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2 candidates are tracked for Hudson County Commissioner, District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Alex Valdez and Anmol Pollack. Candidate information follows official Hudson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
The only contested Hudson County Commissioner race in 2026, for an open seat after incumbent Albert Cifelli did not seek re-election. Democrat Alex Valdez won a three-way June 2, 2026 primary against Bennett and Elkadious, per Hudson County View, and faces Republican Anmol Pollack (also identified in official filings as Anmol Gopalak) in November. The district covers East Newark, Harrison, Kearny, Secaucus and portions of Jersey City, per the New Jersey Globe.
Alex Valdez is a nonprofit leader, nurse in training, and former sergeant in the New Jersey Army National Guard, per his campaign site. He has held leadership roles at the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic and done humanitarian work with the International Rescue Committee, including asylum-seeker assistance and refugee resettlement.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Build more affordable housing, protect tenants and small landlords, and enforce Hudson County's existing rent control laws
- Increase county funding for public transit, expand inter-county bus and train service, and expand the Vision Zero street-safety initiative
- Address the cost of climate change to county residents and businesses
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Anmol Pollack, also identified in some official filing records as Anmol Gopalak, is a social media influencer and the Republican nominee for the District 9 Hudson County Commissioner seat, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Anmol Pollack.
