Editing Millburn, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
[[File:Millburn New Jersey 003.JPG|thumb|left|Millburn Avenue in downtown]]
Since its incorporation as a municipality in 1857, Millburn has been governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 95.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. A Business Administrator manages the day-to-day functions of the Township.<ref name=Committee/>

{{As of|2025}}, members of the Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Annette Romano ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2025), Deputy Mayor Michael H. Cohen (D, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2025), David R. Cosgrove (D, 2027), Frank Saccomandi IV ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2026) and Ben Stoller (R, 2026).<ref name=Committee>[https://twp.millburn.nj.us/211/Township-Committee Township Committee], Township of Millburn. Accessed January 21, 2025. "Since its incorporation as a municipality in 1857, the Township has operated under the Township Committee form of government. A Business Administrator manages the day-to-day functions of the Township. The Township Committee is made up of 5 members elected to staggered, 3-year terms. At the Committee’s organizational meeting each January, 1 member is elected to serve as chairman for a 12-month term and another is chosen to serve as vice chairman."</ref><ref>[https://twp.millburn.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/11150/2024-Adopted-Budget 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Millburn. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory], [[Essex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 21, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/122756/web.345435/#/summary General Election November 5, 2024 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/119027/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], updated November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Essex2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/116147/ November 8, 2022, General Election Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 22, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

Sandra Haimoff became Mayor in 2008 following the expiration of former mayor Daniel Baer's term on December 31, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bunnmoxleyhomes.com/millburn-short-hills-nj-meet-the-mayor-sandra-haimoff/ |title=Meet Millburn-Short Hills Mayor &#124; Sandra Haimoff &#124; Bunn Moxley Homes |access-date=2012-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707163512/http://bunnmoxleyhomes.com/millburn-short-hills-nj-meet-the-mayor-sandra-haimoff/ |archive-date=2012-07-07 }}, March 26, 2012 Interview with Mayor Sandra Haimoff by Bunn Moxley Homes</ref> Daniel Baer's service had marked the first time in the history of the town that a Democrat held the title of Mayor.<ref>Connic, Jennifer. [http://millburn.patch.com/articles/baer-reflects-on-time-on-township-committee "Baer Reflects on Time on Township Committee"], Millburn-ShortHillsPatch, April 14, 2010. Accessed June 30, 2011. "Daniel Baer made history when he became Millburn-Short Hills mayor. He was the first Democratic mayor in the town's history."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Millburn is located in the 11th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 27th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#27 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 14,099 registered voters in Millburn, of which 4,512 (32.0%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 3,214 (22.8%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 6,361 (45.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 12 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-essex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Essex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref>
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In the [[2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 6,719 votes to the Republican's 2,768.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed March 17, 2022.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 55.3% of the vote (5,142 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 44.0% (4,087 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (70 votes), among the 11,587 ballots cast by the township's 14,594 registered voters (2,288 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 79.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-essex.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Essex County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Essex County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 58.6% of the vote (6,097 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 39.8% (4,144 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (72 votes), among the 10,410 ballots cast by the township's 14,034 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.2%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 55.1% of the vote (5,682 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 43.9% (4,525 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (83 votes), among the 10,315 ballots cast by the township's 13,548 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.1.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_essex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Essex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 63.5% of the vote (3,301 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 35.3% (1,833 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (65 votes), among the 5,320 ballots cast by the township's 14,670 registered voters (121 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-essex.pdf |title=Governor - Essex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Essex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 47.9% of the vote (3,308 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 44.6% (3,080 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.4% (445 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (27 votes), among the 6,906 ballots cast by the township's 13,913 registered voters, yielding a 49.6% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf 2009 Governor: Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202084614/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf |date=2015-02-02 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref>