Iselin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Woodbridge Township,in Middlesex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census,Iselin's population was 18,695.
Woodbridge Township is a township in northern Middlesex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a regional hub of transportation and commerce for central New Jersey and a major bedroom suburb of New York City,within the New York metropolitan area. Located within the core of the Raritan Valley region,Woodbridge Township hosts the junction of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway,the two busiest highways in the state,and also serves as the headquarters for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority,which operates both highways.
James Edward McGreevey is an American politician who served as the 52nd governor of New Jersey from 2002 until his resignation in 2004.
Donald Thomas DiFrancesco is a retired American politician who served as the 51st governor of New Jersey from 2001 to 2002. He succeeded Christine Todd Whitman after her resignation to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. A member of the Republican Party,DiFrancesco previously was President of the New Jersey Senate from 1992 to 2002.
Richard James Codey is an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of New Jersey from 2004 to 2006. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2024 and as the President of the Senate from 2002 to 2010. He represented the 27th Legislative District,which covered the western portions of Essex County and the southeastern portion of Morris County.
John Orus Bennett III is an American former politician from New Jersey. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a state senator,and between 2002 and 2004,as president of the state senate. Bennett served as acting governor of New Jersey for four days in January 2002.
John J. Farmer Jr. is an American author,lawyer,politician,and jurist. He is the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics,where he also leads the Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience (CPR). He served as acting governor of New Jersey for 90 minutes on January 8,2002,by virtue of his status as New Jersey Attorney General.
Joseph F. Vitale is an American Democratic Party politician,who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998,where he represents the 19th Legislative District. He is also the former Mayor of Woodbridge Township,having been elected by the Township Council in July 2006 to fill a temporary vacancy,following the death of Mayor Frank Pelzman. Senator Vitale came to the Senate in 1998 filling a vacancy created when Jim McGreevey stepped down from his seat as part of his ultimately unsuccessful bid for election as Governor of New Jersey in 1997. Vitale attended John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Woodbridge Township.
Joseph V. Doria Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician,who served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the cabinet of Governor Jon Corzine from 2007 until his resignation in July 2009. He is a former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly,State Senator for the 31st Legislative District,and a former Mayor of Bayonne,a position he held from July 1998 to October 2007.
The 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a race to determine the Governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 8,2005. Democratic Governor Richard Codey,who replaced Governor Jim McGreevey in 2004 after his resignation,did not run for election for a full term of office.
John F. McKeon is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 27th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate,which primarily covers the western portion of Essex County. McKeon previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2024,where he was Assistant Majority Whip (2004–05),Assistant Majority Leader (2006–07),Majority Whip (2008–09),Deputy Speaker (2010–11) and was the Parliamentarian from 2022 to 2024. He is also a former mayor of West Orange.
The 2005 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 8. During this off-year election,the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. None of these congressional seats changed party hands. There were also two gubernatorial races,state legislative elections in two states,numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races in several major cities,and a variety of local offices on the ballot.
Thomas P. Giblin is an American Democratic Party politician,who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 34th legislative district,having taken office on January 10,2006. He has been the Assembly's Deputy Majority Leader since 2008.
James Davy is the former Commissioner of Human Services in New Jersey,holding the position under former Governors James McGreevey and Jon Corzine. He previously served on McGreevey's staff in the governor's office and while McGreevey was Mayor of Woodbridge Township.
St. Thomas Aquinas High School,formerly known as Bishop George Ahr High School,is a private four-year college preparatory and coeducational Roman Catholic high school for students from ninth through twelfth grades. It is located on a campus covering 34 acres (14 ha) in the northern section of Edison,in Middlesex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.
Frank George Pelzman was the former Mayor of Woodbridge Township,New Jersey. A long time member of the township council,Pelzman became mayor in 2002,after Jim McGreevey resigned to become Governor of New Jersey. Pelzman was elected by the Township Council in January 2002 to serve until the November 2002 special election for mayor,which he won. He was elected to a full four-year term as mayor in 2003. He died of cancer in June 2006,a month after being diagnosed. Since he was a supporter of outdoor youth recreation,a park was dedicated in his name on October 19,2006.
The 2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a race for the Governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 6,2001. Primaries took place on June 25. Democratic nominee Jim McGreevey won the general election with 56% of the vote against Bret Schundler —the first majority-elected governor since James Florio in 1989. Democrats simultaneously ended Republican control of both houses of the legislature after 10 years.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New Jersey:
The 1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1997. In the Democratic primary,state senator and Woodbridge Township mayor James McGreevey defeated pre-U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews by 9,993 votes. In the general election,Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman defeated McGreevey by 26,953 votes. Whitman won 46.87% of the vote,with Democratic nominee James McGreevey receiving 45.82% and Libertarian Murray Sabrin receiving 4.7%.
The Mayor of Woodbridge Township is the official head and chief executive officer of Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County,New Jersey,U.S. The mayor serves a four-year term. On June 29,2006,incumbent mayor Frank Pelzman died of cancer,leading to the appointment of state senator Joe Vitale as interim mayor. Former state treasurer John McCormac was won a special election for the office in November 2006 and has since been reelected in 2007,2011,2015,and 2019.
