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Locating Elected Officials

 

Use the following web resources to locate information on the elected officials at all government levels.

Local Government Information

Municipalities

New Jersey Mayor’s Directory
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/mayors 

For contact information for each of Camden County’s 37 municipalities http://www.camdencounty.com/government/about-camden-county/municipalities 

New Jersey Local Names
http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/locality.htm 

New Jersey Municipalities Search
http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/muni.htm 

Origin of New Jersey Place Names
http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Digidox7.php 
 

Camden County
http://www.camdencounty.com 

Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders
The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the governing body for the county. There are seven members elected at large for staggered three-year terms.
http://www.camdencounty.com/government/board-of-freeholders

Freeholder’s Meeting Schedule including links to agendas and resolutions from previous meetings
http://www.camdencounty.com/government/freeholder-meetings/  

Other elected officials including the County Clerk, Sheriff and the Surrogate http://www.camdencounty.com/government/board-of-freeholders

Camden County Offices and Departments
http://www.camdencounty.com/government/offices-departments

Camden County Guide to Elections and Government from the League of Women Voters of Camden County
http://www.lwvnj.org/camdencounty/ccgeg.html
 


New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us

Governor’s Office
http://www.state.nj.us/governor

Governor’s Cabinet
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/admin/cabinet.html  

Departments and Agencies
http://www.nj.gov/nj/gov/deptserv/

To find your legislators – searchable by municipality or legislative district
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp

National Association of Counties – directory information and some statistical and geographic information on any of the 21 counties in New Jersey.
http://www.naco.org/Pages/default.aspx

New Jersey Legislature
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
One state senator and two members of the assembly represent each legislative district in the state in Trenton. The state of New Jersey has 40 legislative districts. Camden County includes parts of four districts.

New Jersey Citizens Guide to Government from the League of Women Voters of New Jersey
http://www.lwvnj.org/guide/ 


United States

President
http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/

Vice President
http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/


The President’s Cabinet
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html 

Senators:
Robert Menendez
http://menendez.senate.gov/

Frank Lautenberg
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/

Congressional Representatives for Camden County:

District 1: Robert Andrews
http://www.house.gov/andrews/
District 1: Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin Boro and Township, Brooklawn, Camden City, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Gloucester City and Township, Haddon Township, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Merchantville, Mt. Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Runnemede, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees, Winslow, Woodlyne plus parts of Burlington and Gloucester County

District 3: Jon Runyan
http://runyan.house.gov/
District 3: Cherry Hill and parts of Burlington and Gloucester County


Voting and Elections

Federal Voting Assistance Program
http://www.fvap.gov/
Voter registration information for military personnel and citizens residing overseas

New Jersey Division of Elections
http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/

Camden County Board of Elections
http://www.camdencounty.com/government/voter-information/board-elections
Absentee ballot applications and information on polling places


Miscellaneous

Pathfinder: Federal Government Information on the Web
http://www.camdencountylibrary.org/pathfinders/federal_government.htm 

How to address a letter to your elected officials
http://www.lwvnj.org/camdencounty/ccgeg.html#address

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