NEW YORK<\/strong> — Nineteen years after former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned after coming out as gay, he’s considering a political comeback.<\/p>\nMcGreevey tells CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer that she is seriously considering a run for mayor of Jersey City.<\/p>\n
In the summer of 2004, McGreevey stood by his wife and shocked the New Jersey political establishment with what was then a stunning revelation.<\/p>\n
“My truth is that I am a gay American,” he said at the time.<\/p>\n
McGreevey came out of the closet and resigned after a lawsuit threatened to expose an extramarital affair with another man.<\/p>\n
Now, after earning a divinity degree and devoting himself to good works, including a program that gives prison inmates second chances, McGreevey tells CBS2’s “The Point” he’s considering a second chance at politics, running to the mayor of Jersey City.<\/p>\n
“Maybe there’s an opportunity to see this as a final, final act, if you will,” he said.<\/p>\n
“So you’re seriously considering it?” Kramer asked.<\/p>\n
“Yeah. I mean, Senator Stack is a dear friend of mine and he’s a force of nature, and so I’m very encouraged by that,” McGreevey said.<\/p>\n
McGreevey is referring to Hudson’s country power broker Brian Stack, the mayor of Union City and chairman of the state Senate Judiciary Committee, who is pushing him to seek office.<\/p>\n
McGreevey’s family is from Jersey City, and he says running for mayor is “almost, you know, coming home and full circle.”<\/p>\n
“Are there any issues that you feel need to be addressed that may not have been addressed by the current mayor, Steve Fullop?” Kramer asked.<\/p>\n
“I think one is quality of life issues,” McGreevey said.<\/p>\n
“What advice would you give your younger self?” Kramer asked.<\/p>\n
“Be who you are and accept yourself. Don’t live for fear, live for love,” McGreevey said.<\/p>\n
McGreevey says he will make a final decision about running for mayor sometime this fall.<\/p>\n
You can watch Kramer’s entire interview with McGreevey on “The Point” this Sunday at 11:30 on CBS2.<\/p>\n
Marcia Kramer<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nMarcia Kramer joined CBS2 in 1990 as an investigative and political reporter. Prior to CBS2, she was the City Hall bureau chief at the New York Daily News.<\/p>\n
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