City Council Member At-Large
What does this office do?
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Trenton City Council member at large since 2023 and a Trenton-born educator with a master's degree in education. Her priorities are tearing down blighted abandoned homes and using unspent city funds to help families hit by SNAP cuts.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for
Nonpartisan
Co-owner of the Trenton Ice Cream Parlor on South Broad Street and a retired Mercer County social worker who also sold real estate. He holds degrees from Hampton University and Lincoln University.
Nonpartisan
Naturalized longtime Trenton resident, former Army reservist and former Trenton Parking Authority commissioner. In 2020 she helped file the ethics complaint that led the state to fine authority officials over an insider contract deal.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Nonpartisan
Trenton resident who has campaigned on empowering the city's West Ward.
Records: Public Infrastructure 1 for
Nonpartisan
As of October 2026, we found no public information about Richa Thompson's job, background, or goals.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Trenton City Council member at large since 2023 and a special education teacher who teaches life skills to students with autism. Her priorities are staying close to residents and spending tax dollars on what residents need.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 against,
Sources: trentonnj.org2