Editing Atlantic County, New Jersey (section)

== Government ==
===County government===
In 1974, Atlantic County voters changed the county governmental form under the Optional County Charter Law to the [[County executive]] form. Atlantic County joins [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]] counties as one of the five 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 February 25, 2018. "Five counties &ndash; Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Mercer &ndash; opted for popularly elected county executives in addition to freeholder boards."</ref> The charter provides for a directly elected executive and a nine-member [[Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners]], responsible for legislation. The executive is elected to a four-year term and the freeholders are elected to staggered three-year terms, of which four are elected from the county on an [[at-large]] basis and five of the freeholders represent equally populated [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|districts]].<ref name=Commissioners>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/ Atlantic County Board of County Commissioners], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref><ref name=DistrictMap/> In 2016, freeholders were paid $20,000 a year, while the freeholder chairman was paid an annual salary of $21,500.<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: $21,500; Other freeholders: $20,000"</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, [[County executives of Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County Executive]] is Dennis Levinson ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], [[Northfield, New Jersey|Northfield]]), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2027.<ref>[http://www.atlantic-county.org/county-executive/ County Executive], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed May 17, 2022.</ref> Members of the Board of County Commissioners are (with terms for chair and vice-chair ending December 31):<ref name=Commissioners/><ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/county-manual22/full-manual.pdf ''Atlantic County 2022 Manual''], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref><ref name=DistrictMap>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/distict-map.asp Atlantic County District Map], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2023.</ref>

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! District
! Commissioner 
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| Commissioner District 1: [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]] (part), <br>[[Longport, New Jersey|Longport]], [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]], and [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor City]]. 
| Ernest D. Coursey ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], Atlantic City, 2025)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=16 Ernest D. Coursey], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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| Commissioner District 2: [[Absecon, New Jersey|Absecon]], [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]] (part), [[Linwood, New Jersey|Linwood]], [[Northfield, New Jersey|Northfield]], <br>[[Somers Point, New Jersey|Somers Point]] and [[Pleasantville, New Jersey|Pleasantville]] 
| Chair Maureen Kern ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], Somers Point, 2027)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=29 Maureen Kern], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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| Commissioner District 3: [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]] (part) and [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]] (part) 
| Andrew Parker III (R, Egg Harbor Township, 2026)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=34 Andrew W. Parker III], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2023.</ref>
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| Commissioner District 4: [[Brigantine, New Jersey|Brigantine]], [[Galloway Township, New Jersey|Galloway Township]], [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]]<br> (part), and [[Port Republic, New Jersey|Port Republic]] 
| Richard R. Dase (R, Galloway Township, 2025)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=1 Richard R. Dase], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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| Commissioner District 5: [[Buena, New Jersey|Buena]], [[Buena Vista Township, New Jersey|Buena Vista Township]], [[Corbin City, New Jersey|Corbin City]], <br>[[Egg Harbor City, New Jersey|Egg Harbor City]], [[Estell Manor, New Jersey|Estell Manor]], [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]], <br>[[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]] (part), [[Hammonton, New Jersey|Hammonton]], [[Mullica Township, New Jersey|Mullica Township]] and [[Weymouth Township, New Jersey|Weymouth Township]]
| Vice-chair James A. Bertino (R, Hammonton, 2027)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=4 James A. Bertino], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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| Commissioner At-Large 
| Michael Ruffu (R, Margate, 2027)<ref>[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/26/], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 13, 2025.</ref>
|-
| Commissioner At-Large:
| June Byrnes (R, Somers Point, 2026)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=32 Caren L. Fitzpatrick], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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| Commissioner At-Large 
| Amy L. Gatto (R, Hamilton Township, 2025)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=30 Amy L. Gatto], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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| Commissioner At-Large: 
| John W. Risley (R, Egg Harbor Township, 2026)<ref>[https://www.atlantic-county.org/commissioners/member-profile.asp?ID=12 John W. Risley], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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Democrats have not won a county-wide office since 2020. 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>[http://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 October 26, 2017.</ref> Atlantic County's constitutional officers are:<ref>[http://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/county-manual18/constitutional-officers.pdf Constitutional Officers], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>

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! Representative
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| County Clerk
| Joseph J. Giralo (R, 2026, Hammonton)<ref>[https://www.atlanticcountyclerk.org/contacts/our-team/], Contact Us, Atlantic County Clerk's Office. Accessed May 29, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Members List: Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2023.</ref>
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| Sheriff
| Joe O'Donoghue (R, 2026, Egg Harbor Township)<ref>[http://www.acsheriff.org/], Atlantic County Sheriff's Office. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Members List: Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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| Surrogate
| James Curcio (R, 2025, Hammonton)<ref>[http://www.atlantic-county.org/surrogate/ Surrogate's Office], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates Members List: Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed October 9, 2022.</ref>
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The Atlantic County Prosecutor is William E. Reynolds of [[Absecon, New Jersey]], who took office in June 2022 after being nominated the previous month on May 16, 2022, by [[Governor of New Jersey]] [[Phil Murphy]] and receiving confirmation on August 8, 2022, from the [[New Jersey Senate]].<ref>[https://www.acpo.org/confirmation-of-atlantic-county-prosecutor-media-inquiries/ "Confirmation Of Atlantic County Prosecutor & Media Inquiries"], Office of the Atlantic County Prosecutor, August 12, 2022. Accessed October 9, 2022. "The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is proud to announce that the New Jersey State Senate unanimously approved William E. Reynolds, of Absecon, as the next Atlantic County Prosecutor at a special session on August 8, 2022."</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562022/20220516d.shtml "Governor Murphy Announces Nominations of Burlington County and Atlantic County Prosecutors"], [[Governor of New Jersey]], press release May 16, 2022. Accessed October 9, 2022. "Governor Phil Murphy today nominated LaChia Bradshaw to serve as Burlington County Prosecutor and William Reynolds to serve as Atlantic County Prosecutor."</ref> Atlantic County, along with [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]], is part of Vicinage 1 of [[New Jersey Superior Court]]. The [[County courthouses in New Jersey|Atlantic County Civil Courthouse Complex]] is in Atlantic City, while criminal cases are heard in May's Landing; the Assignment Judge for Vicinage 1 is Michael Blee A.J.S.C.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/atlcm.html Atlantic/Cape May Counties], New Jersey Courts. Accessed October 21, 2017.</ref>

=== Federal representatives ===
The 2nd Congressional District covers all of Atlantic County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/leg-cong-district-info/2012-congressional-districts-by-county.pdf 2012 Congressional Districts by County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed October 2, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2011. Accessed October 2, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 02}}

=== State representatives ===
The 23 municipalities of Atlantic County are part of four legislative districts.

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|[[New Jersey's 1st legislative district|1st]]
|[[Mike Testa]] [[Republican Party (United States)|(R)]]
|[[Antwan McClellan]] (R)
[[Erik K. Simonsen]] (R)
|[[Corbin City, New Jersey|Corbin City]], [[Estell Manor, New Jersey|Estell Manor]] and [[Weymouth Township, New Jersey|Weymouth Township]]. The remainder of this district covers portions of [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]] & [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]].
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|[[New Jersey's 2nd legislative district|2nd]]
|[[Vincent J. Polistina]] (R)
|[[Don Guardian]] (R) [[Claire Swift]] (R)
|[[Absecon, New Jersey|Absecon City]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], [[Brigantine, New Jersey|Brigantine]], [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]], [[Galloway Township, New Jersey|Galloway Township]], [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]], [[Linwood, New Jersey|Linwood]], [[Longport, New Jersey|Longport]], [[Margate City, New Jersey|Margate City]], [[Northfield, New Jersey|Northfield]], [[Pleasantville, New Jersey|Pleasantville]], [[Port Republic, New Jersey|Port Republic]], [[Somers Point, New Jersey|Somers Point]] and [[Ventnor City, New Jersey|Ventnor City]].
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|[[New Jersey's 4th legislative district|4th]]
|[[Paul D. Moriarty]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|[[Dan Hutchinson]] (D)
[[Cody Miller (New Jersey politician)|Cody Miller]] (D)
|[[Buena, New Jersey|Buena]] and [[Buena Vista Township, New Jersey|Buena Vista Township]]. The remainder of this district includes portions of [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] and [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]].
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|[[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th]]
|[[Latham Tiver]] (R)
|[[Michael Torrissi]] (R)
[[Andrea Katz]] (D)
|[[Egg Harbor City, New Jersey|Egg Harbor City]], [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]], [[Hammonton, New Jersey|Hammonton]], and [[Mullica Township, New Jersey|Mullica Township]]. The remainder of this district includes portions of [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]].
|}