Government Pine Hill, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

pine hill 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 pine hill, 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 pine hill borough democrat christopher green, term of office ends december 31, 2019. members of pine hill borough council council president ruth mccullen (d, 2017), terence g. terry burke (d, 2016), charles w. jaxel jr. (d, 2017), thomas b. knott (d, 2018), john j. robb (d, 2018) , charles warrington (d, 2016).

federal, state , county representation

pine hill located in 1st congressional district , part of new jersey s 8th state legislative district. prior 2011 reapportionment following 2010 census, pine hill 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 6,425 registered voters in pine hill, of 2,586 (40.2%) registered democrats, 634 (9.9%) registered republicans , 3,201 (49.8%) registered unaffiliated. there 4 voters registered other parties.

in 2012 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 74.8% of vote (3,087 cast), ahead of republican mitt romney 23.9% (987 votes), , other candidates 1.3% (52 votes), among 4,162 ballots cast borough s 6,965 registered voters (36 ballots spoiled), turnout of 59.8%. in 2008 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 70.4% of vote (3,029 cast), ahead of republican john mccain, received around 26.2% (1,127 votes), 4,304 ballots cast among borough s 6,203 registered voters, turnout of 69.4%. in 2004 presidential election, democrat john kerry received 65.5% of vote (2,578 ballots cast), outpolling republican george w. bush, received around 32.9% (1,294 votes), 3,936 ballots cast among borough s 5,912 registered voters, turnout percentage of 66.6.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 51.4% of vote (988 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 46.9% (903 votes), , other candidates 1.7% (33 votes), among 1,966 ballots cast borough s 7,046 registered voters (42 ballots spoiled), turnout of 27.9%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, democrat jon corzine received 55.4% of vote (1,165 ballots cast), ahead of both republican chris christie 36.6% (769 votes) , independent chris daggett 4.9% (102 votes), 2,103 ballots cast among borough s 6,369 registered voters, yielding 33.0% turnout.