Union County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners, whose nine members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year, with an appointed County Manager overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. [1] As of 2024 [update], Union County's County Commissioners are:
Rebecca Williams ( D, Plainfield, 2025), [2] Joesph Bodek (D, Linden, 2026), [3] James E. Baker Jr. (D, Rahway, 2024), [4] Michele Delisfort (D, Union Township, 2026), [5] Sergio Granados (D, Elizabeth, 2025), [6] Bette Jane Kowalski (D, Cranford, 2025), [7] Vice Chair Lourdes M. Leon (D, Elizabeth, 2026), [8] Alexander Mirabella (D, Fanwood, 2024) [9] and Chair Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded (D, Westfield, 2024). [10] [11]
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (D, Union Township, 2025), [12] [13] Sheriff Peter Corvelli (D, Kenilworth, 2026) [14] [15] and Surrogate Christopher E. Hudak (D, Clark, 2027). [16] [17]
Union County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners, whose nine members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year, with an appointed County Manager overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. [1] As of 2024 [update], Union County's County Commissioners are:
Rebecca Williams ( D, Plainfield, 2025), [2] Joesph Bodek (D, Linden, 2026), [3] James E. Baker Jr. (D, Rahway, 2024), [4] Michele Delisfort (D, Union Township, 2026), [5] Sergio Granados (D, Elizabeth, 2025), [6] Bette Jane Kowalski (D, Cranford, 2025), [7] Vice Chair Lourdes M. Leon (D, Elizabeth, 2026), [8] Alexander Mirabella (D, Fanwood, 2024) [9] and Chair Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded (D, Westfield, 2024). [10] [11]
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (D, Union Township, 2025), [12] [13] Sheriff Peter Corvelli (D, Kenilworth, 2026) [14] [15] and Surrogate Christopher E. Hudak (D, Clark, 2027). [16] [17]