Board of County Commissioners
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Donald Ober
LostRepublican
Hamilton small-business owner who has run Don's Piano, a piano tuning and repair company, for nearly five decades and plays music locally. He wants county board meetings livestreamed and recorded, plus stable taxes and responsible spending.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Republican
Trenton resident and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities bureau chief who oversees the state's energy efficiency programs, after a career as an energy industry consultant. His priorities are stronger infrastructure, environmental protection, and more open, accountable county government.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for
Democratic · Incumbent
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.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 5 for, 3 against, Environment and Public Health 7 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Democratic
Former Princeton University assistant vice president for institutional affairs and former Trenton chief municipal prosecutor; Harvard Law School graduate. Her priorities are more open county government, such as posting meeting videos online, and opposing data centers in Mercer County.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Sources: mercercounty.org23