Government Weehawken, New Jersey

1 government

1.1 local government
1.2 federal, state , county representation
1.3 politics
1.4 public safety
1.5 mayors

government

weehawken town hall


local government

weehawken operates within faulkner act, formally known optional municipal charter law, under council-manager form of municipal government. governing body consists of five-member council elected serve four-year terms of office on concurrent basis in non-partisan elections held in may. 2 council members elected township at-large , remainder chosen each of 3 wards. council selects mayor among members in reorganization meeting held in first week of july after election.

as of 2016, mayor of weehawken richard f. turner (at large), has served mayor 25 years , first became mayor in 1990 after stanley iacono didn t run reelection. other members of township council carmela silvestri-ehret (1st ward), rosemary j. lavagnino (2nd ward), robert j. sosa (3rd ward) , robert e. zucconi (at large), serving terms of office expiring on june 30, 2018.

giovanni d. ahmad township manager.

federal, state , county representation

weehawken located in 8th congressional district , part of new jersey s 33rd state legislative district. prior 2010 census, weehawken had been part of 13th congressional district, change made new jersey redistricting commission took effect in january 2013, based on results of november 2012 general elections.

new jersey s eighth congressional district represented albio sires (d, west new york). 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), 33rd legislative district of new jersey legislature represented in state senate brian p. stack (d, union city) , in general assembly raj mukherji (d, jersey city) , annette chaparro (d, hoboken). governor of new jersey chris christie (r, mendham township). lieutenant governor of new jersey kim guadagno (r, monmouth beach).

the hudson county executive, elected at-large, thomas a. degise. hudson county board of chosen freeholders district 7 comprises weehawken, west new york, , guttenberg , represented caridad rodriguez

politics

as of march 23, 2011, there total of 7,335 registered voters in weehawken, of 3,717 (50.7%) registered democrats, 850 (11.6%) registered republicans , 2,753 (37.5%) registered unaffiliated. there 15 voters registered other parties.

in 2012 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 74.7% of vote (3,692 cast), ahead of republican mitt romney 23.6% (1,169 votes), , other candidates 1.7% (83 votes), among 4,969 ballots cast township s 7,995 registered voters (25 ballots spoiled), turnout of 62.2%. in 2008 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 72.4% of vote (3,895 cast), ahead of republican john mccain 26.1% (1,406 votes) , other candidates 1.0% (52 votes), among 5,381 ballots cast township s 8,230 registered voters, turnout of 65.4%. in 2004 presidential election, democrat john kerry received 65.0% of vote (3,250 ballots cast), outpolling republican george w. bush 33.8% (1,688 votes) , other candidates 0.4% (26 votes), among 4,997 ballots cast township s 7,293 registered voters, turnout percentage of 68.5.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, democrat barbara buono received 55.5% of vote (1,407 cast), ahead of republican chris christie 42.2% (1,070 votes), , other candidates 2.4% (60 votes), among 2,637 ballots cast township s 8,135 registered voters (100 ballots spoiled), turnout of 32.4%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, democrat jon corzine received 69.9% of vote (2,209 ballots cast), ahead of republican chris christie 25.1% (792 votes), independent chris daggett 3.8% (119 votes) , other candidates 0.9% (27 votes), among 3,161 ballots cast township s 7,220 registered voters, yielding 43.8% turnout.

public safety

weehawken volunteer first aid , weehawken police department among many hudson county agencies responded january 2009 crash of flight 1549, received accolades survivors.

mayors

simon kelly, 1887 1897.
edward w. berger circa 1905.
morris frost, in 1908 week.
william h. wood circa 1908.
george gonzales circa 1908.
william m. brady in 1917.
emile w. grauert (1855–1931), 1912 april 20, 1931. born in 1855 in manhattan , later worked architect. mayorship possibly split on non-consecutive terms. died in mayor s office on april 20, 1931, heart attack.
clara e. grauert, 72-year-old widow of emile w. grauert starting in 1931 filling office of husband.
john meister in 1949.
charles f. krause jr. in 1956.
stanley d. ianoco before 1972 1979.
wally p. lindsley (born 1949), 1979 1982.
stanley d. ianoco, 1982 1990, in second non-consecutive turn.
richard f. turner (born 1950), 1990 present.




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