The Ocean County Democratic Committee is proud to have successfully elected Democrats up and down the ticket throughout the years. On all levels of government and within our own party, our Democratic leadership have been tireless advocates for our vision and our values.

You can find a complete list of your current representatives below:

• National Democratic Leadership
• Local Democratic Leadership
• Ocean County Democratic Committee


National Democratic Leadership     [Go to Top]

President Barack Obama Elected Nov. 2008, Term Expires Jan. 2013 President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. In the Illinois State Senate, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by putting federal spending online. President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.

Senator Frank Lautenberg Reelected Nov. 2008, Term Expires Jan. 2015 Senator Lautenberg has always worked to improve the lives of New Jersey families. He has fought to save health insurance for thousands of children, reimburse military families who bought body armor for their loved ones serving in Iraq, modernize the G.I. Bill, strengthen Amtrak, increase security along our railroads and at our ports and chemical plants, reverse global warming, provide justice for victims of terrorism, make college more affordable, turn federal buildings "green" and protect our beaches and oceans. Senator Lautenberg resides in Cliffside Park. He has a wife, Bonnie, four children and 11 grandchildren.

Senator Robert Menendez Elected Nov. 2006, Term Expires Jan. 2013 Senator Menendez has served as a school board member, a mayor and a state legislator. Since 1993, he has been standing up for New Jersey families in Washington, where he rose to become the third- highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives and has taken on a prominent leadership role in the U.S. Senate. In Congress, Bob is working to make a real difference in the lives of New Jerseyans. That includes working to achieve economic security for families by creating jobs, promoting clean energy development, providing tax relief, investing in education, making health care more affordable and protecting consumers.

Congressman John Adler (NJ-3) Elected Nov. 2008, Term Expires Jan. 2011 Before his election to Congress, John served for seventeen years in the New Jersey State Senate. In addition to his role as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, John emerged as a leader on environmental and health related issues, homeland security, ethics reform, and reducing taxes on small business, middle class families and seniors. John wrote New Jersey's Smoke-Free Air Act, which became the state's premier public health law in January 2006. The bill prohibits smoking in indoor public places and has already spared thousands of people from the dangers of second-hand smoke. John is the only New Jersey member to serve on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and he is the only New Jersey member in the majority to serve on the powerful Financial Service Committee. John's first bill in Congress was to provide tax relief for seniors and disabled veterans in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. When John reviewed the first draft of the economic recovery package, he realized that seniors and veterans were excluded from receiving a tax rebate. He worked quickly to fix the oversight, introducing the Safeguarding America's Seniors and Veterans Act, which was subsequently signed into law. His legislation was endorsed by the VFW, Disabled American Veterans and the AARP. John and his wife, Shelley, live in Cherry Hill, where they are raising their four sons Jeffrey, Alex, Andrew, and Oliver.

Local Democratic Leadership     [Go to Top]

Barnegat Township Committeewoman Dorothy A. Ryan Barnegat Township Committee Committeeman Len Moran Barnegat Township Committee Beachwood Borough Mayor Ron Joes Beachwood Mayor Councilwoman Tina Clark Beachwood Council Councilwoman Bonnie Verga Beachwood Council Berkeley Township Mayor Jason Varano Berkeley Mayor Councilman Nathan Abbe Berkeley Council At Large Councilman Peter Mustardo Berkeley Council At Large Councilwoman Anne Wolff Berkeley Council At Large Island Heights Borough Councilman John Bendel Island Heights Council Councilwoman Betsy Hyle Island Heights Council Councilman Greg Heizler Island Heights Council Jackson Township Councilman Michael Kafton Jackson Council Councilwoman Bobbie Rivere Jackson Council Lakewood Township Committeeman Raymond Coles Lakewood Township Committee Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein Lakewood Township Committee Mantoloking Borough Councilman Peter Strohm Mantoloking Council Ocean Gate Borough Councilwoman Patricia Barger Ocean Gate Council Councilman Frank Santarpia Ocean Gate Council Pine Beach Borough Mayor Christopher Boyle Pine Beach Mayor Councilman Patrick Sheehan Pine Beach Council Councilman Barbara O'Brien Pine Beach Council Point Pleasant Borough Councilman Christopher Leitner Point Pleasant Council Councilman John McHugh Point Pleasant Council Point Pleasant Beach Borough Councilman Frank J. Rizzo Point Pleasant Beach Council Councilman Timothy Lurie Point Pleasant Beach Council Seaside Park Borough Mayor Thomas Connors Seaside Park Mayor Councilman Frank "Fritz" McHugh Seaside Park Council South Toms River Borough Mayor Michael Keene South Toms River Mayor Councilman Joseph M. Champagne, Jr. South Toms River Council Councilman Edward F. Murray South Toms River Council Stafford Township Mayor John McMenamin Stafford Mayor Councilman Robert Kusznikow Stafford Council Councilwoman Joanne Sitek Stafford Council Councilman Stan Rutkowski Stafford Council Councilwoman Kathleen Corbett Stafford Council

Ocean County Democratic Committee     [Go to Top]

Chairman Wyatt Earp OCDC Chairman Vice Chair Marta Harrison OCDC Vice Chair Tim Ryan OCDC Corresponding Secretary Joanne Sitek OCDC Recording Secretary Nick Montenegro OCDC Treasurer State Committee Committeeman Peter Strohm Ocean County Democratic Committee Committeewoman Kay Dolan Ocean County Democratic Committee Committeeman William Coulter Ocean County Democratic Committee Committeewoman Susan Resch Ocean County Democratic Committee Committeewoman Nilda Frulio Ocean County Democratic Committee Committeeman Wyatt Earp Ocean County Democratic Committee