Government Alexandria Township, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

alexandria township governed under township form of government. governing body three-member township committee, members elected directly voters at-large in partisan elections serve three-year terms of office on staggered basis, 1 seat coming election each year part of november general election in three-year cycle. @ annual reorganization meeting, township committee selects 1 of members serve mayor.

as of 2016, members of alexandria township committee mayor r. christian chris pfefferle jr. (r, term on committee ends december 31, 2018; term mayor ends 2016), deputy mayor paul c. abraham jr. (r, term deputy mayor ends 2017; term on committee ends 2016) , michelle garay (r, 2016; appointed serve unexpired term).

in september 2015, township committee selected michelle garay 3 candidates nominated republican municipal committee fill vacant seat expiring in december 2016 had been held harry swift until death in office earlier month.

christian pfefferle took office in november 2014 after running unopposed fill 14 months remaining in term of seat had been vacated gabe plummer when resigned after had moved outside of township in january 2014; curtis schick had filled seat on interim basis.

federal, state , county representation

alexandria township located in 7th congressional district , part of new jersey s 23rd 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

like towns in hunterdon county, township leans towards republican party on national , state levels.

as of march 23, 2011, there total of 3,411 registered voters in alexandria township, of 533 (15.6%) registered democrats, 1,458 (42.7%) registered republicans , 1,417 (41.5%) registered unaffiliated. there 3 voters registered other parties.

in 2012 presidential election, republican mitt romney received 64.4% of vote (1,695 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 34.1% (899 votes), , other candidates 1.5% (39 votes), among 2,651 ballots cast township s 3,571 registered voters (18 ballots spoiled), turnout of 74.2%. in 2008 presidential election, republican john mccain received 60.2% of vote here (1,643 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 37.4% (1,019 votes) , other candidates 1.8% (48 votes), among 2,728 ballots cast township s 3,378 registered voters, turnout of 80.8%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 65.9% of vote here (1,665 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 36.2% (916 votes) , other candidates 0.9% (28 votes), among 2,528 ballots cast township s 3,030 registered voters, turnout percentage of 83.4.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 78.7% of vote (1,332 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 19.6% (332 votes), , other candidates 1.7% (28 votes), among 1,726 ballots cast township s 3,588 registered voters (34 ballots spoiled), turnout of 48.1%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 72.3% of vote here (1,520 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 18.5% (388 votes), independent chris daggett 6.7% (140 votes) , other candidates 1.2% (25 votes), among 2,102 ballots cast township s 3,386 registered voters, yielding 62.1% turnout.