Hudson County Board of Commissioners Chair Anthony “Stick” Romano (D-5) is retiring, looking forward to private life and is also not supporting Ron Bautista to succeed him despite having broad Democratic party support, he told HCV.
“I had spoken about it in previous months, it wasn’t a surprise about me not running, combined with the time to enjoy other pursuits,” Romano said over the phone today.
He was sworn in for a second full term as chair in January of this year as his sixth and final term come to an end.
The retired Hoboken police captain said he had been contemplating retirement for some time, ultimately coming to terms with that decision around September or October, though largely kept that conversation private…