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”’Catherine Healy”’ (or Catherine Healy-Tiscornia)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/galleries/KYO6G22A5RFD7IPBKNAYDB6Y24/|title=2019 Jersey City Women of Action Awards ceremony|website=nj.com|accessdate=1 January 2026}}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] local politician and the daughter of former mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], [[Jerramiah T. Healy]]. She was the 2025 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] city council candidate for Ward D, running on a slate with former [[Governor of New Jersey|New Jersey governor]] [[Jim McGreevy]]<ref name=Hudson>{{cite news|url=http://hudsoncountyview.com/catherine-healy-daughter-of-ex-jersey-city-mayor-to-run-with-mcgreevey-in-ward-d/|title=Catherine Healy, daughter of ex-Jersey City mayor, to run with McGreevey in Ward D|publisher=Hudson County View|date=15 April 2025|first=John|last=Heinis}}</ref> but lost to [[Independent politician|independent]] candidate Jake Ephros.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jcitytimes.com/op-ed-im-an-independent-council-candidate-mcgreevey-is-my-last-choice/|title=Op-Ed: I’m an Independent Council Candidate, McGreevey is my Last Choice|date=15 September 2025|publisher=Jersey City Times}}</ref> A [[Patch Media|Patch]] reporter characterized Healy’s loss as a “rare occurence” in a state where local election wins are usually awarded to a Democrat or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/jersey-city/2-democratic-socialists-take-office-njs-second-largest-city-what-it-means|title=2 Socialists Take Office In NJ’s Second Largest City This Month: What To Know|last=Lissner|first=Caren|publisher=Patch|date=1 January 2026}}</ref> |
”’Catherine Healy”’ (or Catherine Healy-Tiscornia)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/galleries/KYO6G22A5RFD7IPBKNAYDB6Y24/|title=2019 Jersey City Women of Action Awards ceremony|website=nj.com|accessdate=1 January 2026}}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] local politician and the daughter of former mayor of [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], [[Jerramiah T. Healy]]. She was the 2025 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] city council candidate for Ward D, running on a slate with former [[Governor of New Jersey|New Jersey governor]] [[Jim McGreevy]]<ref name=Hudson>{{cite news|url=http://hudsoncountyview.com/catherine-healy-daughter-of-ex-jersey-city-mayor-to-run-with-mcgreevey-in-ward-d/|title=Catherine Healy, daughter of ex-Jersey City mayor, to run with McGreevey in Ward D|publisher=Hudson County View|date=15 April 2025|first=John|last=Heinis}}</ref> but lost to [[Independent politician|independent]] candidate Jake Ephros.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jcitytimes.com/op-ed-im-an-independent-council-candidate-mcgreevey-is-my-last-choice/|title=Op-Ed: I’m an Independent Council Candidate, McGreevey is my Last Choice|date=15 September 2025|publisher=Jersey City Times}}</ref> A [[Patch Media|Patch]] reporter characterized Healy’s loss as a “rare occurence” in a state where local election wins are usually awarded to a Democrat or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/jersey-city/2-democratic-socialists-take-office-njs-second-largest-city-what-it-means|title=2 Socialists Take Office In NJ’s Second Largest City This Month: What To Know|last=Lissner|first=Caren|publisher=Patch|date=1 January 2026}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:16, 4 January 2026
Catherine Healy (or Catherine Healy-Tiscornia)[1] is an American local politician and the daughter of former mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, Jerramiah T. Healy. She was the 2025 Democratic city council candidate for Ward D, running on a slate with former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevy[2] but lost to independent candidate Jake Ephros.[3] A Patch reporter characterized Healy’s loss as a “rare occurence” in a state where local election wins are usually awarded to a Democrat or Republican.[4]
Healy currently serves as deputy director and chief counsel at the Hudson County Department of Family Services and Reintegration.
Early life and education
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Catherine Healy was born to Jerramiah T. and Maureen Healy. She grew up in the Heights section of Jersey City[2] with siblings Jeremiah, Susanne, and Patrick. Healy earned a Bachelor of Arts from Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina in 2004,[5] and her law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark.[6]
Healy passed the New Jersey bar in 2009[7] and was an Assistant Prosecutor in the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office where she tried criminal cases. Healy founded and ran the Healy Law Office, a pro bono defense practice.[6]
Healy currently serves as deputy director and chief counsel at the Hudson County Department of Family Services and Reintegration.[8]
Jersey City Council campaign
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During the debate with her opponent Jake Ephros that streamed online on November 21, 2025, Healy stated that she was against universal rent control.[9]
In response to the $35,000 McGreevey took from one of the landowners of Heights University Hospital,[10] she said “Just because someone donates to our campaign, we don’t acquiese to everything they request.”[9] When Ephros asserted that McGreevey and his slate had MAGA donors, Healy said, “Charlie Kushner has always been involved in New Jersey politics” and that he donates to all candidates.[9]
She lost 38.84% to Ephros’s 61.16%, by over 1,100 votes.[11]
