Government South Toms River, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

south toms river 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 south toms river, 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 2017, mayor of south toms river borough republican oscar cradle sr., term of office ends december 31, 2018. members of borough council gregory handshy (r, 2019), kevin mccormack (r, 2018), tanya m. mosley (r, 2019), edward f. murray (r, 2017), thomas r. rolzhausen (r, 2018) , sandford ross (r, 2017).

federal, state , county representation

south toms river located in 3rd congressional district , part of new jersey s 9th state legislative district. prior 2011 reapportionment following 2010 census, south toms river had been in 10th state legislative district.

new jersey s 3rd congressional district represented tom macarthur (r, toms river). 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 2,065 registered voters in south toms river, of 562 (27.2%) registered democrats, 345 (16.7%) registered republicans , 1,157 (56.0%) registered unaffiliated. there 1 voter registered party. among borough s 2010 census population, 56.1% (vs. 63.2% in ocean county) registered vote, including 77.9% of ages 18 , on (vs. 82.6% countywide).

in 2012 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 64.6% of vote (802 cast), ahead of republican mitt romney 33.1% (411 votes), , other candidates 2.3% (28 votes), among 1,257 ballots cast borough s 2,149 registered voters (16 ballots spoiled), turnout of 58.5%. in 2008 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 60.9% of vote (879 cast), ahead of republican john mccain 36.9% (533 votes) , other candidates 1.4% (20 votes), among 1,443 ballots cast borough s 2,233 registered voters, turnout of 64.6%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 49.1% of vote (627 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 48.6% (621 votes) , other candidates 1.1% (22 votes), among 1,277 ballots cast borough s 2,073 registered voters, turnout percentage of 61.6.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 66.3% of vote (473 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 31.8% (227 votes), , other candidates 1.8% (13 votes), among 736 ballots cast borough s 2,072 registered voters (23 ballots spoiled), turnout of 35.5%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 52.8% of vote (431 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 37.0% (302 votes), independent chris daggett 6.1% (50 votes) , other candidates 1.8% (15 votes), among 816 ballots cast borough s 2,157 registered voters, yielding 37.8% turnout.