Government Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

the point pleasant beach boardwalk looking north

point pleasant beach 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 point pleasant beach, 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 point pleasant beach republican stephen d. reid, term of office ends december 31, 2019. members of borough council council president thomas vogel (r, 2019), george andy cortes (r, 2018), william r. mayer (r, 2017), andy migut (r, 2017), robert a. santanello (r, 2018) , thomas toohey (r, 2019).

federal, state , county representation

point pleasant beach located in 4th congressional district , part of new jersey s 10th state legislative district.

new jersey s fourth congressional district represented christopher smith (r). 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), 10th legislative district of new jersey legislature represented in state senate james w. holzapfel (r, toms river township) , in general assembly gregory p. mcguckin (r, toms river township) , david w. wolfe (r, brick 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 3,385 registered voters in point pleasant beach, of 623 (18.4%) registered democrats, 1,295 (38.3%) registered republicans , 1,465 (43.3%) registered unaffiliated. there 2 voters registered other parties. among borough s 2010 census population, 72.6% (vs. 63.2% in ocean county) registered vote, including 89.5% of ages 18 , on (vs. 82.6% countywide).

in 2012 presidential election, republican mitt romney received 60.1% of vote (1,373 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 39.0% (891 votes), , other candidates 0.9% (20 votes), among 2,299 ballots cast borough s 3,559 registered voters (15 ballots spoiled), turnout of 64.6%. in 2008 presidential election, republican john mccain received 58.1% of vote (1,486 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 40.1% (1,026 votes) , other candidates 1.3% (34 votes), among 2,557 ballots cast borough s 3,533 registered voters, turnout of 72.4%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 59.2% of vote (1,561 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 39.2% (1,035 votes) , other candidates 0.9% (32 votes), among 2,639 ballots cast borough s 3,647 registered voters, turnout percentage of 72.4.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 74.5% of vote (1,332 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 23.6% (421 votes), , other candidates 1.9% (34 votes), among 1,843 ballots cast borough s 3,502 registered voters (56 ballots spoiled), turnout of 52.6%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 65.1% of vote (1,280 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 27.8% (546 votes), independent chris daggett 5.3% (105 votes) , other candidates 0.5% (10 votes), among 1,966 ballots cast borough s 3,425 registered voters, yielding 57.4% turnout.