Former state Senate President Stephen Sweeney is pictured at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton in January 2022, just before he left office.Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Former state Senate President Stephen Sweeney on Monday formally launched a campaign for New Jersey governor, a long-awaited move as the Democrat aims for a big political comeback after losing his powerful seat in a shocking upset two years ago.
Sweeney, a 64-year-old South Jersey ironworkers union leader who spent 20 years in the Senate, enters the 2025 Democratic primary for the party’s nomination to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
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