Government Bloomsbury, New Jersey

1 government

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

government

bloomsbury presbyterian church


local government

bloomsbury 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 bloomsbury, 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 bloomsbury republican martha tersigni, term of office ends december 31, 2019. members of borough council deputy mayor al stiehler (2017), chris james (r, 2016), kathleen jordan (r, 2018), vicky papics (r, 2016), chris smith (r, 2018) , eric weger (r, 2017).

federal, state , county representation

bloomsbury 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

as of march 23, 2011, there total of 546 registered voters in bloomsbury, of 120 (22.0%) registered democrats, 227 (41.6%) registered republicans , 199 (36.4%) registered unaffiliated. there no voters registered other parties.

in 2012 presidential election, republican mitt romney received 55.3% of vote (223 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 42.7% (172 votes), , other candidates 2.0% (8 votes), among 404 ballots cast borough s 561 registered voters (1 ballot spoiled), turnout of 72.0%. in 2008 presidential election, republican john mccain received 55.0% of vote (254 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 42.6% (197 votes) , other candidates 1.7% (8 votes), among 462 ballots cast borough s 551 registered voters, turnout of 83.8%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 64.1% of vote (302 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 33.5% (158 votes) , other candidates 1.6% (9 votes), among 471 ballots cast borough s 563 registered voters, turnout percentage of 83.7.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 73.0% of vote (189 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 25.1% (65 votes), , other candidates 1.9% (5 votes), among 260 ballots cast borough s 551 registered voters (1 ballot spoiled), turnout of 47.2%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 62.1% of vote (210 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 22.2% (75 votes), independent chris daggett 12.4% (42 votes) , other candidates 1.8% (6 votes), among 338 ballots cast borough s 549 registered voters, yielding 61.6% turnout.