Government Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey

1 government

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

government
local government

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avon-by-the-sea has governed under walsh act since 1919, three-member commission. members of commission elected at-large in nonpartisan elections serve four-year terms of office on concurrent basis.

as of 2016, members of avon-by-the-sea board of commissioners mayor john magrini (commissioner of public works, parks , public property), robert mahon (commissioner of revenue , finance) , francis e. gorman (commissioner of public affairs , public safety), serving concurrent terms of office end december 31, 2019.

federal, state , county representation

avon-by-the-sea located in 4th congressional district , part of new jersey s 30th state legislative district. prior 2011 reapportionment following 2010 census, avon-by-the-sea had been in 11th state legislative district. prior 2010 census, avon-by-the-sea had been part of 6th congressional district, change made new jersey redistricting commission took effect in january 2013, based on results of november 2012 general elections.

new jersey s fourth congressional district represented christopher smith (r). 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), 30th legislative district of new jersey legislature represented in state senate robert singer (r, lakewood township) , in general assembly sean t. kean (r, wall township) , ned thomson (r, wall township). thomson sworn office on august 24, 2017 fill seat of dave rible, had resigned office on july 17, 2017 become director of new jersey division of alcoholic beverage control. governor of new jersey chris christie (r, mendham township). lieutenant governor of new jersey kim guadagno (r, monmouth beach).

monmouth county governed board of chosen freeholders consisting of 5 members elected at-large serve 3 year terms of office on staggered basis, either 1 or 2 seats election each year part of november general election. @ annual reorganization meeting held in beginning of january, board selects 1 of members serve director , deputy director. of 2014, monmouth county s freeholders freeholder director lillian g. burry (r, colts neck township; term ends december 31, 2014), freeholder deputy director gary j. rich, sr. (r, spring lake; 2014), thomas a. arnone (r, neptune city; 2016), john p. curley (r, middletown township; 2015) , serena dimaso (r, holmdel township; 2016). constitutional officers elected on countywide basis county clerk m. claire french (wall township), sheriff shaun golden (farmingdale) , surrogate rosemarie d. peters (middletown township).

politics

as of march 23, 2011, there total of 1,465 registered voters in avon-by-the-sea, of 379 (25.9%) registered democrats, 415 (28.3%) registered republicans , 670 (45.7%) registered unaffiliated. there 1 voter registered party.

in 2012 presidential election, republican mitt romney received 63.3% of vote (662 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 35.7% (373 votes), , other candidates 1.1% (11 votes), among 1,053 ballots cast borough s 1,530 registered voters (7 ballots spoiled), turnout of 68.8%. in 2008 presidential election, republican john mccain received 57.2% of vote (680 cast), ahead of democrat barack obama 40.4% (480 votes) , other candidates 0.8% (9 votes), among 1,189 ballots cast borough s 1,520 registered voters, turnout of 78.2%. in 2004 presidential election, republican george w. bush received 61.5% of vote (759 ballots cast), outpolling democrat john kerry 37.2% (459 votes) , other candidates 0.2% (3 votes), among 1,234 ballots cast borough s 1,605 registered voters, turnout percentage of 76.9.

in 2013 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 75.4% of vote (600 cast), ahead of democrat barbara buono 23.0% (183 votes), , other candidates 1.6% (13 votes), among 812 ballots cast borough s 1,502 registered voters (16 ballots spoiled), turnout of 54.1%. in 2009 gubernatorial election, republican chris christie received 64.1% of vote (583 ballots cast), ahead of democrat jon corzine 29.6% (269 votes), independent chris daggett 5.1% (46 votes) , other candidates 0.4% (4 votes), among 909 ballots cast borough s 1,484 registered voters, yielding 61.3% turnout.