Martin L. Gibson
Democratic · NJ · Pleasantville City Council Member, Ward 2
Martin Gibson served on the Pleasantville school board before the City Council appointed him to a vacant Ward 2 seat in March 2026. He chairs the council's Community Relations Committee and sits on its public service and storm water committees.
Where Martin L. Gibson stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to cancel the Axon police contract two weeks later, after the city said the deal was meant to buy only Tasers. It passed with no votes against.
April 20, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Moved approval of a five-year, $53,035 contract with Axon for police body cameras and Tasers. It passed with no votes against.
April 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved approval of a five-year, $53,035 contract with Axon for police body cameras and Tasers. It passed with no votes against.
April 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Seconded a resolution asking to redesignate census tract 121 and add tract 119 as federal Opportunity Zones, which are low-income areas picked for investment. It passed with no votes against.
August 17, 2026
Source: ecode360.com
Was chosen from three candidates to fill the vacant Ward 2 seat on the Pleasantville City Council and was sworn in that night. The council had split 3-3 on his nomination.
March 2, 2026
Source: ecode360.com
Voted against a school board no-confidence motion in board president Doris Rowell, which passed 4-3. When the audience objected, he said from the dais, 'You can see me outside if you want.'
January 28, 2026
Source: breakingac.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Was put on notice for 'blatant disrespect' by a vote of five Pleasantville school board members, over his January 28 remark to audience members.
February 17, 2026
Source: breakingac.com
Past race Martin L. Gibson ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 2 · November 3, 2026 · Pleasantville city, New Jersey · incumbent