▁with ▁the ▁sl ate ▁of ▁mayor al ▁candidate ▁Michael ▁De F us co . ▁Z immer ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁president ▁and ▁first ▁took ▁office ▁as ▁mayor ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁her ▁prede cess or , ▁Peter ▁Cam mar ano , ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁stem ming ▁from ▁a ▁de cade - long ▁F BI ▁operation . ▁Z immer , ▁who ▁lost ▁a ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁run off ▁election ▁to ▁Cam mar ano ▁by ▁ 1 6 1 ▁votes , ▁served ▁as ▁acting ▁mayor ▁until ▁winning ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁mayor ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁mayor ▁of ▁Hob oken . ▁Z immer ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁and ▁began ▁her ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Federal , ▁state , ▁and ▁county ▁representation ▁ ▁Hob oken ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁ 3 3 rd ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census , ▁Hob oken ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁a ▁change ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Red istrict ing ▁Commission ▁that ▁took ▁effect