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Register of Deeds and MortgagesJeffrey Dublin (D) · Qamar Raza (R)
Jeffrey Dublin
Jeffrey Dublin is the incumbent Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, elected to the office in 2021 after previously serving on the Hudson County Board of Freeholders from 2004 to 2014, per Our Campaigns and the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Qamar Raza
Qamar Raza is a professor at Hudson County Community College and the Republican nominee for Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressCommissioner, District 1Kenneth Kopacz (D)
Kenneth Kopacz
Kenneth Kopacz is the Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the Bayonne Board of Education, per his official county biography. A Bayonne Public Schools graduate with degrees from St. Peter's College, he previously served as a teacher and administrator in Bayonne, including as principal of Washington Community School, and chairs the county board's Education Committee. He is unopposed for re-election as the District 1 commissioner. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 2William O'Dea (D)
William O'Dea
William O'Dea is Chairperson Pro-Tempore of the Hudson County Board of Commissioners and works as Deputy Executive Director of the Elizabeth Development Company, per his official county biography. A Jersey City native who previously served two terms on the Jersey City Council, he was first elected county commissioner in 1997 and is now serving his eighth full term. He is unopposed for re-election as the District 2 commissioner. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 3Pam Johnson (D)
Pam Johnson
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Community-focused public safety, expanding prevention and intervention efforts at the county level, per per Hudson County View
- Equitable county investment in District 3, per per Hudson County View
- Economic opportunity and workforce development, per per Hudson County View
About Pam Johnson
Pam Johnson is the Executive Director of the Anti-Violence Coalition of Hudson County and is running for the open District 3 commissioner seat, per Hudson County View and Jersey City Times. She is unopposed in November. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 4Yraida Aponte-Lipski (D)
Yraida Aponte-Lipski
Yraida Aponte-Lipski holds a Master of Public Health degree and previously worked as a professor and clinical instructor at Eastern International College in Jersey City, per her official county biography. Her public-health advocacy work includes committees pushing for improved dental services for seniors and children, and she has lived in District 4 for more than 30 years. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 5Ron Bautista (D)
Ron Bautista
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Create a public-facing county budget dashboard for residents to track spending, per per Hudson County View
- Establish a countywide right-to-counsel program, per per Hudson County View
- Build affordable housing on county-owned land, per per Hudson County View
About Ron Bautista
Bautista is a Hoboken High School alumnus who has worked on tenant rights, traffic safety and environmental advocacy, and worker protections, per his campaign site.
Commissioner, District 6Fanny J. Cedeño (D)
Fanny J. Cedeño
Fanny J. Cedeño is Vice-Chairperson of the Hudson County Board of Commissioners and manages constituent relations for the Union City Mayor's Office, per her official county biography. Born in Honduras, she has lived in Union City since immigrating at age two and holds a political science degree from Seton Hall University. She was appointed to the board in January 2020 and is now serving her second term, unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 7Caridad Rodriguez (D)
Caridad Rodriguez
Caridad Rodriguez is the first Cuban-American woman to serve as a Hudson County Commissioner, holding the District 7 seat since 2015, per her official county biography. She previously represented the 33rd Legislative District in the state Assembly and has worked as a paralegal, a patient advocate at Palisades Medical Center, and an executive assistant in the office of Rep. Albio Sires. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 8Robert P. Baselice (D)
Robert P. Baselice
Robert P. Baselice represents District 8 (North Bergen and part of Secaucus) on the Hudson County Board of Commissioners and serves as Executive Director of the North Bergen Parking Authority, per his official county biography. He holds a mathematics degree from Rutgers University, previously served as Chief of Staff to the Hudson County Sheriff, and was sworn onto the board in April 2023 before winning his first full term later that year. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Commissioner, District 9Alex Valdez (D) · Anmol Gopalak (R)
Alex Valdez
Top priorities
From 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
About Alex Valdez
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.
Anmol Gopalak
Anmol Gopalak, identified in some press coverage as Anmol Pollack, 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 was found as of September 8, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Hudson 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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