Adrian Ghainda, age 24, of the Progressive Democrats of Hudson County launched his first campaign for public office for the District 2 seat on the Hudson County Board of Commissioners.

“I am running for County Commissioner because our people deserve an option at the ballot box”, Ghainda said. “We deserve to have the working-class represented not only by everyday people but to also have our voices heard in every political process”.

“I was born and raised in Jersey City and I’ve seen the toll it’s taken on friends, family, and neighbors who were pushed out of our county because of how unaffordable it became. We deserve to have our elected officials advocating to keep us in the place we’ve called home instead of selling us out for a pretty penny.”

“Adrian is one of the most kind and selfless people I have ever had the blessing to work with. He is a true organizer at heart who understands that the injustices of the morally bankrupt system and those who prop it up are not resolved by the charity of a single individual, but through building community through solidarity. He is a man wise beyond his years, who I am confident will bring truly inclusive, truly progressive vision for the 2nd District so that every neighbor no matter their place of origin or socioeconomic class can call this place “home”, now and in years to come” said activist and former candidate for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District Ricardo Rojas.

Ghainda, 24, a graduate from New Jersey City University Class of 2020 is currently the Special Projects Director for Voters of Tomorrow New Jersey, the former State Delegate for the Progressive Democrats of Hudson County and former member of the Board of Delegates for the Progressive Democrats of New Jersey. He has also served as a Field Coordinator for the Hudson County Democratic Socialists of America’s Right to Counsel campaign.