Glenn Cunningham, the mayor of Jersey City and the first African-American ever elected to that office, died last night after a massive heart attack. He was 60.
Taking on Hudson County’s odious political machine, Cunningham was elected mayor of New Jersey’s second-largest city in 2001, succeeding future Republican gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler.
Posted by Stephen Silver at May 26, 2004 10:22 PM