Editing Frenchtown, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
Frenchtown is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, the state's most common form, which is used by 218 of the state's 564 municipalities.<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 governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year 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. 103.</ref> The borough form of government used by Frenchtown is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [https://www.njlm.org/809/3982/Forms-of-Govt-Magazine-Article "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Frenchtown is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Brad Myhre, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2023. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Michele Liebtag ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 2023), Stacy Becker (D, 2023), Kandy Ferree (D, 2025), Hannah Opdyke ([[Independent politician|I]], 2025), William O'Brien (D, 2024) and Elaine Warner (D, 2024).<ref name=Council>[https://frenchtownboro.com/local-government/borough-council/council-members/ Council Members], Frenchtown, NJ. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://frenchtownboro.com/download/boards_commissions_committees/municipal-budget/1011_adoptbudget_2021.pdf#page=14 2021 Municipal Data Sheet], Frenchtown, NJ. Accessed April 25, 2022.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/910/Frenchtown-Borough Borough of Frenchtown], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2022-Hunterdon-County-and-Municipal-Officials-Directory-PDF#page=65 ''2022 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2020>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF November 3, 2020 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2019>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8589/2019-Official-General-Election-Results-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 5, 2019, General Election], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Liz Johnson had resigned from her seat expiring in December 202.<ref>[https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/elizabeth-j-johnson-suhay-obituary,12935 "Elizabeth J. Johnson Suhay"], ''Bucks County Herald'', October 28, 2021. Accessed April 25, 2022. "She was elected to Frenchtown Borough Council and was sewer commissioner until resigning due to illness."</ref> In January 2022, the borough council appointed Caroline Scutt to fill the vacant council seat.<ref>[https://frenchtownboro.com/download/boards_commissions_committees/2022/council_minutes_2022/010522-minutes-final.pdf Borough Council Meeting Minutes for January 5, 2022], Borough of Frenchtown. Accessed April 25, 2022. "Elaine Warner moved to nominate Caroline Scutt to the unexpired term on Council. William O'Brien seconded the motion. Ms. Liebtag said she thought Ms. Scutt was a great choice, and that the Council will be lucky to have her back to serve this term. The Mayor called for a roll-call vote. The Mayor and Council approved Ms. Scutt's nomination by unanimous favorable roll call vote."</ref>

In the November 2015 general election, Republican Brad Myhre ran a successful write-in campaign, defeating incumbent Democrat Warren Cooper by 236–185 to win the seat.<ref>Cummins, Emily. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2015/11/write-in_candidate_beats_nj_mayor_by_62_votes.html "Perfect storm: Write-in beats N.J. mayor by 51 votes"], [[NJ.com]], November 4, 2015. Accessed July 10, 2016. "Write-in candidates are typically doomed from the start. Experts say they are generally novices who start late in the game and build up a core following of family, friends and neighbors and can summon up a few dozen votes.... But Republican Brad Myhre, who defeated incumbent Democrat Warren Cooper in the 2015 Frenchtown mayoral race, is not new to politics."</ref>

Jack Opdyke was appointed in August 2013 to replace Councilman Robb Arent following his resignation<ref>[http://frenchtownboro.com/vehicle-burglaries-2/ Posted By Warren Cooper on Aug 28, 2013], Frenchtown, NJ. Accessed July 9, 2014. "On Friday, Aug. 23, Borough Council appointed Jack Opdyke to take the seat left vacant by the resignation of Robb Arent."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Frenchtown is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 15th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 931 registered voters in Frenchtown, of which 289 (31.0%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 270 (29.0%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 370 (39.7%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 2 voters registered as either [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hunterdon-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Hunterdon], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 61.6% of the vote (431 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 35.7% (250 votes), and other candidates with 2.7% (19 votes), among the 705 ballots cast by the borough's 982 registered voters (5 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 71.8%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hunterdon.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hunterdon 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-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hunterdon 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 59.6% of the vote (439 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 38.3% (282 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (9 votes), among the 737 ballots cast by the borough's 953 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hunterdon.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 57.1% of the vote (392 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 42.4% (291 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (13 votes), among the 686 ballots cast by the borough's 914 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 75.1.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hunterdon_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 54.9% of the vote (284 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 42.7% (221 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (12 votes), among the 533 ballots cast by the borough's 976 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hunterdon.pdf |title=Governor - Hunterdon 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-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hunterdon 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 48.3% of the vote (247 ballots cast), ahead of  Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 40.9% (209 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 8.2% (42 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (7 votes), among the 511 ballots cast by the borough's 943 registered voters, yielding a 54.2% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf 2009 Governor: Hunterdon County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230346/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>