Mayor of Absecon, New Jersey
Absecon, New Jersey was incorporated on February 29, 1872, as a town. It was reincorporated on March 24, 1902, as a city. It currently operates under the city form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council. The City Council consists of six members elected from the city's two wards to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat from each ward up for election each year, along with one member elected at-large to a four-year term in office, all of whom are elected on a partisan basis as part of the November general election.[1][2]
Mayors[edit]
The term of office runs from January 1 to December 31 for a four-year period. The mayors are the following:[3]
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Hoton | 2019 | 2020 | Replaces Former Mayor Armstrong who stepped down early in 2019. |
| John R. Armstrong | 2013 | 2019 | He has been serving for 11 years, 333 days.[4] |
| Peter C. Elco | 1989 | 2012 | He was a member of the Democratic party.[5] He was first elected as Mayor in 1988 and served for 24 years.[6] and was added to the New Jersey League of Municipalities Mayors Hall of Fame in 1998.[7] He also taught English at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon until 2006. |
| Orvis R. Leopardi | 1977 | 1988 | He served for 12 years. |
| David S. Hodgson | 1973 | 1976 | He served for 4 years. |
| Joseph L. McGahn | 1969 | 1972 | He served for 4 years. |
| Warren C. Irelan | 1954 | 1968 | He was acting mayor starting on November 23, 1954, at the death of McCarthy. He served for 14 years, 38 days. |
| Franklin D. McCarthy | 1954 | 1954 | He died in office on November 23, 1954. He served for 326 days. |
| Leo Howlett, Sr. | 1951 | 1953 | |
| John Potter Reilly | 1941 | 1950 | This was his second term. |
| Ira L. Giberson | 1937 | 1940 | |
| John Potter Reilly | 1935 | 1936 | This was his first term. |
| Alfred J. Kurtz | 1931 | 1934 | |
| Harry E. Mattson Sr. | 1917 | 1930 | He served for 14 years. |
| J. Alton Mitchell | 1915 | 1916 | He served for 2 years. |
| Elmer C. Bates | 1913 | 1914 | He served for 2 years. |
| Westley C. Smith | 1909 | 1912 | He served for 4 years. |
| Edward Armstrong Wilson | 1903 | 1908 | Edward Armstrong Wilson was the first Mayor of Absecon, New Jersey. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1862. He worked as a paper bag manufacturer. He died on Christmas Day, December 25, 1924. He served for 6 years. |
References[edit]
- ↑ 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 13.
- ↑ Form of Government, City of Absecon. Accessed July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Absecon Mayors". Absecon, New Jersey. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ↑ Mayor John Armstrong, City of Absecon. Accessed May 18, 2017.
- ↑ Williams, Jo-Ann (January 7, 1989). "Elco Becomes Absecon Mayor". The Press of Atlantic City.
- ↑ Harper, Derek (June 4, 2010). "Absecon council President Caterson will not run for re-election". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ↑ "NJLM 1998 Mayors Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2010. Unknown parameter
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