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CommissionerFrank Sadeghi (R) · Kia C. Phua (D)
Frank Sadeghi
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Balancing land preservation with smart growth
- Investing in infrastructure and education
- Keeping communities affordable and safe while making county government more accountable and transparent
About Frank Sadeghi
Frank Sadeghi is a certified municipal and professional engineer who owns Morgan Engineering and Arya Properties in Ocean County, per his campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a master's degree in city and regional planning from Rutgers University, per his campaign site. He currently serves as Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, per the county clerk's elected officials roster.
Kia C. Phua
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Transparency in county government
- Smart growth for the county
- Putting residents first
About Kia C. Phua
Kia C. Phua has worked as an MTA NYC Transit train operator for 23 years and served as a union representative for Transport Workers Union Local 100 from 2011 to 2018, per the New Jersey Globe. He was elected in May 2025 to represent Ocean County Democrats on the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, per the New Jersey Globe.
Lakewood Township CommitteeDeborah Fuentes (R) · Moshe B. Raitzik (R) · Raymond Coles (D) · Samantha L. Stokes (D)
Deborah Fuentes
Deborah Fuentes is the incumbent Lakewood Township Committeewoman, per the county clerk's elected officials roster. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Deborah Fuentes.
Moshe B. Raitzik
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Addressing traffic congestion and road closures, per New Jersey Globe
- Managing infrastructure strain from development, per New Jersey Globe
About Moshe B. Raitzik
Moshe B. Raitzik is a Lakewood fire commissioner and former school board member, per the New Jersey Globe. His campaign has focused on traffic congestion, road closures, infrastructure strain and the pace of development in the township, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Raymond Coles
Raymond Coles is the sitting Mayor of Lakewood Township and has served on its Township Committee since 2001, per a LegiStorm biography. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Samantha L. Stokes
Samantha L. Stokes appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lakewood Township Committee, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Samantha L. Stokes.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Ocean County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateCory Booker (D) · Justin Murphy (R) · Veronica Fernandez (Independent) · Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)
Cory Booker
Cory Booker is New Jersey's sitting U.S. senator, serving since 2013, per the campaign site. He attended Stanford University on a football scholarship, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from Yale Law School in 1997, per the campaign site. He lived in Newark's Central Ward and later served as a tenant lawyer, city councilman and mayor of Newark, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he helped write and pass the First Step Act in 2018. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 15, 2026.
- Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Opposed
Justin Murphy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Abolish the IRS and enact a flat income tax
- Home ownership for American families
- Education and parental rights, with school choice
About Justin Murphy
Justin Murphy is a self-employed small business owner from Tabernacle in Burlington County's Pine Barrens, per his campaign site and the New Jersey Globe. He served four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Comte De Grasse, including six months in the Persian Gulf, per WHYY, and served one term on the Tabernacle Township Committee after his 2000 election, per the New Jersey Globe.
Veronica Fernandez
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Campaign finance reform
- Healthcare through Medicare for All
- Abolish ICE and create a fast-tracked path to citizenship
About Veronica Fernandez
Veronica Fernandez is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey, running under the slogan "End the Corruption." A lifelong New Jersey resident, Fernandez co-owns a small commercial electrical contracting business with her husband, according to the campaign site. Fernandez's platform centers on campaign finance reform, affordability and answering to constituents rather than party leadership.
Joanne Kuniansky
Joanne Kuniansky is the Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. Senate from New Jersey. Kuniansky joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1977 and has worked in oil refineries, railroads, meatpacking and as a Walmart deli worker, according to Insider NJ. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.
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