Editing Hudson County, New Jersey (section)

===County government===
[[Image:BrennanCourthouse retouched.JPG|thumb|[[Hudson County Courthouse|Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]]]
[[File:Hudson County Admin Bldg (from Pavonia Avenue).jpg|thumb|[[Hudson County Administration Building]]]] 

Hudson County is governed by the Hudson County Executive and a nine-member [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]] as a legislative body, who administers all county business. Hudson joins [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]] and [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]] counties as one of the 5 of 21 New Jersey counties with an elected executive.<ref>Rinde, Meir. [http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/10/26/explainer-what-s-a-freeholder-understanding-nj-s-complex-government-system/ "Explainer: What's a Freeholder? NJ's Unusual County Government System"], NJ Spotlight, October 27, 2015. Accessed October 26, 2017. "Five counties -- Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Mercer -- opted for popularly elected county executives in addition to freeholder boards."</ref> The County Executive is elected directly by the voters. The members of the Board of County Commissioners are elected concurrently to serve three-year terms as Commissioner, each representing a specified [[Ward (United States)|district]] which are equally proportioned based on population. Each year, in January, the Commissioners select one of their nine to serve as chair and one as Vice Chair for a period of one year. In 2016, commissioners were paid $43,714, the Commissioner Vice Chair received $45,754 and the Commissioner Chair was paid an annual salary of $46,774; the commissioner salaries in the county were the highest in the state.<ref>Gallo Jr., Bill. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/how_much_your_county_freeholders_others_in_nj_earn.html "Which N.J. county freeholders are paid the most?"], [[NJ.com]], March 11, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Freeholder chairman: $46,774; Freeholder vice chairman: $45,754; Other freeholders: $43,714"</ref> That year, the county executive was paid $151,299.<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/06/top_10_public_employee_salaries_in_hudson_county.html "Hudson County's top 10 public salaries: a clean sweep for men"], NJ Advance media for [[NJ.com]], September 9, 2017. Accessed October 26, 2017. "Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, arguably the county government's highest-ranking official, didn't even break the $200,000 mark, with a salary of $151,299."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, Hudson County's [[Hudson County Executive]] is Craig Guy ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], Jersey City), whose term of office expires December 31, 2027.<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/county-executive/ About the County Executive], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref> Hudson County's Commissioners are (with terms for commissioners, chair and vice-chair ending every December 31):<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/ County Commissioners], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ County Officials], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Adopted-Budget.pdf 2024 County Data Sheet], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! District
! Commissioner
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| 1 - [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]] and parts of [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District1.pdf District 1 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| Kenneth Kopacz (D, Bayonne, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-kenneth-kopacz/ Kenneth Kopacz District 1], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| 2 - Western Jersey City<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District2.pdf District 2 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| William O'Dea (D, Jersey City, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-william-odea/ William O’Dea District 2], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| 3 - South Eastern Jersey City<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District3.pdf District 3 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| Vice Chair Jerry Walker (D, Jersey City, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-jerry-walker/ Jerry Walker District 3], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
|-
| 4 - North Eastern Jersey City<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District4.pdf District 4 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| Yraida Aponte-Lipski (D, Jersey City, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-yraida-aponte-lipski/ Yraida Aponte-Lipski District 4], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| 5 - [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] and parts of Jersey City<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District5.pdf District 5 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| Chair Anthony L. Romano Jr. (D, Hoboken, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-anthony-l-romano-jr/ Anthony L. Romano Jr. District 5], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| 6 - [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]]<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District6.pdf District 6 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| Fanny J. Cedeño (D, Union City, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-fanny-j-cedeno/ Fanny J. Cedeño District 6], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| 7 - [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]], [[West New York, New Jersey|West New York]], and [[Gutenberg, New Jersey|Gutenberg]]<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District7.pdf District 7 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| [[Caridad Rodriguez]] (D, West New York, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-caridad-rodriguez/ Caridad Rodriguez District 7], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| 8 - West New York, [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]], [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]]<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District8.pdf District 8 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| Robert Baselice (D, North Bergen 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-robert-p-baselice/ Robert P. Baselice District 8], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| 9 - Secaucus, [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]], [[East Newark, New Jersey|East Newark]], [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]]<ref>[https://gis.hcnj.us/Images/2022ElectionWebMaps/Commissioners/District9.pdf District 9 Hudson County Board of County Commissioners Series Boundaries Adopted 2022], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
| Albert J. Cifelli (D, Harrison, 2026)<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/countycommissioners/bio-albert-j-cifelli/ Albert J. Cifelli District 9], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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Republicans have not won a countywide office since 1956, and have not won a commissioner seat since 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/18-of-21-new-jersey-counties-have-one-party-control/ |title=18 of 21 New Jersey counties have one-party control |date=August 27, 2021 |publisher=NJ Globe |access-date=September 12, 2023 }}</ref> Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the [[New Jersey State Constitution]], each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the [[County Clerk]] and [[Probate Court|County Surrogate]] (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] (elected for a three-year term).<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref> Hudson County is one of two counties statewide that has an elected Register of Deeds.<ref>[https://coanj.com/history/registers/ History of Registers], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed October 13, 2024. "A Register of Deeds is an elected County Statutory Officer who is responsible for recording, filing, and preserving all property transactions within the municipalities of the County in which they serve.... There are presently 2 out of 21 Counties in the State of New Jersey where the Office of Register of Deeds exists (Essex and Hudson Counties). In the other 19 Counties, the functions of the Register are under the jurisdiction of the County Clerk."</ref> Hudson County's constitutional officers and register are:<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/directory/ Directory], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title
! Officer
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| County Clerk
| E. Junior Maldonado (D, Jersey City, 2027)<ref>[https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/biography/ Biography], Hudson County Clerk. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Members List: Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| Sheriff
| Frank X. Schillari (D, Jersey City, 2025)<ref name="HudsonCountySheriff"/><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Members List: Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| Surrogate
| Tilo E. Rivas (D, Jersey City, 2029)<ref>[http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/surrogate/ Hudson County Surrogate], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Members List: Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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| Register
| Jeffrey Dublin (D, Jersey City, 2026)<ref>[https://hudsoncountyregister.org/jeffrey-dublin/ Register Dublin's Bio], Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages. Accessed October 13, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://hudsoncountyregister.org/about-us/ About Us], Hudson County Register of Deeds & Mortgages. Accessed January 31, 2025. "The Hudson County Register is elected by the people of Hudson County for a five-year term. The Office of the Register is responsible for the recording of all formal written documents which affect real property throughout the 12 municipalities that make up the County."</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/registers/ Members List: Registers], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref>
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