Brian Lairn on WNYC.

Now for a look at the latest political news coming out of New Jersey.

You know, we've been covering Mayor-elect Mamdani's transition pretty extensively. So now we'll check in on Governor-elect

Mikey Sherrill as she prepares to assume office. That's going to be on January 20th in New

Jersey in the city. It's New Year's Day when the mayor is inaugurated. But what about

Mikey Sherrill's seat in Congress? There's already a crowded field of candidates

competing for that open seat and there are some interesting dynamics at play there. For starters,

it seems like a proxy war between Governor Murphy's family and Senator Andy Kim is already

brewing. And there's some unfinished business from Election Day in Jersey City, as those

of you there know.

Tomorrow, voters will choose in a runoff election between two Democrats, according to our

guests, WNYC and Gothamist, New Jersey reporter Mike Hayes.

The big issue is housing in that runoff.

We'll see where the candidates agree and where they diverge ahead of Election Day, Part 2,

in case any of New Jersey City listeners remain undecided.

So with me now is WNYC and Gothamist's New Jersey reporter Mike Hayes.

He's also author of the book The Secret Files, Bill de Blasio, the NYPD, and the

Broken Promises of Police Reform. Hey, Mike, welcome back to the show. Hey, Brian, thanks for having me.

All right. James Solomon versus former Governor Jim McGreevy in this runoff election in Jersey

City tomorrow morning. And I heard your piece on Morning

today, and you have the print edition on Gothamist, the thesis that their major disagreement is

on the issue of affordable housing. So in Jersey City, as in almost everywhere else, but how do

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