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Deborah Engel
Democratic · New Jersey · 2026Deborah Engel is a longtime Maplewood and South Orange community leader who served three years on the Maplewood Township Committee, including one year as deputy mayor, and chaired the board of South Orange Downtown, per The Village Green. She founded two local businesses, Work and Play (a coworking space with childcare) and General Store Cooperative (a co-retail incubator for small businesses), and won her Democratic nomination in June 2026 without the county party's backing. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Deborah Engel.
Priorities
- Address rising costs of healthcare, housing, groceries, utilities, insurance and transportation, per per The Village Green candidate profile
- Expand shared services between municipalities to cut costs and improve efficiency, per per The Village Green candidate profile
- Invest in infrastructure, including complete streets, pedestrian and bike infrastructure, flood mitigation and EV charging, per per The Village Green candidate profile
On the ballot
Essex County Commissioner At-Large · New Jersey · 2026
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