Marilyn Roman
Marilyn Roman | |
|---|---|
| ActingMayor of Jersey City | |
| In office February 14, 1992 – June 30, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald McCann |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Rakowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1936 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bill Roman |
| Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Profession | Education Administrator |
Marilyn Roman(born March 1936) is an American educator andDemocratic Partypolitician who served asActing MayorofJersey City, New Jersey.As City Council President, she became Acting Mayor succeedingGerald McCannafter his removal from office. Roman was the first woman to hold the office of mayor in the history of Jersey City.[1]
Biography
[edit]Roman attendedNew Jersey City Universityearning abachelor's degreein elementary education and amaster's degreein urban education.[2]She worked as a teacher and supervisor for the Jersey City Board of Education. Roman became involved in politics as a member of the Everett Terrace Block Association where she served as a representative attending City Council Meetings.[2]At the urging of McCann, she was elected to theHudson CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholdersin 1984 and served two terms. Running on McCann's ticket, Roman was elected to the city council in 1989.[2]
Roman was director of the Education-Business Alliance of the Jersey CityBoard of Educationand president of the City Council when McCann was removed from office following his conviction on Federal fraud charges.[3]Roman continued to fill the vacancy when the city council failed to elect another candidate after 30 days.[1]Roman served as mayor for four months until the city council reorganized and selected a new Council President.[4]
Following the announced retirement of CongressmanFrank J. Guarini,Roman organized and supported a slate of candidates in the 1992 DemocraticPrimary.She claimed to organize the ticket to support candidates for the Democratic County Committee farther down the ballot.[2]Roman's candidates were opposed by a slate headed by State SenatorRobert Menendezand supported by HudsonCounty ExecutiveRobert C. Janiszewski.Menendez defeated Robert P. Haney by a ratio of 2–1, and Roman's candidates for Democratic County Committee only won one-third of the seats.[2]
The City Council of Jersey City reorganized on July 1, 1992, and selected Joseph Rakowski as the new president. Rakowski also became acting mayor and the third mayor in that year.[4]Roman retained her seat on the city council and completed her term. She ran to fill the remainder of the unexpired term in thespecial election,but came in third out of a field of nineteen candidates.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abSullivan, Joseph F. (March 13, 1992)."The Mayor of Jersey City Is 'Acting' No More".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 10,2008.
- ^abcdeSullivan, Joseph F. (June 7, 1992)."Mayors: New Brooms and More Nuptials; In Jersey City, a Determined Woman".The New York Times.
- ^Sullivan, Joseph F. (March 9, 1992)."Clock Ticking on Search For Mayor in Jersey City".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 8,2008.
- ^abSullivan, Joseph F. (July 3, 1992)."Well-Experienced Jersey City Welcomes Its 3d Mayor of Year".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 8,2008.
- ^Sullivan, Joseph F. (November 10, 1992)."Jersey City Mayor Warns of Possible Bankruptcy".The New York Times.RetrievedAugust 11,2008.