James Tedesco
Democratic · NJ · Bergen County Executive
James J. Tedesco III is Bergen County Executive. A former Paramus mayor and Bergen County freeholder, he has focused on public safety, shared services, education, and county services.
Where James Tedesco stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Opposed New York's Manhattan congestion-pricing plan, saying it would redirect traffic and negative environmental conditions toward Bergen County.
June 5, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Issued Executive Order 2020-01D restricting vehicular traffic in Bergen County parks and closing Ramapo Valley, Campgaw Mountain, and Darlington county parks during the COVID-19 emergency.
March 26, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Supported the Gateway Development Commission's legal action to compel release of federal funds for the Hudson Tunnel Project.
February 2, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Presented a $136,548 Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund grant to Little Ferry for a new pickleball court at Losen Slote Creek Park.
September 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bergencountynj.gov
As Bergen County Executive, awarded Open Space Trust Fund grants for park and preservation projects (e.g., $245,026 to Ridgefield Park to expand its Nature Preserve) and established the county Office of Food Security.
August 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Completed implementation of Bergen County's own Emergency Medical Services Ambulatory Unit.
February 28, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
As Bergen County Executive, awarded Open Space Trust Fund grants for park and preservation projects (e.g., $245,026 to Ridgefield Park to expand its Nature Preserve) and established the county Office of Food Security.
August 12, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Supported the Gateway Development Commission's legal action to compel release of federal funds for the Hudson Tunnel Project.
February 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Presented a $136,548 Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund grant to Little Ferry for a new pickleball court at Losen Slote Creek Park.
September 26, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Launched the Bergen Fiber Network as a shared-service broadband network for municipalities.
February 26, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
As Bergen County Executive, awarded Open Space Trust Fund grants for park and preservation projects (e.g., $245,026 to Ridgefield Park to expand its Nature Preserve) and established the county Office of Food Security.
August 12, 2024
Source: bergencountynj.gov
Was named as a defendant in Callaham v. Bergen County, a civil-rights case; the court dismissed the complaint on October 30, 2018.
October 30, 2018
Source: dockets.justia.com
Past race James Tedesco ran in:
- County Executive · November 3, 2026 · Bergen County, New Jersey · incumbent