Paterson BOE Commissioner Corey Teague is looking ahead to 2022 and gearing up to run for an at-large council seat.

Teague said that ‘since 2018, Paterson residents have been calling on me to run for a seat on the city’s legislative body. I have served this city in the capacity of an activist for 20 years. This is my second term as a member of the city’s school board of which I have served and continue to serve the needs of our children. As a member of the city council I’ll be able to widen the base of residents I currently serve in my current capacity. Again, after much thought and consideration I feel it is time to run for a seat on the city council as a representative of the people I serve every day. Community service is a lifelong calling for me. Being an elected official is merely an extension of that calling.’

2022 will be a big year for Paterson, during which the mayoralty and three at-large council seats are up for grabs.

Currently, the three at-large seats are held by Lilissa Mimms (currently the Council VP), Flavio Rivera *(currently the Council Prez), and Maritza Davila.

Mayor Sayegh faces a possible rematch from 2018 opponent Alex Mendez, who is likely to run again, according to Paterson Times. Mendez gave up his at-large seat to run for mayor, and ran for the Ward 3 seat this year, beating veteran incumbent Bill McKoy by nine votes and was sworn-in last week.  That race is headed for a mid-December recount.