Lucylle R.S. Walter
Democratic · NJ · Mercer County Commissioner
Mercer County commissioner since 1998 and a retired special education teacher with a master's in special education from The College of New Jersey. She earlier served on the Ewing Township Board of Education and Planning Board.
Where Lucylle R.S. Walter stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (7 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (5 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 7 support
Urged residents to attend Falls Township meetings and raise concerns about a planned data center, citing its heavy water use.
June 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on seeking a $1.5 million federal grant for the next phase of the airport taxiway project. She said the project skipped a full environmental review and would hurt air quality. It passed 5-1.
April 22, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mercercounty.org
Co-wrote a 'No Net Tree Loss' resolution with Commissioner Andrew Koontz, setting a county goal of not losing trees. The board adopted it 6-0.
March 25, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on a $5.7 million contract to build a new taxiway connector at Trenton-Mercer Airport. She said it could leave planes stacked up and idling, giving off fumes. It passed 6-1.
December 3, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mercercounty.org
Refused to support a federal grant application to remove trees near Trenton-Mercer Airport, saying healthy trees should not be cut. She abstained, and it passed 6-0.
May 28, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mercercounty.org
Spoke against a Delaware River Basin Commission draft rule that allowed wastewater from fracking (a gas drilling method) to be released into the Delaware River.
December 7, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mercercounty.org
Raised concerns that wastewater from fracking (a gas drilling method) was being sold as road brine, and asked the board to consider a resolution against its use on roads.
January 28, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: mercercounty.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 support · 3 oppose
Voted no on a $1.03 million federal grant agreement to extend a taxiway at Trenton-Mercer Airport. It passed 5-1.
June 11, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted with all seven commissioners to adopt Mercer County's 2024 budget, and offered the resolution amending the proposed budget.
July 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on a $370,039 consultant contract to study the environmental effects of a replacement control tower at Trenton-Mercer Airport. It passed 6-1.
March 9, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on seeking a $1.5 million federal grant for the next phase of the airport taxiway project. She said the project skipped a full environmental review and would hurt air quality. It passed 5-1.
April 22, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on a $5.7 million contract to build a new taxiway connector at Trenton-Mercer Airport. She said it could leave planes stacked up and idling, giving off fumes. It passed 6-1.
December 3, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted to buy a $309,940 armored vehicle for the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, saying police need every tool in an emergency. It passed 4-2.
September 12, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on paying an airport engineering firm $15,000 more for an environmental study at Trenton-Mercer Airport. She said the firm's own mistakes caused the extra cost. It passed 5-1.
January 10, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Said during a debate on the county salary law that it was not wrong for freeholders to get raises. She voted against removing the freeholders' own pay from the law, a change that passed 4-3, and abstained on the final version.
June 22, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mercercounty.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to buy a $309,940 armored vehicle for the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, saying police need every tool in an emergency. It passed 4-2.
September 12, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: mercercounty.org
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Spoke for and voted for a county policy that bars federal immigration agents (ICE) from county buildings and land for civil immigration enforcement. It passed 7-0.
May 28, 2026
Source: mercercounty.org
Received Governor Mikie Sherrill's endorsement for re-election as Mercer County commissioner.
May 27, 2026
Source: insidernj.com
Won the Mercer County Democratic Party's endorsement for re-election at its convention, leading all commissioner candidates with 272 votes.
February 26, 2026
Source: newjerseyglobe.com
Proposed marking the non-public areas of the county administration building, so federal immigration agents (ICE) would need a signed warrant to enter them.
November 10, 2025
Source: mercercounty.org
Asked the board to oppose any federal move to close the U.S. Department of Education or cut its programs, and voted for that resolution, which passed 6-0.
March 13, 2025
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on a resolution backing the publication of legal notices on official government websites. It passed 4-2.
March 13, 2025
Source: mercercounty.org
Voted no on a developer agreement for the Parkway Avenue redevelopment in Ewing. She said the road widening would cut through Historic Crossroad Park, which marks Washington's troop crossing. It passed 5-1.
August 15, 2024
Source: mercercounty.org
Won re-election as Mercer County commissioner, finishing first with 46,963 votes (34.5%) in the official county count.
November 7, 2023
Source: mercercounty.org
Was elected chair of the Mercer County Board of County Commissioners for 2023 by a unanimous 7-0 vote.
January 4, 2023
Source: mercercounty.org
Was elected chair of the Mercer County freeholder board for 2018 by a unanimous 7-0 vote.
January 4, 2018
Source: mercercounty.org
Opposed a state plan to build a juvenile detention center in a residential part of Ewing Township and backed a freeholder resolution against it.
December 19, 2017
Source: mercercounty.org
Was elected vice-chair of the Mercer County freeholder board for 2017 by a unanimous 7-0 vote.
January 6, 2017
Source: mercercounty.org
Past race Lucylle R.S. Walter ran in:
- Board of County Commissioners · November 3, 2026 · Mercer County, New Jersey · incumbent