Township Committee Turns Blue!!

January 31, 2026

Brett Hodges, Ana McCarthy and John Tompkins stand in front of the Bernards Township seal.

On Tuesday, January 6, Bernards Township enjoyed an historic occasion – the swearing in of its first Democratic mayor ever, as well as its first Democratic majority in nearly a century.

The Warren Craft Room at the Municipal Building on Collyer Lane was jam-packed with residents who witnessed Ana McCarthy’s swearing in as Mayor, John Tompkins’s swearing in as Deputy Mayor and for a one-year term as Township Committeeman, and Brett Hodges for a three-year term as Committeeman.

The ceremony was followed by a Mayor’s Reception at the Liberty Corner Firehouse.

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