Government Winslow Township, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

winslow township governed under township form of new jersey municipal government mayor , eight-member township committee. mayor elected at-large four-year term of office. committee members elected in partisan elections three-year terms in office on staggered basis, 1 seat coming election each of 4 wards in 2 consecutive years part of november general election.

as of 2016, mayor of winslow township democrat barry wright, term of office ends december 31, 2019. members of winslow township committee are:

ward 1: paula paretti (r, 2018) , edward j. pleczynski (d, 2017)
ward 2: george lowery (d, 2018) , evelyn m. leverett (d, 2017)
ward 3: raymond watkins jr. (d, 2018) , marie d. lawrence (d, 2017)
ward 4: john a. wilson (d, 2018) , charles flamini (d, 2017)

federal, state , county representation

winslow township located in 1st congressional district , part of new jersey s 4th state legislative district. prior 2011 reapportionment following 2010 census, winslow township 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), 4th legislative district of new jersey legislature represented in state senate fred h. madden (d, washington township, gloucester county) , in general assembly paul moriarty (d, washington township, gloucester county) , gabriela mosquera (d, gloucester 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 24,975 registered voters in winslow township, of 10,782 (43.2%) registered democrats, 2,898 (11.6%) registered republicans , 11,283 (45.2%) registered unaffiliated. there 12 voters registered other parties.

in 2012 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 70.6% of vote (12,183 cast), ahead of republican mitt romney 28.6% (4,937 votes), , other candidates 0.8% (137 votes), among 17,355 ballots cast township s 26,855 registered voters (98 ballots spoiled), turnout of 64.6%. in 2008 presidential election, democrat barack obama received 68.5% of vote (12,630 cast), ahead of republican john mccain, received around 29.0% (5,355 votes), 18,445 ballots cast among township s 24,426 registered voters, turnout of 75.5%. in 2004 presidential election, democrat john kerry received 62.2% of vote (9,305 ballots cast), outpolling republican george w. bush, received around 36.6% (5,478 votes), 14,963 ballots cast among township s 21,944 registered voters, turnout percentage of 68.2.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 51.8% of vote (4,502 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 47.1% (4,091 votes), , other candidates 1.2% (102 votes), among 8,873 ballots cast township s 26,875 registered voters (178 ballots spoiled), turnout of 33.0%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, democrat jon corzine received 56.5% of vote (5,711 ballots cast), ahead of both republican chris christie 37.4% (3,775 votes) , independent chris daggett 3.7% (377 votes), 10,102 ballots cast among township s 24,894 registered voters, yielding 40.6% turnout.