Earlier this year, Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell received a similar invitation to attend presidential St. Patrick’s Day events, where he met the ambassador to Ireland.
“When I got the invite I thought it was a joke,” O’Donnell said.
Smith’s invitation may have come as a result of his status as chairman of the Hudson County Democratic Organization or because Bayonne – like several other towns in Hudson County such as Hoboken and Jersey City – suffered significant impacts as a result of Hurricane Sandy.






