JOHN CURLEYFREEHOLDER
John P. Curley is the newest member of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. As a fourth generation Monmouth County resident John is a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and received a BA from Thomas Edison State College in Government. He is a former Red Bank Councilman who served for over five years, until he moved to Middletown. As a Red Bank Councilmember John fought for the people of Red Bank. Some of his largest accomplishments are fought for a change in time of council meetings to increase public participation, advocated zero based budgeting, and spearheaded pay-to-play ordinances for the town. He works for his family business Jim Curley GMC, Buick, and Pontiac, which is located in Lakewood, NJ.
http://www.JohnPcurley.com
ROBERT CLIFTONFREEHOLDER
Since 2004, Freeholder Robert Clifton has served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. As a Freeholder, Mr. Clifton oversees the Finance Department, the Purchasing Department and Information Technology. He was the Mayor of Matawan Borough from 1996 until 2005. In addition, he has served on the borough’s unified Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment, the Board of Health and the Monmouth County Board of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Services. He also has served as chairman of the Bayshore Conference of Mayors. In 2008, he served as deputy director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Mr. Clifton has been employed by Comcast Cable Corp. as Director of Government and Community Affairs since 2001.
Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street, Freehold 07728
(732) 431-7411
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LILLIAN BURRYFREEHOLDER
Lillian Burry has served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2006. In 2008, she served as Freeholder Director, the first woman in County history to be elected to this position. Under her leadership, the Board made many improvements to the County government, including strict oversight of spending and budget practices. Importantly, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders was the only county government in the State of New Jersey that did not raise taxes in 2008. Lillian Burry served three terms on the Colts Neck Township Committee, where she served as mayor, deputy mayor and committeewoman. In Matawan, Lillian Burry was the first woman elected to the Borough Council. Freeholder Burry serves on the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority. She has secured 400 acres of Open Space and Recreational Facilities and saved the Veterans Hospital. She has been in the forefront of objecting to the privitization of housing on N.W.S. Earle.
Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street, Freehold 07728
(732) 683-8855
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M. CLAIRE FRENCHCOUNTY CLERK
Since 2002, M. Claire French has served as the Monmouth County Clerk. She was the Vice Chairman of the State Local Finance Board from 1996 to 2002, and presided over the Monmouth County Improvement Authority from 1986 to 1996. She served as both Mayor and as Committee member in Wall Township from 1979 to 1986. She is a former member of the Meridian Hospital System and currently serves as Chair of Meridian Hospital System's Government and Community Relations Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of InfoAge Learning Center and of Central Jersey Blood Bank. She is active in many of the Chambers of Commerce located in Ocean and Monmouth Counties. County Clerk French served on both the Wall Township and Monmouth County Planning Boards and was President of her State Association of Constitutional Officials. She was a charter member of the Wall Township Foundation for Educational Excellence and was a former Regional Director for Bank of New York.
Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street, Freehold 07728
(732) 741-7324
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ROSEMARIE PETERSSURROGATE
Rosemarie D. Peters, Esq. is responsible for the administration of the services offered by the Surrogates Court. In addition, she serves as Clerk to Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part, and Clerk to Family Part for adoptions.
Surrogate Peters was a member of the Middletown Township Committee for 18 years, four of them as Mayor and three as Deputy Mayor. She is also a former member of the Middletown Township Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. She initiated and chaired the township’s Open Space Preservation Committee and is the founder, past president, and a current trustee of the Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council.
Surrogate Peters is a past member of the Executive Board and Legislative Review Committee of the NJ State League of Municipalities. She is also a member of the Middletown Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street, Freehold 07728
(732) 431-7330
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KIM GUADAGNOSHERIFF
Sheriff Kim Guadagno is the Chief Executive of a 695 member, $65 million agency encompassing a law enforcement division, a 1,328 bed maximum security correctional facility, a youth detention center and a police communication/9-1-1 emergency dispatch center. The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office achieved the unprecedented, "Grand Slam" achievement of national accreditation in four major areas of operation. It is the only agency of 3,088 across the United States to earn this distinction. Sheriff Kim Guadagno was a former Assistant United States Attorney and Assistant Attorney General. As Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Justice, Sheriff Kim Guadagno supervised a staff of approximately 300 prosecutors and investigators.
50 East Main Street, Freehold 07728
(732) 431-7139
http://www.sheriffguadagno.com
