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==Government== ===Local government=== Roxbury operates under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|Council-Manager]] form of Government under the [[Faulkner Act]]. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide 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 Township Council is comprised of seven elected officials, with three seats elected from the entire township [[at-large]] and one elected from each of the four [[Ward (United States)|wards]]. Council members are elected for four-year terms on a staggered basis in partisan elections held in odd-numbered years, with the three at-large seats selected together and the four ward seats up for election at the same time two years later. The mayor and deputy mayor are chosen from within the council by the members of the council at a reorganization meeting held each year during the first week in January to serve one-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. 116.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 12. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations associated with all municipal activities. The manager directs, administers and coordinates the activities of the municipality in full support of policies, goals and objectives established by the governing body. {{As of|2025|April}}, the members of Roxbury's Township Council are: * [[Mayor]] Shawn Potillo (R, Ward 1, Term expires December 31, 2027, Mayoral term expires at time of annual reorganization meeting first week of January 2026); * [[Deputy mayor|Deputy Mayor]] Mark Crowley (R, Councilman-at-Large, Term expires December 31, 2027, Deputy Mayoral term expires at time of annual reorganization meeting first week of January 2026); * James "Jim" Rilee (R, Councilman-at-Large, Term expires December 31, 2025); * Robert "Bob" DeFillippo (R, Councilman-at-Large, Term expires December 31, 2025); * Jacqueline "Jaki" Albrect (R, Ward 2, Term expires December 31, 2027); * Thomas "Tom" Carey (R, Ward 4, Term expires December 31, 2027), and * Fred Hall (R, Ward 3, Term expires December 31, 2025).<ref name="Officials">[http://www.roxburynj.us/3/Mayor-Council Elected Officials], Roxbury Township. Accessed April 11, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.roxburynj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6909/2025-Introduced-Budget#page=1 2025 Municipal Data Sheet], Roxbury Township. Accessed April 11, 2025.</ref><ref name="MorrisManual">[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/3/manual/mc-manual-2024-web-040924.pdf#page=59 ''Morris County Manual 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name="MorrisOfficials">[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/2024-municipal-elected-officials-032224.pdf ''Morris County Municipal Elected Officials For The Year 2024''], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated March 20, 2024. Accessed May 1, 2024.</ref><ref name="Morris2021">[https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/past-results/2023-general-summary-report-official.pdf#page=11 General Election Winners For November 7, 2023], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed April 11, 2025.</ref> In April 2021, the Township Council selected Shawn Potillo from a list of three candidates submitted by the Republican municipal committee to the fill the Ward 1 council seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Richard Zoschak until his death the previous month.<ref>[https://www.tapinto.net/towns/roxbury/sections/government/articles/a-new-councilman-for-roxbury "A New Councilman for Roxbury"], TAP into Roxbury, April 28, 2021. Accessed May 11, 2022. "Landing resident Shawn Potillo was chosen Tuesday by the Roxbury Mayor and Council to fill the unexpired term of former Roxbury Councilman Richard Zoschak, who died March 31. Potillo, a 43-year-old Republican, was one of three people nominated by the Roxbury Republican Club to fill the Ward 1 council vacancy."</ref> Potillo served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Morris2021/> Two years later, November 7, 2023, Mayor Potillo was re-elected to a full, four year term.<ref>2023 [https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/9/elections/past-results/2023-general-summary-report-official.pdf County Election Results]</ref> ==== Roxbury Mount Arlington Study Commission ==== In March 2014, members of the public petitioned the [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]] to form the Roxbury Mount Arlington Study Commission to consider a possible consolidation of Roxbury and the neighboring municipality of [[Mount Arlington, New Jersey|Mount Arlington]]. In March 2015, the commission was formed with five members and two alternates from each municipality. If the commission votes to recommend a merger, the decision would have to be ratified by a referendum of the voters in each community.<ref>Westhoven, William. [http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/2015/03/30/roxbury-mt-arlington-consolidation-commission-named/70687046/ "Roxbury-Mt. Arlington consolidation commission named"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 30, 2015. "The public is about to get its first chance to meet the chosen members of the Roxbury Mount Arlington Study Commission and discuss the dominant topic on its agenda — a possible consolidation of the neighboring municipalities."</ref> ===Federal, state and county representation=== Roxbury 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 24th 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> {{NJ Congress 07}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 24}} {{NJ Morris County Commissioners}} ===Politics=== {{PresHead|place=Roxbury|source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref> 2012<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-morris.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated March 15, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2008<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf Presidential General Election Results Morris County for 2008], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2004<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election Morris County Official Results], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|7,977|5,734|222|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|7,921|6,449|196|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,300|4,626|447|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,536|4,282|100|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,182|4,952|112|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,270|4,411|113|New Jersey}} |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 15,471 registered voters in Roxbury, of which 3,010 (19.5%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 5,307 (34.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 7,145 (46.2%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 9 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-morris-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Morris], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 59.9% of the vote (6,536 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 39.2% (4,282 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (100 votes), among the 10,996 ballots cast by the township's 16,262 registered voters (78 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 67.6%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Morris 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-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Morris 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]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 58.3% of the vote (7,182 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 40.2% (4,952 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (112 votes), among the 12,321 ballots cast by the township's 15,934 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 61.5% of the vote (7,270 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 37.3% (4,411 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (113 votes), among the 11,816 ballots cast by the township's 15,469 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.4.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 69.9% of the vote (4,996 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 27.9% (1,996 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (154 votes), among the 7,267 ballots cast by the township's 16,060 registered voters (121 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf |title=Governor - Morris 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-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Morris 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 65.3% of the vote (5,306 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 25.6% (2,081 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 8.0% (646 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (45 votes), among the 8,120 ballots cast by the township's 15,686 registered voters, yielding a 51.8% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf 2009 Governor: Morris County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231210/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref>
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