The nation’s first out gay governor is running for office again 20 years after he resigned

Jim McGreevey
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The first out gay governor in U.S. history has decided to get back in the game 20 years after his historic resignation. Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey (D) officially announced today that he is running for mayor of Jersey City in the 2025 election.

His campaign announcement video opens with him watching a clip of his own 2004 resignation in which he declares, “I am a gay American. I engaged in an adult consensual affair. It was wrong, it was foolish, it was inexcusable.”

From there, the present-day McGreevey tells the camera, “I’m imperfect, I’ll always be imperfect,” but that it was important to take accountability for his actions. He said his experiences have made him a better, more compassionate person.

McGreevey was referring to a scandal that rocked the nation when he had an affair with…

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