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Committee representatives are obliged to support the party’s purposes and support Democratic candidates for election after their selection in a primary election. Representatives should also seek to grow local party members, volunteer for campaigns, act as challengers during elections, help with events, and assist the municipal chair as requested.
The BTDC consists of 48 representatives, two from each district. Members should attend at least 50 percent of the open and closed meetings, participate in conducting the business of the BTDC and actively support individuals in local, county, state, and federal elections. Participation in Township Committee campaigns is particularly encouraged.
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A man of many interests, talents and achievements, David Lai-Len has focused on volunteering to help people his entire life. As a Democrat, he says he wavered only once and would have voted for a Republican — Eisenhower — but he was too young to vote! David is a member of VFW Post 7858 in […]
July has been a fairly quiet month on the municipal government front. Noteworthy is that the Township Committee approved a new soil erosion ordinance that returns enforcement of soil erosion control regulations to the Somerset-Union soil Conservation District for projects over 5,000 square feet of land disturbance. Previously, Township staff enforced regulations for these projects. […]
Since publishing the last BTDC Beat, the BTDC has been busy! What a whirlwind of awesome activity the past several weeks ushered in. Memorial Day Weekend kicked off the excitement with a great presence at the Liberty Corner Memorial Day parade, where the BTDC marched with a great group (and largest to date) of Democratic […]
The BTDC is proud to introduce its new treasurer, Sima Guven, who is no stranger to politics or spreadsheets. Sima is assuming the role after Fred Douglis successfully managed the books for many years running. A hearty thanks to Fred for his work! Like many members of our community, Sima became interested in making a […]
It’s finally summer! School has ended and many of you have enjoyed graduations, and have participated in a variety of activities. I’ve had the pleasure to be part of the Basking Ridge Indian Community HOLI celebration and the 35th Municipal Alliance Twilight Challenge. Mayor Janice Fields and I also joined other Township departments at Oak […]
Bernards Township’s very own Elizabeth Graner was sworn in as Somerset County’s newly appointed Commissioner on June 24, 2025. Former Commissioner Doug Singleterry was required to resign following his appointment to the state judiciary on Monday, June 2, 2025. This triggered a special election by the Somerset County Democratic Committee. At the time of the […]
Unscripted. Real. No teleprompter. Our team is proud to be supporting two men who care deeply about family. When it comes to fatherhood, author Clarence Budington Kelland said: “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” Happy Father’s Day from Team Hodges & Tompkins
To each and every one of you who made it important to vote in the primary…. THANK YOU! Thanks to you, we received the highest number of votes for either party in a gubernatorial primary, and the highest number of votes for either party in ANY primary election with the exception of 2020. The 2020 Presidential […]
May has been an active month for the Township including celebrations, recognitions, and making a significant step toward meeting our fourth round of Affordable Housing obligations. Many of you were part of our Annual Charter Day held Saturday, May 17th. This year we celebrated our 265th Anniversary, whereby Governor Sir Francis Bernards was granted the […]
Outside, it was a cold and rainy night. Inside? It was a fantastic evening hosted by Bill and Carolyn Knox in their beautiful historic barn. Many thanks to our families, friends and supporters. And special thanks to BTDC Vice Chair, and queen of campaign events, Jen Aaron!
Sarah Bonnefoi finds her service as EMS Captain of Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1 to be a satisfying way of giving back to Bernards. The all-volunteer effort provides EMS Basic Life Support (BLS) service to emergency calls between the hours of 6pm-6am on weekdays and throughout the weekend. These evening and weekend shifts are […]
The BTDC is delighted to announce the recipient of its 2025 Civic Scholarship: Ridge High School rising senior, Meera Shah, will be awarded a $1000 stipend and an internship with CD-7 candidate Rebecca Bennett. She’ll be recognized at the high school’s June 12 awards ceremony where BTDC Chair, Jane Conklin, will present Shah with the honor. […]