Government Seaside Park, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

seaside park 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 seaside park, 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 seaside park republican robert w. matthies jr., term of office expires on december 31, 2019. borough council members council president michael tierney (r, 2018), gail coleman (r, 2018), jean m. contessa (r, 2017), nancy koury (d, 2016), faith liguori (r, 2016) , frank fritz mchugh (r, 2017; elected serve unexpired term).

in july 2015, borough council selected frank fritz mchugh 3 candidates nominated republican municipal committee fill seat expiring in december 2017 had been held dave nicola until resignation; mchugh served on interim basis until november 2015 general election, when elected serve remaining year of term of office.

federal, state , county representation

seaside park located in 3rd congressional district , part of new jersey s 9th state legislative district. prior 2011 reapportionment following 2010 census, seaside park 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 1,349 registered voters in seaside park, of 245 (18.2%) registered democrats, 535 (39.7%) registered republicans , 569 (42.2%) registered unaffiliated. there no voters registered other parties. among borough s 2010 census population, 85.4% (vs. 63.2% in ocean county) registered vote, including 97.1% of ages 18 , on (vs. 82.6% countywide).

in 2012 presidential election, republican mitt romney received 65.3% of vote (484 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 33.3% (247 votes), , other candidates 1.3% (10 votes), among 747 ballots cast borough s 1,375 registered voters (6 ballots spoiled), turnout of 54.3%. in 2008 presidential election, republican john mccain received 62.2% of vote (665 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 34.4% (368 votes) , other candidates 1.9% (20 votes), among 1,069 ballots cast borough s 1,479 registered voters, turnout of 72.3%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 62.2% of vote (716 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 36.1% (416 votes) , other candidates 0.8% (12 votes), among 1,151 ballots cast borough s 1,544 registered voters, turnout percentage of 74.5.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 80.6% of vote (561 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 17.7% (123 votes), , other candidates 1.7% (12 votes), among 732 ballots cast borough s 1,299 registered voters (36 ballots spoiled), turnout of 56.4%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 66.2% of vote (546 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 25.2% (208 votes), independent chris daggett 4.8% (40 votes) , other candidates 1.2% (10 votes), among 825 ballots cast borough s 1,383 registered voters, yielding 59.7% turnout.