Government Califon, New Jersey

1 government

1.1 local government
1.2 federal, state , county representation
1.3 politics

government
local government

califon governed under borough form of new jersey municipal government. governing body consists of mayor , borough council comprising 6 council members, positions elected at-large on partisan basis part of november general election. mayor elected directly voters four-year term of office. borough council consists of 6 members elected serve three-year terms on staggered basis, 2 seats coming election each year in three-year cycle. borough form of government used califon, common system used in state, weak mayor / strong council government in council members act legislative body mayor presiding @ meetings , voting in event of tie. mayor can veto ordinances subject override two-thirds majority vote of council. mayor makes committee , liaison assignments council members, , appointments made mayor advice , consent of council.

as of 2016, mayor of califon borough democrat charles daniel, term of office ends december 31, 2018. members of califon borough council council president gill smith (r, 2017), megan riccio (2017), kathleen deblasio (2016), tony forrester (2016), leo m. janas (2018) , michael medea (2018).

federal, state , county representation

califon located in 7th congressional district , part of new jersey s 23rd state legislative district. prior 2011 reapportionment following 2010 census, califon had been in 24th state legislative district.

new jersey s seventh congressional district represented leonard lance (r, clinton township). new jersey represented in united states senate democrats cory booker (newark, term ends 2021) , bob menendez (paramus, 2019).

for 2016–2017 session (senate, general assembly), 23rd legislative district of new jersey legislature represented in state senate michael j. doherty (r, washington township, warren county) , in general assembly john dimaio (r, hackettstown) , erik peterson (r, franklin township, hunterdon county). governor of new jersey chris christie (r, mendham township). lieutenant governor of new jersey kim guadagno (r, monmouth beach).

hunterdon county governed five-member board of chosen freeholders, serve three-year terms of office at-large on staggered basis, either 1 or 2 seats election each year on partisan basis part of november general election. @ annual reorganization meeting held each january, freeholders select 1 member serve board s director , serve deputy director. of 2015, hunterdon county s freeholders freeholder director john king (r; raritan township, 2015), freeholder deputy director suzanne lagay (r; holland township, 2016), j. matthew holt (r; clinton town, 2015), john e. lanza (r; flemington, 2016) , robert g. walton (r; hampton, 2017). constitutional officers elected on countywide basis county clerk mary h. melfi (r; flemington, 2017), sheriff fredrick w. brown (r; alexandria township, 2016) , surrogate susan j. hoffman (r; kingwood township, 2018).

politics

as of march 23, 2011, there total of 723 registered voters in califon, of 214 (29.6%) registered democrats, 252 (34.9%) registered republicans , 257 (35.5%) registered unaffiliated. there no voters registered other parties.

in 2012 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 51.0% of vote (290 cast), ahead of republican mitt romney 47.3% (269 votes), , other candidates 1.8% (10 votes), among 573 ballots cast borough s 773 registered voters (4 ballots spoiled), turnout of 74.1%. in 2008 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 51.1% of vote (324 cast), ahead of republican john mccain 46.4% (294 votes) , other candidates 1.7% (11 votes), among 634 ballots cast borough s 792 registered voters, turnout of 80.1%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 51.2% of vote (330 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 47.2% (304 votes) , other candidates 1.3% (10 votes), among 644 ballots cast borough s 796 registered voters, turnout percentage of 80.9.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 62.4% of vote (237 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 35.3% (134 votes), , other candidates 2.4% (9 votes), among 383 ballots cast borough s 774 registered voters (3 ballots spoiled), turnout of 49.5%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 55.4% of vote (251 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 30.5% (138 votes), independent chris daggett 12.1% (55 votes) , other candidates 0.9% (4 votes), among 453 ballots cast borough s 772 registered voters, yielding 58.7% turnout.