Mayor of Orange, New Jersey facts for kids
Orange, New Jersey, is a city that runs its government in a special way, using a system called the Faulkner Act. This act helps cities choose how they want to be governed. Orange uses the Mayor-Council form, which means it has a mayor and a city council.
The mayor of Orange is chosen directly by the people who live there. The City Council has seven members. Four of these members represent specific areas of the city called wards, and three members represent the city as a whole, known as at-large representatives.
These council members serve for four years. Elections for these positions are non-partisan, meaning candidates don't run as members of a political party. The elections are also staggered, which means not all council seats are up for election at the same time. Every two years, either the four ward seats or the three at-large seats are voted on. This helps keep some experienced people on the council at all times.
Mayors of Orange, New Jersey
The mayor is the leader of the city government. They work with the City Council to make decisions that help the community. Here is a list of some of the people who have served as mayor of Orange:
- Dwayne D. Warren: He has been the mayor since 2012.
- Eldridge Hawkins Jr.: He served as mayor from 2008 to 2012.
- Mims Hackett: He was mayor for a long time, from 1996 to 2008.
- Robert L. Brown: He was mayor from 1988 to 1996 and was the first African-American mayor of Orange.
- Paul Monacelli: He served from 1984 to 1988.
- Joel L. Shain: He had two terms, from 1970 to 1974 and again from 1980 to 1984.
- Russell A. Riley
- Joseph Promollo
- William Howe Davis: He was mayor from 1942 to 1954.
- Ovid C. Bianchi: He served from July 1, 1938, to June 30, 1942.
- Daniel Francis Minahan
- Arthur Browne Seymour: He was mayor from 1908 to 1912.
- George Huntington Hartford: He served from 1878 to 1890.
