Thomas A. DeGise, who took office in 2002 and was re-elected five times,[2] retired at the end of his term on December 31, 2023.

[3] His chief of staff, Craig Guy, assumed the position following the 2023 general election, [4][5] in which 18% of the 403,729 registered voters in Hudson County cast ballots.

He was graduate of George Washington University, Clark served in the Navy during World War II.

He taught social sciences at Westwood High School and Hudson County Community College.

[21] He had been considered for as an interim Mayor of Jersey City after the seat became vacant February 7, 1992, when Gerald McCann was removed from office after his conviction on fraud charges.

[26][27] Following the resignation of Janiszewski in September 2001, DeGise took office as county executive after winning a special election in November 2002 with 77 percent of the vote.

DeGise served as the Chairman of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority for a two-year term that ended in January 2016.

[3] As of 2024[update], Hudson County's Executive is Craig Guy (D, Jersey City), whose term of office expires December 31, 2027.

[35] Guy won the June 2023 primary with about 75% of the vote and was unopposed in the November general election.