiTWZoUzA/view |date=August 1, 2020 }}, City of Hoboken. Accessed November 13, 2019.</ref> All of the members of the city council are elected to four-year terms of office in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections on a staggered basis in odd-numbered years, with the six ward seats up for election together and the three at-large and mayoral seats up for vote two years later.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 145.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

In July 2011, the city council voted to move municipal elections from May to November. The first shifted election were held in November 2013, with all officials elected in 2009 and 2011 having their terms extended by six months.<ref>Musat, Stephanie. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/07/hoboken_council_majority_moves.html "Hoboken council majority moves next election from May 2013 to November 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203110155/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/07/hoboken_council_majority_moves.html |date=February 3, 2014 }}, ''The Jersey Journal'', July 21, 2011. Accessed July 31, 2013. "By a 5-4 vote, the Hoboken City Council voted to move municipal elections to November. Moving the elections to November means the council's term, including Mayor Dawn Zimmer's, will be extended by six months. The change will be in place for 10 years.&nbsp;... The next election will be in November 2013."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the [[Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey|mayor of Hoboken]] is [[Ravinder Bhalla]], whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.hobokennj.gov/departments/mayor-ravi-bhalla Meet the Mayor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715170138/https://www.hobokennj.gov/departments/mayor-ravi-bhalla |date=July 15, 2019 }}, City of Hoboken. Accessed April 16, 2022.</ref> Members of the city council are Council President Michael Russo (2027; 3rd Ward), Council Vice President Emily Jabbour (2025; at-large), Phil Cohen (2027; 5th Ward), Paul Presinzano (2027; 1st Ward), James J. Doyle (2025; at-large), Tiffanie Fisher (2027; 2nd Ward), Joe Quintero (2025; at-large) and [[Ruben Ramos (politician)|Ruben J. Ramos Jr.]] (2027; 4th Ward).<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.hobokennj.gov/departments/city-council |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.hobokennj.gov}}</ref><ref>[https://cityofhoboken-my.sharepoint.com/personal/j_lore_hobokennj_gov/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fj%5Flore%5Fhobokennj%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2F2021%20adopted%20user%20friendly%20budget%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fj%5Flore%5Fhobokennj%5Fgov%2FDocuments&ga=1 2021 Municipal User Friendly Budget] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619021217/https://login.microsoftonline.com/ded13077-f5e5-43ee-acbc-04ea16f42853/oauth2/authorize?client_id=00000003-0000-0ff1-ce00-000000000000&response_mode=form_post&protectedtoken=true&response_type=code%20id_token&resource=00000003-0000-0ff1-ce00-000000000000&scope=openid&nonce=CCFDBC0A0902C9A8BBA8FA0B8323401306F3720008CA1472-32B3DA28BEB08D770E7CF20BFD9D187FE8AFF6278E71230466F5390DC6AD9BC7&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fcityofhoboken-my.sharepoint.com%2F_forms%2Fdefault.aspx&state=OD0w&claims=%7B%22id_token%22%3A%7B%22xms_cc%22%3A%7B%22values%22%3A%5B%22CP1%22%5D%7D%7D%7D&wsucxt=1&cobrandid=11bd8083-87e0-41b5-bb78-0bc43c8a8e8a&client-request-id=84be48a0-0072-d000-0c34-5d6de3595752&sso_reload=true |date=June 19, 2022 }}, City of Hoboken. Accessed April 16, 2022.</ref><ref name=HudsonDirectory>[https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ Elected Officials] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221516/https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed April 16, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/111524/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202055316/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/111524/web.278093/#/summary |date=February 2, 2022 }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/98893/Web02.235350/#/ Hudson County General Election 2019 Statement of Vote November 5, 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107002016/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/98893/Web02.235350/#/ |date=January 7, 2020 }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>  The 6th Ward is vacant after the sudden and unexpected passing of 5 time elected council woman Jen Giattino.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/repmenendez/reel/DCXoTsJRazI/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-16 |title=Words of Remembrance for Jen Giattino of Hoboken - Insider NJ |url=https://www.insidernj.com/words-of-remembrance-for-jen-giattino-of-hoboken/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241116183824/https://www.insidernj.com/words-of-remembrance-for-jen-giattino-of-hoboken/ |archive-date=2024-11-16 |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoboken City Council President Jen Giattino Has Died |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hoboken/sections/government/articles/hoboken-city-council-president-jen-giattino-has-died |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=TAPinto |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2017 general election, Ravinder Bhalla was elected to succeed [[Dawn Zimmer]] becoming the state's first [[Sikh]] mayor; Zimmer had chosen not to run for re-election to a third term and had endorsed Bhalla for the post. Bhalla's running mates, incumbents James Doyle and Emily Jabbour, won two of the at-large seats, while the third seat was won Vanessa Falco who had been aligned with the slate of mayoral candidate Michael DeFusco.<ref>McDonald, Corey W. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/11/bhalla_bests_defusco_to_win_hoboken_mayoral_race.html "Ravi Bhalla wins Hoboken election, becomes N.J.'s first Sikh mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109024034/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/11/bhalla_bests_defusco_to_win_hoboken_mayoral_race.html |date=November 9, 2017 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', November 7, 2017. Accessed November 8, 2017. "City Councilman Ravi Bhalla has emerged victorious in the six-person mayoral race, becoming the first Sikh mayor of the Mile Square City -- and the state of New Jersey. Bhalla, an Indian-American born in New Jersey, was endorsed by current Mayor Dawn Zimmer, who in a surprising decision announced she would not seek a third term in office.... In the race for three at-large seats on the City Council, two members of Bhalla's slate -- James Doyle and Emily Jabbour -- were victorious, while DeFusco team member Vanessa Falco was also elected, according to the unofficial election results."</ref><ref name=Hudson2017>[http://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OFFICIAL-District-Canvass-General-Election-Results-2017.pdf Hudson County General Election 2017 Statement of Vote November 7, 2017]{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 17, 2017. Accessed January 1, 2018.</ref> Zimmer had been the city council president and first took office as mayor on July 31, 2009, after her predecessor, [[Peter Cammarano]],<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/peter_cammarano_is_sworn_in_as.html "Peter Cammarano is sworn in as Hoboken's youngest mayor, Councilman Ravi Bhalla is the first Sikh to hold an elected public office in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208183404/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/peter_cammarano_is_sworn_in_as.html |date=December 8, 2015 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 1, 2009. Accessed June 2, 2016. "Peter Cammarano was publicly sworn in this afternoon as Hoboken's 37th mayor. Cammarano, 31, is also the Mile Square City's youngest mayor."</ref> was arrested on allegations of corruption stemming from a decade-long FBI operation.<ref>[http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/2009/07/Mayor-Cammarano-Schaffer.pdf Criminal Complaint] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823140726/http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/2009/07/Mayor-Cammarano-Schaffer.pdf |date=August 23, 2009 }}, [[NJ.com]]. Accessed June 2, 2016.</ref> Zimmer, who lost a June 9, 2009, runoff election to Cammarano by 161 votes, served as acting mayor starting on July 31, 2009, making her the city's first female mayor.<ref>Gibson, Denise. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2009/08/hobokens_woman_mayor_has_busy.html "Hoboken's woman mayor has busy day: TV, policy chats, and race"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', August 4, 2009. Accessed September 15, 2023. "Yesterday, Hoboken's first woman mayor, Dawn Zimmer, started her first full workday in office with an appearance on Fox 5's ''Good Day New York'' and ended it with a 5K race."</ref> She won a special election to fill the remainder of the term on November 3, 2009, and was sworn in as mayor on November 6.<ref>Clark, Amy Sara. [https://www.nj.com/hobokennow/2009/11/dawn_zimmer_sworn_in_as_mayor.html "Dawn Zimmer sworn in as mayor of Hoboken"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', November 6, 2009. Accessed September 15, 2023. "Dawn Zimmer, Hoboken's acting mayor who was elected to the permanent position Tuesday, was sworn-in as mayor at 2:20 p.m. in a private ceremony."</ref> Zimmer won re-election in November 2013 to a second term of office and began her second term in January 2014.<ref>Palasciano, Amanda. [http://www.lifeinhoboken.com/articles/0114/mayor-dawn-zimmer-and-council-slate-sworn-in-saturday-jan-4.html "Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Council Slate Sworn in Saturday Jan. 4"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126081028/http://www.lifeinhoboken.com/articles/0114/mayor-dawn-zimmer-and-council-slate-sworn-in-saturday-jan-4.html |date=January 26, 2014 }}, Life In Hoboken, January 6, 2014. Accessed January 19, 2014. "Mayor Dawn Zimmer was sworn in Saturday, January 4 for another four year term, at Stevens Institute of Technology."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
[[File:Hoboken PO jeh.jpg|thumb|Hoboken Post Office]]
Hoboken is located in the 8th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 32nd state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 35,532 registered voters in Hoboken, of which 14,385 (40.5%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 3,881 (10.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 17,218 (48.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 48 voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Hudson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520233330/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 66.1% of the vote (14,443 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 32.4% (7,078 votes), and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Green Party of the United States|Green]] candidates with 1.5% (325 votes), among the 22,018 ballots cast by the city's 40,209 registered voters (172 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 54.8%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226065926/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226063832/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 71.0% of the vote here (17,051 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 27.5% (6,590 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (225 votes), among the 24,007 ballots cast by the city's 38,970 registered voters, for a turnout of 61.6%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520234307/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 65.0% of the vote here (13,436 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 33.4% (6,898 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (161 votes), among the 20,668 ballots cast by the city's 31,221 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 66.2.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520184200/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
!Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.1% ''7,673''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.9%'''  ''17,932''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.0% ''612''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.2% ''6,259''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''74.7%'''  ''21,046''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.1% ''493''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.5% ''5,034''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''72.0%''' ''16,111''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |4.5% ''1,006''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name=2012Election>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.4% ''7,078''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.1%''' ''14,443''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.5% ''325''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2024.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.5%  ''6,590''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.0%''' ''17,051'' 
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.9% ''225''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520184200/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.4% ''6,898''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.0%'''   ''13,436''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.5% ''161''
|-
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 53.0% of the vote (6,562 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 45.0% (5,565 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (243 votes), among the 16,331 ballots cast by the city's 41,094 registered voters (3,961 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.7%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf |title=Governor - Hudson County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133337/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hudson County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133308/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 62.3% of the vote here (9,095 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 29.5% (4,307 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 4.6% (673 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (138 votes), among the 14,593 ballots cast by the city's 34,844 registered voters, yielding a 41.9% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf 2009 Governor: Hudson County] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822214207/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf |date=August 22, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

On November 7, 2017, City Councilmember [[Ravinder Bhalla]] was elected as mayor, making him the first [[Sikh]] mayor in the state's history.<ref>Greenwood, Max. [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/359314-hoboken-elects-first-sikh-mayor-in-new-jersey-state-history/ "Hoboken elects first Sikh mayor in New Jersey state history"], ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', November 7, 2017. Accessed September 13, 2018. "Hoboken, N.J. City Councilman Ravi Bhalla won the city's mayoral race on Tuesday, making him the first Sikh mayor in the state's history, ''The Jersey Journal'' reported."</ref> He was re-elected in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/11/03/mayor-ravi-bhalla-wins-unopposed-election-to-second-term/|newspaper=[[The Hudson Reporter]]|title=Mayor Ravi Bhalla wins unopposed election to second term in Hoboken|language=en-US|url-status=live|author=Koosau, Mark|date=November 3, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2023|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104002615/https://hudsonreporter.com/2021/11/03/mayor-ravi-bhalla-wins-unopposed-election-to-second-term/}}</ref>

===Fire department===
{{main|Hoboken Fire Department}}
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|M.S.U = 
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|foam tender = 
|hazmat = 1
|usar = 1
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|commissioner =
|superintendent=
|chief = Brian Crimmins
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[[File:1.20.10EngineNo2HobokenByLuigiNovi.jpg|thumb|Fire Station #1 on Washington Street]]
The city is protected by the 132 paid firefighters of the city of Hoboken Fire Department (HFD). Established in 1891, the HFD currently operates under the command of a Department Chief, to whom two Deputy Chiefs report.<ref>[http://www.hobokenfire.org/100new.cfm "Past 100 Years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726152441/http://www.hobokenfire.org/100new.cfm |date=July 26, 2011 }}. Hoboken Fire Department. Accessed June 26, 2011.</ref> The department reported to 3,352 emergency calls in 2010, arriving in an average of 2.6 minutes from the time the original call was received.<ref>[http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/publicsafety/Fire-Department-Audit.pdf#page=18 "Audit of the Fire Department"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721025245/http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/publicsafety/Fire-Department-Audit.pdf#page=18 |date=July 21, 2011 }}. City of Hoboken by Matrix Consulting Group. April 27, 2011. Accessed June 27, 2011.</ref> The HFD has been a Class 1 rated fire department since 1996 as determined by the [[Insurance Services Office]], one of only three in [[New Jersey]], joining [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] and [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080926055925/http://www.hobokenfire.org/about.cfm About Us], Hoboken Fire Department, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 26, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Effective July 1, 1996, the Insurance Service Organization (ISO), a Commercial Fire Insurance Rating Agency, designated the Hoboken Fire Department as the 24th Class 1 Fire Department in the country. Hoboken Fire Department is the only Class 1 Department in New Jersey."</ref><ref>Skoufalos, Matt. [https://www.njpen.com/cherry-hill-fire-department-earns-top-international-safety-rating/ "Cherry Hill Fire Department Earns Top International Safety Rating; Cherry Hill FD completed a three-year accreditation process to earn an ISO-1 classification, just the third department in the state to do so. It could mean lower insurance rates for residents and businesses."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619021212/https://www.njpen.com/cherry-hill-fire-department-earns-top-international-safety-rating/ |date=June 19, 2022 }}, NJ PEN, September 6, 2016. Accessed November 13, 2019. "The department joins those of Hoboken and Hackensack as the only three Class I-certified fire departments in New Jersey, and the only one in the Delaware Valley to also have CFAI accreditation. Cherry Hill is one of only 130 ISO-1 fire departments in the United States, in which only 234 of an estimated 30,000 departments are accredited."</ref> HFD's firehouses, including its fire museum, are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>Miguel, Dennis Q. [http://www.hmag.com/2011/05/fire-work-a-stroll-through-history/ "Fire Work: A Stroll Through History"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205032357/http://www.hmag.com/2011/05/fire-work-a-stroll-through-history/ |date=February 5, 2013 }}, ''hMAG, Hoboken Lifestyle Magazine'', May 18, 2011. Accessed June 26, 2011.</ref>

The department is part of the Metro [[Urban search and rescue|USAR]] Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations.<ref name=JJ2016>Steadman, Andrew. [http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2012/05/bayonne_firefighters_participa.html "Bayonne firefighters participate in mock disaster drills in Newark"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808160138/http://www.nj.com/bayonne/index.ssf/2012/05/bayonne_firefighters_participa.html |date=August 8, 2016 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', May 1, 2012. Accessed June 6, 2016. "According to the press release, the Metro USAR Strike Team is made up of nine fire departments from Bayonne, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency."</ref>

====Fire station locations and apparatus====
Fire station and company locations in Hoboken are:<ref name=nrhp>{{cite web |url=http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=9 |title=National Register of Historic Places Listings |access-date=February 25, 2010 |archive-date=February 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220204612/http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/Hudson.pdf New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204907/http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/Hudson.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Historic Preservation Office, updated April 26, 2016. Accessed June 2, 2016.</ref><ref name=Locations>[http://www.hobokenfire.org/locations.cfm Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619014134/http://www.hobokenfire.org/locations.cfm |date=June 19, 2015 }}, Hoboken Fire Department. Accessed February 19, 2011.</ref>
{|class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Engine company
! Ladder company
! Special unit
! Chief unit
! Address
! Neighborhood
|-
|[[Engine Company No. 2|Engine 1]] ||Ladder 1 ||Fire Boat 1 (docked in Shipyard Marina), Spare Ladder 3||||1313 Washington Street ||Uptown
|-
|[[Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2|Engine 2]] ||Ladder 2 ||Spare Engine 5||||43 Madison Street ||Downtown
|-
|[[Engine Company No. 6|Engine 3]] ||||Rescue 1 (which is also part of the Metro [[urban search and rescue|USAR]] Collapse Rescue Strike Team)<ref name=JJ2016/>||||801 Clinton Street ||Uptown
|-
||Engine 4|||||Haz-Mat 1, Spare Rescue 2, Spare Engine 6||Car 155 (Deputy Chief/Tour Commander) ||201 Jefferson Street ||Midtown
|}

The [[Assembly of Exempt Firemen Building|Fire Museum]] is located at 213 Bloomfield Street.<ref name=Locations/><ref>[https://www.hobokenmuseum.org/visit/about-us/ About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012320/https://www.hobokenmuseum.org/visit/about-us/ |date=November 7, 2017 }}, Hoboken Historical Museum. Accessed November 5, 2017.</ref>

===Emergency medical services===
{{main|Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps}}
EMS in the city of Hoboken is provided primarily by the members of the [[Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps]] (HVAC), which was established in 1971. HVAC does not charge for the services it provides. HVAC has seven emergency vehicles, in addition to six bicycles that can be used to provide coverage at outdoor events.<ref>[http://www.hobokenems.com/page2.html "Family Fun at the Fire Department Museum"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731192701/http://hobokenems.com/page2.html |date=July 31, 2013 }}. Hoboken Historical Museum. Accessed January 20, 2014.</ref>

[[Hoboken University Medical Center]], founded in 1863 as St. Mary's Hospital, is a historic hospital and the oldest in continuous operation in the state.<ref>Hack, Charles. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2013/10/after_150_years_the_hoboken_university_medical_center_continues_to_blossom_fransican_sister_says.html "After 150 years the Hoboken University Medical Center 'continues to blossom,' Franciscan sister says"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'' / NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 3, 2013. Accessed June 20, 2022. "Some 120 worshipers, including 10 sisters from the Franciscan order that founded St. Mary Hospital in 1863, attended the 150th Celebration Mass Anniversary of the Hoboken University Medical Center at Our Lady of Grace Church today.... Mayor Dawn Zimmer read from her proclamation to the hospital that highlighted its history, calling it 'the oldest continuing hospital in New Jersey.'"</ref> It is a community hospital and part of the CarePoint Health System.<ref>[https://carepointhealth.org/about/ About], CarePoint Health System. Accessed June 20, 2022.</ref>