Candidates for City Council
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Frenchtown.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the GoodParty.org Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
- View profileMichele LiebtagDemocratic · Current term 2024 to 2026
- View profileJohn DoughertyDemocratic · Current term 2024 to 2026
- View profileHannah OpdykeDemocratic · Current term 2026 to 2028
- View profileElaine WarnerDemocratic · Current term 2025 to 2027
- View profileWilliam O'BrienDemocratic · Current term 2025 to 2027
- View profileKathleen BernhardtDemocratic · Current term 2026 to 2028
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 3 years
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 2 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be 18 years of age, a resident of the borough for at least 1 year and a U.S. Citizen
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing free. Petition Signature requirements: For independent and minor party candidates: 2% of the entire vote cast for members of the General Assembly in the borough at the last preceding general election or 100 signatures, whichever is lower; for major party candidates: 5% of the total vote cast in the borough by the voters of that political party at the last preceding primary election held for the election of that party's candidates for the General Assembly or 25 signatures, whichever is lower.
- Filing period
- January 1, 2026 - June 2, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the municipal clerk's office (for party candidates); submit paperwork to the county clerk's office (for independent candidates).
- Where to file
- 29 2nd St, Frenchtown, NJ 08825
- Filing phone
- 908-996-4524
- Step 3
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