(somerset county is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year)
At an annual reorganization meeting held on the first Friday of January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members.
As of January 2015, Somerset County’s Freeholders are:
Freeholder Director Mark Caliguire (R, Skillman in Montgomery Township, term as freeholder and as freeholder director ends December 31, 2015)
Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia L. Walsh (R, Green Brook Township, term as freeholder ends 2016; term as deputy freeholder director ends 2015).
Freeholder Peter S. Palmer (R, Bernardsville, 2017).
Freeholder Brian D. Levine (R, Somerset in Franklin Township, term ends December 31, 2017).
Freeholder Patrick Scaglione (R, Bridgewater Township, 2015).
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Brett A. Radi (R, Somerville, 2017), Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano (R, Raritan, 2016) and Surrogate Frank Bruno (R, Branchburg, 2015).
The Freeholders employ a full-time County Administrator who manages the day-to-day operations of County government. The current County Administrator is Michael J. Amorosa.
The Clerk of the Board of Freeholders oversees the work of their offices. Department heads are appointed in accordance with statute and by resolution of the board. Somerset County currently has approximately 1,100 full-time and 130 part-time employees in 52 divisions (including the Library System).
The 7th and 12th Congressional Districts cover the county.
New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township).
New Jersey’s Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Ewing Township)
The county is part of the 16th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 25th Districts in the New Jersey Legislature.
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 16th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher Bateman (R, Somerville) and in the General Assembly by Jack Ciattarelli (R, Hillsborough Township) and Donna Simon (R, Readington Township).
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 17th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Bob Smith (D, Piscataway) and in the General Assembly by Joseph Danielsen (D, Franklin Township) and Joseph V. Egan (D, New Brunswick)
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 21st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Thomas Kean, Jr. (R, Westfield) and in the General Assembly by Jon Bramnick (R, Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R, Summit).
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 22nd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Scutari (D, Linden) and in the General Assembly by Jerry Green (D, Plainfield) and Linda Stender (D, Scotch Plains).
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 23rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Washington Township, Warren County) and in the General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township, Hunterdon County).
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 25th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Anthony Bucco (R, Boonton Town) and in the General Assembly by Tony Bucco (R, Boonton Township) and Michael Patrick Carroll (R, Morris Township)
Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting held on the first Friday of January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members.[31] As of January 2015, Somerset County’s Freeholders are:[32]
- Freeholder Director Mark Caliguire (R, Skillman in Montgomery Township, term as freeholder and as freeholder director ends December 31, 2015).[33]
- Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia L. Walsh (R, Green Brook Township, term as freeholder ends 2016; term as deputy freeholder director ends 2015).[34]
- Freeholder Peter S. Palmer (R, Bernardsville, 2017).[35]
- Freeholder Brian D. Levine (R, Somerset in Franklin Township, term ends December 31, 2017).[36]
- Freeholder Patrick Scaglione (R, Bridgewater Township, 2015).[37]
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Brett A. Radi (R, Somerville, 2017),[38] Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano (R, Raritan, 2016)[39][40] and Surrogate Frank Bruno (R, Branchburg, 2015).[41]
The Freeholders employ a full-time County Administrator who manages the day-to-day operations of County government. The current County Administrator is Michael J. Amorosa.[42] The Clerk of the Board of Freeholders oversees the work of their offices. Department heads are appointed in accordance with statute and by resolution of the board. Somerset County currently has approximately 1,100 full-time and 130 part-time employees in 52 divisions (including the Library System).[43]
The 7th and 12th Congressional Districts cover the county.[44][45] New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township).[46] New Jersey’s Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Ewing Township).[47]
The county is part of the 16th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 25th Districts in the New Jersey Legislature.[48] For the 2014-2015 Session, the 16th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher Bateman (R, Somerville) and in the General Assembly by Jack Ciattarelli (R, Hillsborough Township) and Donna Simon (R, Readington Township). [49][50] For the 2014-2015 Session, the17th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Bob Smith (D, Piscataway) and in the General Assembly by Joseph Danielsen (D, Franklin Township) and Joseph V. Egan (D,New Brunswick)[51][52] For the 2014-2015 Session, the 21st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Thomas Kean, Jr. (R, Westfield) and in the General Assemblyby Jon Bramnick (R, Westfield) and Nancy Munoz (R, Summit).[53][54] For the 2014-2015 Session, the 22nd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Scutari (D, Linden) and in the General Assembly by Jerry Green (D, Plainfield) and Linda Stender (D, Scotch Plains).[55][56] For the 2014-2015 Session, the 23rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislatureis represented in the State Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Washington Township, Warren County) and in the General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township, Hunterdon County).[57][58]
For the 2014-2015 Session, the 25th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Anthony Bucco (R, Boonton Town) and in the General Assembly by Tony Bucco (R, Boonton Township) and Michael Patrick Carroll (R, Morris Township)
–
**************************************************************
.
.
.
(***BACK TO “SOMERSET COUNTY″***)
.
.
.
—————————————————————–
*TABLE OF CONTENTS*
—————————————————————–
–
—————————————————————–
*”WE WON THE WAR”*
—————————————————————–
–
**************************************************************