Editing Long Branch, New Jersey (section)

==Government==
===Local government===
{{see also|Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey}}
Long Branch is governed under the Mayor-Council (Plan A) form of municipal government under the [[Faulkner Act]], enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1966.<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/document/181079071/Faulkner-Act-46pages-pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed February 12, 2025.</ref> The city is one of 71 of New Jersey's 564 municipalities that use this form of government.<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 the Mayor and the five-member City Council, whose members are elected [[at-large]] on a [[Non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis in the May municipal elections to serve concurrent four-year terms of office.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 58.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><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>

{{As of|2025}}, the [[Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey|Mayor of Long Branch]] is John Pallone. Members of the City Council are Bill Dangler, Glen Rassas, Mario Vieria, Anita Voogt and Rose Widdis. The mayor and city council members serve concurrent terms of office ending on June 30, 2026.<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.longbranch.org/344/Mayor-City-Council Mayor / City Council], City of Long Branch. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.longbranch.org/DocumentCenter/View/3288/2024-Budget 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], City of Long Branch. January 29, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Monmouth/113836/web.285569/#/summary May 10, 2022 Municipal Elections - Keansburg & Long Branch Official Results], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated May 31, 2022. Accessed March 26, 2023.</ref>

In February 1966, a nearly 3-1 margin of voters supported a proposal promoted by the Better Government League, which abolished the city's [[Council–manager government|council-manager]] [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|ward-based]] system that had six members from wards and three at-large and replaced it with a wholly at-large city council with a [[mayor–council government|mayor-council]] system under the [[Faulkner Act]] and an appointed business administrator.<ref>Miller, Vincent J. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press/5004440/  "Council-Manager Rule Ousted in Long Branch"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 24, 1966. Accessed February 12, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Voters decided yesterday by a 3-to-l margin to switch from a council-manager to mayor-council government.... The present government consists of a city manager and nine-member Council, with three members serving at large and one representing each of six wards. The new form will eliminate the ward system, substitute a Business administrator for the manager and give more power to the mayor. He will have a veto power over the Council and can pick department heads with its advice and consent.... The new plan, although still under the Faulkner Act, will eliminate-runoff elections."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Long Branch is located in the 6th 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 11th 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#11 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 13,442 registered voters in Long Branch, of which 4,293 (31.9%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,783 (13.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 7,358 (54.7%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 8 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party of the United States|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-monmouth-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 64.5% of the vote (5,421 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 34.5% (2,897 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (81 votes), among the 8,470 ballots cast by the city's 14,289 registered voters (71 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 59.3%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-monmouth.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Monmouth 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-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Monmouth 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 61.2% of the vote (6,171 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 35.7% (3,600 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (98 votes), among the 10,090 ballots cast by the city's 14,433 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.9%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-monmouth.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 58.0% of the vote (5,724 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 40.5% (4,001 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (99 votes), among the 9,870 ballots cast by the city's 14,563 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 67.8.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_monmouth_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 57.4% of the vote (2,621 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 41.1% (1,876 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (71 votes), among the 4,677 ballots cast by the city's 14,129 registered voters (109 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 33.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-monmouth.pdf |title=Governor - Monmouth 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-monmouth.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Monmouth 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]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 48.1% of the vote (2,714 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 44.7% (2,523 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 5.7% (320 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (48 votes), among the 5,645 ballots cast by the city's 13,812 registered voters, yielding a 40.9% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf 2009 Governor: Monmouth County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230351/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-monmouth.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref>

===Public safety===
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|chief1name     = William Broughton<ref>Radel, Dan. [https://www.app.com/story/news/local/eatontown-asbury-park/eatontown/2022/09/30/long-branch-nj-new-public-safety-chief-undersheriff-william-broughton/69527404007/ "Long Branch hires ex-Bergen County undersheriff as new boss of cops"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 30, 2022. Accessed April 1, 2024. "William Broughton, who was formerly Teaneck's business manager and a Bergen County undersheriff, has been tapped as the city's new director of public safety. Broughton, 62, and a resident of Jackson, will start the job on Saturday."</ref>
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[[Image:Longbranchpdsuv.PNG|thumb|upright=1.1|A Long Branch Police Department vehicle]]
The Long Branch Department of Public Safety consists of the Long Branch Police Department (LBPD), the Long Branch Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management.<ref>[https://www.longbranch.org/286/Public-Safety Public Safety], City of Long Branch. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref> The LBPD did not have a police chief between 1970 and 2017, with the Director of Public Safety being directly responsible for the department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Official Website of Long Branch, NJ - Police Chief LEO |url=https://www.longbranch.org/departments/Police/PoliceChiefLEO |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=www.longbranch.org}}</ref>

On November 20, 1997, Long Branch Police Department Detective Sergeant Patrick A. King was killed by gunshot while ordering food at a Chinese restaurant. The killer led law enforcement on a {{convert|60|mi|adj=on}} chase which ended in his suicide.<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/14/nyregion/metro-news-briefs-new-jersey-springsteen-event-to-aid-slain-officer-s-family.html "Springsteen Event to Aid Slain Officer's Family"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 14, 1998. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref><ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/28/nyregion/officer-s-killer-was-told-fbi-sought-him-detectives-say.html "Officer's Killer Was Told F.B.I. Sought Him, Detectives Say"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 28, 1997. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref><ref>[[Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/23/nyregion/killer-of-new-jersey-officer-called-career-criminal.html "Killer of New Jersey Officer Called Career Criminal"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 23, 1997. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref><ref>Herszenhorn, David M. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/22/nyregion/detective-was-known-as-a-hero-who-stayed-true-to-his-roots.html?ref=patrickaking "Detective Was Known as a Hero Who Stayed True to His Roots"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 22, 1997. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref>