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Camden New Jersey - Government

Camden New Jersey - Government: Encyclopedia II - Camden New Jersey - Government

Camden has historically been a stronghold of the Democratic Party. Voter turnout is very low; approximately 19% of Camden's voting age population participated in the 2005 election. [8] Camden New Jersey - Local government. Since July 1, 1961, the City has operated under a Mayor-Council form of government. Under this form of government, the City Council consisted of seven Council members originally all elected at-large. In 1994, the City opted to modify the form of government to better address the changing ...

Camden New Jersey: Encyclopedia II - Camden New Jersey - Government

Camden New Jersey - Government

Camden has historically been a stronghold of the Democratic Party. Voter turnout is very low; approximately 19% of Camden's voting age population participated in the 2005 election. [8]

Camden New Jersey - Local government

Since July 1, 1961, the City has operated under a Mayor-Council form of government. Under this form of government, the City Council consisted of seven Council members originally all elected at-large. In 1994, the City opted to modify the form of government to better address the changing needs of the citizenry. To that end, the City of Camden was divided into four councilmanic districts, instead of electing the entire Council at-large. One Council member was elected from each of the four districts. In 1995, the election was changed from a partisan election to a non-partisan Municipal Election. The Municipal Election is held on the second Tuesday in May.

Gwendolyn Faison is the Mayor of Camden. Members of the City Council are:

Angel Fuentes - City Council President and Ward 4
Dana Redd - Vice President and Councilperson At Large
Curtis Jenkins - Council Member At Large
Michael McGuire - Ward 1
Francisco "Frank" Moran - Ward 3
Gilbert "Whip" Wilson - Council Member At Large
Ali Sloan-El, Sr. - Ward 2

Camden New Jersey - Federal state and county representation

Camden is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.

New Jersey's First Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken) and Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park).

The 5th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Wayne R. Bryant (D, Camden) and in the Assembly by Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D, Camden) and Joseph J. Roberts (D, Brooklawn). The Acting Governor of New Jersey is Richard Codey (D, West Orange).

Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Camden County's Freeholders are: Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Freeholder Director), Edward McDonnell (Freeholder Deputy Director), Riletta L. Cream, Thomas J. Gurick, Jeffrey L. Nash, Joseph Ripa and Carmen Rodriguez.