Government Pine Valley, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

pine valley operates under walsh act commission form of new jersey municipal government. 3 non-partisan commissioners elected at-large four-year terms of office. each commissioner assigned specific department head in addition legislative functions. pine valley has been governed under walsh act, three-member commission, since 1942.

as of 2016, members of pine valley board of commissioners mayor michael kennedy, jane bromley , debra m. kennedy serving terms of office ending may 15, 2018. 3 incumbents re-elected in may 2014 four-year terms of office in election held entirely mail minimize costs associated establishing polling place borough s 14 voters.

federal, state , county representation

pine valley located in 1st congressional district , part of new jersey s 8th state legislative district. prior 2011 reapportionment following 2010 census, pine valley had been in 6th state legislative district.

new jersey s first congressional district represented donald norcross (d, camden). 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), 8th legislative district of new jersey legislature represented in state senate dawn marie addiego (r, evesham township) , in general assembly maria rodriguez-gregg (r, evesham township) , joe howarth (r, evesham township). governor of new jersey chris christie (r, mendham township). lieutenant governor of new jersey kim guadagno (r, monmouth beach).

camden county governed board of chosen freeholders, 7 members chosen at-large in partisan elections three-year terms office on staggered basis, either 2 or 3 seats coming election each year. of 2015, camden county s freeholders freeholder director louis cappelli, jr. (collingswood, term freeholder ends december 31, 2017; term director ends 2015), freeholder deputy director edward t. mcdonnell (pennsauken township, term freeholder ends 2016; term deputy director ends 2015), michelle gentek (gloucester township, 2015), ian k. leonard (camden, 2015), jeffrey l. nash (cherry hill, 2015), carmen rodriguez (merchantville, 2016) , jonathan l. young, sr. (berlin township, november 2015; serving unexpired term of scot mccray ending in 2017)

camden county s constitutional officers, elected directly voters, county clerk joseph ripa, sheriff charles h. billingham, , surrogate patricia egan jones. camden county prosecutor mary eva colalillo appointed governor of new jersey advice , consent of new jersey senate (the upper house of new jersey legislature).

politics

as of march 23, 2011, there total of 15 registered voters in pine valley, of 3 (20.0%) registered democrats, 10 (66.7%) registered republicans , 2 (13.3%) registered unaffiliated. there no voters registered other parties.

in 2012 presidential election, republican mitt romney received 84.6% of vote (11 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 15.4% (2 votes), , other candidates receiving no votes, among 13 ballots cast borough s 13 registered voters, turnout of 100.0%. in 2008 presidential election, republican john mccain received 91.7% of vote (11 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama, received around 8.3% (1 vote), 12 ballots cast among borough s 14 registered voters, turnout of 85.7%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 100.0% of vote (11 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry, received none, 11 ballots cast among borough s 12 registered voters, turnout percentage of 91.7.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 100.0% of vote (9 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono , other candidates received no votes, among 9 ballots cast borough s 13 registered voters, turnout of 69.2%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 72.7% of vote (8 ballots cast), ahead of both independent chris daggett 18.2% (2 votes) , democrat jon corzine no votes, 11 ballots cast among borough s 14 registered voters, yielding 78.6% turnout.