Democratic Candidates for the 2021 Election
New Jersey Senate
Vincent Solomeno
Vincent Solomeno is running for NJ Senate from the Thirteenth Legislative District that includes Little Silver. Please learn more and support his campaign.
New Jersey Assembly
Erin Howard and Allison Friedman are running to represent the Thirteenth Legislative District in the NJ Assembly. Please learn more about them and support their campaigns.
Erin Howard
Allison Friedman
Allison Friedman
Mike Beson for Monmouth County Commissioner
Help Mike Beson in his race to be Monmouth County Commissioner (previously known as Freeholder). You can learn more about his campaign to bring transparency and accountability to the Board of Commissioners and donate to his campaign.
What is the Board of Commissioners?
According to the Board of Commissioners Web Page:
The Board is empowered with a broad scope of authority, some of which is designated to them by the State of New Jersey. Its diverse and important responsibilities include both legislative and executive functions including the oversight and regulation of county property and finances. This includes the upkeep of 380 miles of county roads and nearly 1,000 bridges, maintenance of more than 15,000 acres of county park lands, providing the largest circulating library system in the state, and maintaining a AAA bond rating.
Generally, the Commissioner Board's duties include:
Preparing and adopting the County budget.
Authorizing expenditures and bonds.
Appointing county officials and members to boards, commissions and authorities.
Supervising the administration of county government.
Leslie Posnock for Monmouth County Surrogate
Leslie Posnock is running for Monmouth County Surrogate. Help her make the Surrogate’s office more responsive and easier to navigate by learning more about her campaign and donating.
What does the Surrogate do?
According to the Monmouth County Surrogate Web page:
The Surrogate’s Court is a department of county government, as well as a branch of the Superior Court of New Jersey in the Chancery Division. The Surrogate serves as Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part, and Chancery Division, Family Part for adoptions, as well as Judge of the Surrogate’s Court. The Surrogate is a constitutional officer who is elected to the position by county voters every five years.
The County Surrogate has the authority to qualify executors and trustees named in wills, to appoint administrators for those who die without wills, and to appoint guardians for minors and legally incapacitated persons. The Surrogate’s office is also responsible for overseeing the procedure in contested estate matters, in the declaration of incapacitation, in appointment of guardians, and in the granting of adoptions in the Superior Court of New Jersey.
The Surrogate is the custodian of the records of such estates, wills, guardianships, and adoptions. Permanent records of all wills and other estate administration papers dating back to the late 1700’s are filed in the Surrogate’s Court on microfilm or microfiche, providing an important source of information for title searchers, genealogists, and local historians. The Surrogate places adoption records under seal and maintains these records.
The Surrogate’s Court is also custodian of funds awarded to minors through settlements, inheritances, or as beneficiaries of life insurance proceeds. Nearly 500 such accounts totaling more than $20 million is held in the Surrogate’s Intermingled Trust Fund.