Government Long Beach Township, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

long beach township has been governed under walsh act form of new jersey municipal government, three-member township committee, since 1936. commissioners elected serve four-year terms on concurrent basis in nonpartisan elections, current commissioner s terms of office ending on december 31, 2016. board of commissioners passed ordinance in february 2011 shifting nonpartisan elections may november, beginning of november 2012 election.

as of 2016, members of long beach township board of commissioners mayor joseph h. mancini (commissioner of public affairs , public safety), ralph h. bayard (commissioner of public works, parks , public property) , dr. joseph p. lattanzi (commissioner of revenue , finance), serving terms of office end december 31, 2016.

on august 12, 2009, commissioner dianne gove selected republican county committee members fill remainder of term of daniel van pelt in general assembly representing 9th legislative district after van pelt had resigned after being arrested on corruption charges.

federal, state , county representation

long beach township located in 2nd congressional district , part of new jersey s 9th state legislative district. prior 2010 census, long beach township had been part of 3rd congressional district, change made new jersey redistricting commission took effect in january 2013, based on results of november 2012 general elections.

new jersey s second congressional district represented frank lobiondo (r, ventnor city). 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), 9th legislative district of new jersey legislature represented in state senate christopher j. connors (r, lacey township) , in general assembly dianne gove (r, long beach township) , brian e. rumpf (r, little egg harbor township). governor of new jersey chris christie (r, mendham township). lieutenant governor of new jersey kim guadagno (r, monmouth beach).

ocean county governed board of chosen freeholders consisting of 5 members, elected on at-large basis in partisan elections , serving staggered three-year terms of office, either 1 or 2 seats coming election each year part of november general election. @ annual reorganization held in beginning of january, board chooses director , deputy director among members. of 2015, ocean county s freeholders (with party affiliation, term-end year, residence , department directorship listed in parentheses) freeholder director john c. bartlett, jr. (r, term ends december 31, 2015, pine beach; finance, parks , recreation), freeholder deputy director gerry p. little (r, 2015, surf city; human services), john p. kelly (r, 2016, eagleswood township; law , public safety), james f. lacey (r, 2016, brick township; transportation) , joseph h. vicari (r, 2017, toms river; senior services , county operations). constitutional officers elected on countywide basis county clerk scott m. colabella (r, 2015, barnegat light), sheriff michael mastronardy (r, 2016; toms river) , surrogate jeffrey moran (r, 2018, beachwood).

politics

as of march 23, 2011, there total of 2,955 registered voters in long beach township, of 544 (18.4%) registered democrats, 1,215 (41.1%) registered republicans , 1,195 (40.4%) registered unaffiliated. there 1 voter registered party. among township s 2010 census population, 96.9% (vs. 63.2% in ocean county) registered vote, including 107.5% of ages 18 , on (vs. 82.6% countywide).

in 2012 presidential election, republican mitt romney received 64.3% of vote (1,166 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 34.8% (632 votes), , other candidates 0.9% (16 votes), among 1,844 ballots cast township s 3,027 registered voters (30 ballots spoiled), turnout of 60.9%. in 2008 presidential election, republican john mccain received 61.3% of vote (1,441 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 36.8% (865 votes) , other candidates 1.1% (26 votes), among 2,351 ballots cast township s 3,132 registered voters, turnout of 75.1%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 63.1% of vote (1,499 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 35.6% (847 votes) , other candidates 0.6% (20 votes), among 2,377 ballots cast township s 3,128 registered voters, turnout percentage of 76.0.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 81.4% of vote (1,267 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 17.7% (275 votes), , other candidates 1.0% (15 votes), among 1,570 ballots cast township s 2,960 registered voters (13 ballots spoiled), turnout of 53.0%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 63.7% of vote (1,167 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 27.9% (512 votes), independent chris daggett 6.6% (121 votes) , other candidates 0.8% (14 votes), among 1,833 ballots cast township s 3,041 registered voters, yielding 60.3% turnout.