Labor leader Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. takes oath to fill Bergen County freeholder vacancy
JANUARY 28, 2015, 8:36 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015, 10:06 PM
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
HACKENSACK — Bergen County’s newest freeholder, labor leader Thomas J. Sullivan Jr., was sworn in Wednesday, vowing to “listen to everyone’s voice.”
Flanked by his family, Sullivan took the oath of office administered by County Executive and fellow Democrat James Tedesco during the board meeting.
Sullivan was chosen Sunday by members of the county Democratic Committee to fill the seat vacated by Tedesco on Jan. 1. He would next have to run in the November election to serve the last remaining year on Tedesco’s three-year term.
“I can’t think of somebody that would represent the people of Bergen County, and all the people of Bergen County, better than Tom,” Tedesco said.
Tedesco previously had sworn Sullivan in at a private ceremony in the freeholder chambers on Monday morning.
