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==Government== ===Local government=== [[File:New Providence NJ view of municipal building and streets.jpg|thumb|Municipal building]] New Providence is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected [[direct election|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. 94.</ref> The borough form of government used by New Providence 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. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=September 24, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</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|2024}}, the [[mayor]] of New Providence is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Allen B. Morgan, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the New Providence Borough Council are Council President Peter C. DeSarno (R, 2024), Diane Bilicska (R, 2025), Matthew E. Cumiskey (R, 2024), Nadine Geoffroy (R, 2026), Alex Kogan (R, 2025), and Lisa McKnight (R, 2026).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.newprov.org/borough-council/ Mayor and Borough Council], Borough of New Providence. Accessed April 30, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.newprov.org/download/Budget%20-%20Municipal/2022-Municipal-Budget-Adopted.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of New Providence. Accessed April 30, 2022.</ref><ref name=UnionOfficials>[http://www.unioncountyvotes.com/elected-officials/ ''Union County Elected Officials''], [[Union County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed April 30, 2022.</ref><ref name=Union2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/111504/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Union2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/107155/web.262169/#/summary General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated December 14, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Union2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/98875/web/#/summary General Election November 5, 2019 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated December 5, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=Union2018>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/92665/Web02.214799/#/ General Election November 6, 2018 Official Results], [[Union County, New Jersey]], updated November 16, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019.</ref> In January 2022, the borough council appointed Diane Bilicska to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that became vacant after [[Michele Matsikoudis]] resigned from office to take a seat in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]].<ref>Ivers, Marianne. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-providence/sections/government/articles/council-reorganizes-cumiskey-desarno-and-bilicska-sworn-in-geoffroy-elected-council-president "Council Reorganizes: Cumiskey, DeSarno and Bilicska Sworn in; Geoffroy Elected Council President"], TAP into New Providence, January 5, 2022. Accessed April 30, 2022. "The Borough Council held its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Re-elected Councilmen Matthew Cumiskey and Peter DeSarno were sworn in for their second three-year terms. Diane Bilicska was sworn in to serve the remainder of Assemblywoman-elect Michele Matsikoudis’ term, ending Dec. 31, 2022."</ref> ===List of mayors=== {{Incomplete list|date=November 2022}} {| | class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center" |- ! Mayor ! Term Begins ! Term Ends ! Notes |- |John W. Oakwood |1933 |1946 |Republican, served seven terms. Oakwood Drive and Oakwood Park in New Providence are named after Mayor Oakwood. |- |Ellsworth R. Hansell |1947 |1952 |Republican, served three terms. |- |Robert Badgley |1953 |1954 |Republican, served one term. Badgley Drive in New Providence is named after the Badgley family. |- |Charles Johnson |1955 |1956 |Republican, served one term. |- |Francis R. Farley |1963 |1966 |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. In the 1962 election, Farley and Republican John C. Clay tie at 1,707 votes each. The recount goes to the [[New Jersey Superior Court]]. Farley is declared winner in February 1963. Farley is the most recent Democrat Mayor in New Providence. |- |Edward Bien |1967 |1978 |Republican, served four terms totaling 12 years. The first two terms (1967-1970) were under the old form of the Borough system of local government where mayors were elected to two-year terms. All regular elections after 1970 for mayor were for four-year terms. |- |Harold Weideli, Jr. |1978 |1998 |Republican, served as mayor for five terms. |- | Allen B. Morgan<ref name="Morgan">{{cite web |last1=Peer |first1=Bobbie |title=Get to Know the Candidates for Mayor Series: Al Morgan (R) and Harry Clewell (D) |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-providence/articles/get-to-know-the-candidates-for-mayor-series-al-morgan-r-and-harry-clewell-d |website=www.tapinto.net |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> | 1999 | 2006 | Republican, Morgan served as mayor for two terms between 1999 and 2006, when he initially announced his bid for re-election, and then withdrew from the campaign. |- | John Thoms<ref name="Thoms">{{cite web |title=New Providence Mayor John Thoms, snubbed by GOP, to run as independent |url=https://www.nj.com/independentpress/2010/05/new_providence_mayor_john_thom.html |website=www.nj.com |date=May 25, 2010 |publisher=Independent Press |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> | 2007 | 2010 | Republican, Served as mayor for one term. Was denied the town's GOP endorsement for re-election in 2010, which instead went to Morgan, who went on to lose the primary to J. Brooke Hern. Thoms launched an unsuccessful bid for re-election as an independent, losing to Hern in the general election by a 2-1 margin. |- | J. Brooke Hern<ref name="Horn">{{cite web |last1=Rybolt |first1=Barbara |title=New Providence Mayor Hern will not seek re-election |url=https://www.nj.com/independentpress/2014/04/new_providence_mayor_will_not.html |website=www.nj.com |date=April 19, 2014 |publisher=Indepednet Press |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> | 2011 | 2014 | Republican, upset Morgan in the primary, served one term and chose not to seek re-election after serving 10 years in elected office. |- | Allen B. Morgan<ref name="Morgan" /><ref name="Morgan2022">{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Suzanne |title=New Providence Mayor Allen Morgan wins reelection |url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/elections/general/union/2022/11/09/nj-election-results-new-providence-mayor-allen-morgan-leads-harry-clewell/69609511007/ |website=www.mycentraljersey.com |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> | 2015 | Incumbent | Republican, re-elected following Hern's decision to not seek a second term. In 2022 he won re-election to a third consecutive. Morgan won 3,000 votes to the Democrat's 2,643. |- |} ===Federal, state, and county representation=== New Providence 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 21st 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#21 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 07}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 21}} {{NJ Union County Commissioners}} ===Politics=== As of September 16, 2022, there were a total of 9,997 registered voters in New Providence, of which 3,190 (31.9% vs. 48% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,852 (28.5% vs. 15.98%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 3,889 (38.9% vs. 34.78%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 66 voters registered to other parties, such as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=UnionCountyVoterRegistration>[https://ucnj.org/boe/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/09/vrsstats09162022.pdf VoterSummary], Union County Clerk Board of Elections, September 16, 2022. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 82.3% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 89.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-union-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Union], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref> {{PresHead|place=New Providence|source=<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=nj.gov}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|2,880|4,312|140|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|2,907|4,624|118|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|2,731|3,500|292|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,267|2,726|68|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,367|2,914|64|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,443|2,674|52|New Jersey}} |} In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 3,084 votes, ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] who had 2,517 votes, with others getting 261 votes; this is the first time in recent years that a Democrat carried New Providence in the past four elections.<ref name=twsNJcom4949>Astudillo, Carla. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/the_53_obama_towns_that_voted_for_trump_this_time_around_in_nj.html "The 53 N.J. towns that flipped from Obama to Trump"], [[NJ.com]], November 17, 2016. Accessed January 31, 2017, "... New Providence -- Clinton 52% Trump 43% in 2016...(hover mouse over graphic)"</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 3,267 votes (53.7% vs. 32.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 2,726 votes (44.8% vs. 66.0%) and other candidates with 68 votes (1.1% vs. 0.8%), among the 6,080 ballots cast by the borough's 8,493 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.6% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192205/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf |date=February 1, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-union.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201191259/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-union.pdf |date=February 1, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 3,367 votes (52.8% vs. 35.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,914 votes (45.7% vs. 63.1%) and other candidates with 64 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 6,372 ballots cast by the borough's 8,086 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.8% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-union.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Union County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 3,443 votes (55.5% vs. 40.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 2,674 votes (43.1% vs. 58.3%) and other candidates with 52 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 6,202 ballots cast by the borough's 7,801 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.5% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_union_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Union County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] received 1,968 votes (49.0% vs. 32.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] with 1,937 votes (48.2% vs. 65.2%), and other candidates with 111 votes (2.8% vs. 2.1%), among the 4,131 ballots cast by the borough's 8,823 registered voters, for a turnout of 46.8%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union County |date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 7, 2017 - General Election Results - Union County|date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 71.3% of the vote (2,468 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 27.0% (935 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (60 votes), among the 3,516 ballots cast by the borough's 8,298 registered voters (53 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union 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-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Union 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 2,559 votes (58.8% vs. 41.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 1,361 votes (31.3% vs. 50.6%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 393 votes (9.0% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 21 votes (0.5% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,351 ballots cast by the borough's 7,961 registered voters, yielding a 54.7% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf 2009 Governor: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230050/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed May 21, 2013.</ref>
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