Catherine Healy

Catherine Healy (or Catherine Healy-Tiscornia) is an American lawyer and civil servant. The daughter of former mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, Jerramiah T. Healy, she was the 2025 Democratic city council candidate for Ward D, running on a slate with former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevy but lost to independent candidate Jake Ephros. The media characterized Healy's loss as a "rare occurrence" in a state where local election wins are usually awarded to a Democrat or Republican.

Healy currently serves as deputy director and chief counsel at the Hudson County Department of Family Services and Reintegration.

Early life and education Catherine Healy was born to Jerramiah T. and Maureen Healy. She grew up in the Heights section of Jersey City and a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark.

Career Healy passed the New Jersey bar in 2009 and was an Assistant Prosecutor in the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office where she tried criminal cases. Healy founded and ran the Healy Law Office, a pro bono defense practice.

Jersey City Council campaign During the debate with her opponent Jake Ephros that streamed online on November 21, 2025, Healy stated that she was against universal rent control. Healy said "Just because someone donates to our campaign, we don't acquiese to everything they request." When Ephros asserted that McGreevey and his slate had MAGA donors, Healy said, "Charlie Kushner has always been involved in New Jersey politics" and that he donates to all candidates. A Patch reporter characterized Healy's loss as a "rare occurrence" in a state where local election wins are usually awarded to a Democrat or Republican.