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Amy DeGise
2022 - Present
2025
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Amy DeGise is an at-large member of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on December 31, 2025.
DeGise ran for election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
DeGise's professional experience includes working as a history teacher. She was also elected to be the recording secretary for the Hudson County Area Vocational Technical Association Executive Board and has served as its instructional vice president. DeGise earned her master's degree in educational technology and her bachelor's degree concentrating in history education Montclair State University.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2021)
General election
General election for Jersey City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Council At-large on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joyce Watterman (Nonpartisan) | 20.4 | 19,666 |
| ✔ |  | Daniel Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 18,884 |
| ✔ |  | Amy DeGise (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 18,386 |
 | Chris Gadsden (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 11,760 | |
| June Jones (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 10,043 | ||
 | Rolando Lavarro (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 9,306 | |
 | Elvin Dominici (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 8,271 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 211 | ||
| Total votes: 96,527 | |||
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2017
In the first election following the return of local control to the district, four of the nine seats on the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three seats were up for regular three-year terms and one seat was up for a one-year unexpired term after former board member John Reichart resigned from the board.
Board members Amy DeGise and Lorenzo Richardson won additional three-year terms on the board and were joined in their victory by Matthew Schapiro. They defeated incumbent Gerald Lyons and challenger Yousef Saleh. Mussab Ali took the one-year term, defeating David Miranda.[2]
Results
| Jersey City Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amy DeGise Incumbent |
31.65% | 19,125 |
| Matthew Schapiro |
18.89% | 11,419 |
| Lorenzo Richardson Incumbent |
18.49% | 11,173 |
| Yousef Saleh | 15.61% | 9,433 |
| Gerald Lyons Incumbent | 15.25% | 9,216 |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 70 |
| Total Votes | 60,436 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk's Office, "General Election 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
DeGise reported $26,120.00 in contributions and $5,265.00 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 23, 2017.[3]
Endorsements
DeGise received an official endorsement from the Jersey City Education Association.[4]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy events
On July 19, 2022, DeGise was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident after hitting a cyclist with her car in an intersection. The cyclist sustained minor injuries. DeGise turned herself in to the police later the same day.[5] At a council meeting in August, DeGise said, "July 19 and the weeks that have followed have been some of the most difficult, traumatic times of my life. I am grateful that no one was seriously injured and I feel horrible about that situation."[6]
DeGise appeared in court on January 24, 2023, where she pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. DeGise had her license revoked for one year and was charged a fine of $5,000. The other charge was dropped as part of her plea agreement.[7]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Jersey City Public Schools, "Jersey City Board of Education's Board Members," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Hilda Rosario, Hudson County Supervisor of Elections," August 7, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ Jersey City Education Association, "Board of Education Endorsement," August 12, 2017
- ↑ nj.com, "Hit-and-run Jersey City councilwoman could face more serious charges: source," August 26, 2022
- ↑ Gothamist, "Amy DeGise's hit-and-run case heads to NJ court that specializes in plea deals," January 23, 2023
- ↑ Gothamist, "Jersey City's Amy DeGise loses license for 1 year in plea deal for hit-and-run," January 24, 2023
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