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Mussab Ali
is running
for Mayor
to champion a
Jersey City For All
Deciding to challenge the status quo and run for Mayor was no easy choice. But seeing our city – the most diverse in America – struggle with issues like affordability and gentrification, and grappling with the shadows of machine politics, I knew I couldn't stay on the sidelines.
Jersey City raised and educated me. When I became the youngest elected official in our city's history, it was because you trusted me. Once again, I am asking for your trust to help build a Jersey City that works for all of us."
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Lower the Rent
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Fast and Free Buses
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Fight every Slumlord
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Ban Pay to Play
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Fully Fund our Schools
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Open City Halls Books
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Lower the Rent ★ Fast and Free Buses ★ Fight every Slumlord ★ Ban Pay to Play ★ Fully Fund our Schools ★ Open City Halls Books ★
Meet Mussab
Mussab Ali has spent his entire life in Jersey City – watching his neighbors get priced out while developers got sweetheart deals.
At 20, he made history as the youngest Muslim ever elected to public office in America, winning a seat on our Board of Education to fight Trump's attacks on our community.
By 23, he was Board President – eliminating student lunch debt, fighting to increase teachers minimum wages and securing full funding for our schools.
At 23, the same year Mussab was board president, he got Stage 4 cancer. He beat it.
Mussab went on to Harvard Law, launched the Ali Leadership Institute, and became one of New Jersey's top advocates for affordable housing and tenants' rights – fighting the same crisis that's destroying his hometown.
Now he's running for Mayor because Jersey City deserves a leader who's already proven he can take on the powerful and win. Not someone bought by special interests. Not someone asking for second chances. A homegrown fighter who's been ready for this his entire life.
The Platform
Bottom Line — Jersey City is too expensive!
No back rooms, no vendor money, no excuses. Honest, transparent leadership that treats residents like stakeholders—mobility as a right, housing you can afford, and city services that are simple, modern, and fair.
Rent control exists in Jersey City, but it’s not being enforced. Rent in Jersey City has risen by more than 50% since 2015, but if Jersey City had properly enforced its rent control ordinance over the past decade, rents in covered units could have only risen a maximum of about 22%.
That gap – an average of over $600 per month per unit – could be costing renters as much as $51 million annually.
Without change, the cost of inaction will only grow. Mussab’s plan to enforce Chapter 260 would not only protect tenants from illegal rent hikes, but also put hundreds of millions of dollars back into Jersey City households across his term.
While Jersey City already has rent control laws in place, in the form of its rent control ordinance from Chapter 260 of the municipal code, However, these protections are only as good as their enforcement. And enforcement has been almost nonexistent.
For instance, a 2019 investigation into rent control in one Jersey City ward found that over 50% of tenants in rent-controlled units did not know that their building was rent controlled; that more than 90% were not given the legally-required Rental Statement; and that 78% of the annual Landlord Registration Statements omitted key information that may have revealed illegal rent hikes.
In extreme cases, rent-controlled apartments in Ward E were found to be renting for as high as $5,850 per month; an exorbitant figure only possible via years of unchecked increases.
For decades, Jersey City has lacked a truly independent watchdog to oversee how contracts are awarded and enforced. Without strong oversight, residents have little visibility into who the city is doing business with or whether vendors deliver what they promise.
Major deals, from development projects to infrastructure contracts, are often negotiated without scrutiny, making them vulnerable to inflated costs, hidden conflicts of interest, and clauses that fail to protect taxpayers. Once contracts are signed, performance problems, cost overruns, and delays are rarely disclosed, allowing underperforming vendors to continue receiving city business.
This absence of accountability has cost taxpayers millions and fueled the perception that politics, not merit, drives City Hall’s decisions.
Jersey City faces significant transportation challenges, including inadequate public transit options, traffic congestion, and limited infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. The current transportation system fails to meet the needs of many residents, especially those in underserved areas, leading to longer commutes, higher costs, and environmental impacts. Many commuters rely on public transportation with 42% of residents who do not own a car.
Jersey City is one of the largest and densest cities in the country. It’s time for us to launch a city-wide bus program that will be fast and affordable for all residents. Data shows that buses are 50x safer than passenger cars.
Jersey City currently has access to a shuttle service in partnership with Via but it isn’t meeting the full demand challenges of Jersey City residents. Our current contract with Via shuttle service costs the city approximately $7.4M per year. Thanks to Via, we know where transit deserts exist and can map more effective routes for our own bus system.
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