Meet Dawn Zimmer

Dawn Zimmer first became involved in Hoboken civic life when she joined the fight to bring a park with ball fields to her neighborhood.  She was a member of the steering Committee of the Southwest Parks Coalition, and was one of five individuals who were named plaintiffs in a lawsuit that stopped a developer friendly redevelopment plan that would have added 1,200 high-rise condo units to Southwest Hoboken.   Zimmer supported a better approach to redevelopment that included smaller buildings, more park space, traffic controls, restaurants and shops.

This drive to improve her neighborhood and her City propelled Dawn to run for 4th Ward Council against the incumbent, a machine politician and strong supporter of the big developers’ plan. Dawn defeated the incumbent in an upset that shook up the establishment.
 
This past June, Dawn Zimmer was selected to be Council President by her fellow Council members.  When Peter Cammarano resigned following his arrest for political corruption, Zimmer stepped-up as Acting Mayor and has begun to put our City back on the right path.
 
Before taking time off to care for her two young sons, Jacob (age 9) and Alex (age 8), Dawn worked in communications for a large Japanese trading company and did crisis communications for one of the top public relations firms in the country.  She’s also a photographer and served as marketing director for a family business. She is a Cum Laude Graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where she rowed crew for four years. Dawn is a runner who has run the New York City Marathon.  She lives in Southwest Hoboken with her husband and two children.