Michael Yun
Michael Yun was a member of the Jersey City City Council in New Jersey. He was elected to represent Ward D on the council in 2013.[1] Yun held office until he died on April 6, 2020.[2]
On March 29, 2020, it was announced that Michael Yun tested positive for COVID-19.[3] Yun died of complications from COVID-19 on April 6, 2020.[2] Click here for more information on political figures impacted by coronavirus.
Elections
2017
Jersey City, New Jersey, held a general election for mayor, three at large city council seats, and six by district city council seats on November 7, 2017. Any race where no candidate earns a majority of the votes cast in the general election advanced to the runoff election on December 5, 2017. Incumbent Michael Yun defeated Moriah Kinberg, Carmen Vega, and Rafael Torres in the general election for the Ward D city council seat.[4]
| Jersey City Council, Ward D General Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Yun Incumbent |
57.94% | 2,765 |
| Moriah Kinberg | 29.95% | 1,429 |
| Carmen Vega | 9.20% | 439 |
| Rafael Torres | 2.85% | 136 |
| Write-in votes | 0.06% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 4,772 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017 | ||
Noteworthy events
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On March 29, 2020, it was announced that Michael Yun tested positive for COVID-19.[5] He died on April 6, 2020.[2]
COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease 2019, is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The first confirmed case of the disease in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020. For more on responses to the coronavirus outbreak, click here.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Jersey City, "Yun," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NJ.com, "Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun, 65, achieved the American Dream," April 6, 2020
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Jersey City Ward D Councilman Yun ‘on oxygen’ at ICU after testing positive for COVID-19," March 29, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email correspondance with Irene McNulty, Jersey City Deputy City Clerk," September 13, 2017
- ↑ Hudson County View, "Jersey City Ward D Councilman Yun ‘on oxygen’ at ICU after testing positive for COVID-19," March 29, 2020
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Succeeded by Yousef Saleh |
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