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CommissionerErik Anderson (R) · Tony Perry (R) · Chelsey Tanner (D) · Sofia J. Ugarte (D)
Erik Anderson
Anderson is a lawyer who serves as Monmouth County Commissioner, in his first three-year term, which expires December 31, 2026, per his campaign site. He previously served on Shrewsbury Borough Council from 2016 to 2019 and as Shrewsbury Mayor from 2019 to 2024, per his campaign site. As commissioner, he serves as liaison to the Board of Elections, County Counsel, Consumer Affairs, the Division of Planning, the Historical Commission, the Library and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, per his campaign site.
Tony Perry
Tony Perry is the Mayor of Middletown, Monmouth County's largest municipality, having served as a Township Committeeman since 2017 and as mayor since 2019, per the New Jersey Globe. He is an executive at Hackensack Meridian Health and previously served as chief of staff to state Senator Joseph Kyrillos, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Chelsey Tanner
Chelsey Tanner is a Neptune native who holds a Doctor of Education degree from Saint Peter's University, per the Monmouth County Democrats' website. A mother of five, she returned to Monmouth County in 2016 and has since worked in public service in the community. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Sofia J. Ugarte
Sofia J. Ugarte is a working mother who has lived in Monmouth County since 2021, with professional experience in energy efficiency and program coordination that has helped residents and businesses lower costs, per the Monmouth County Democrats' website. She is bilingual in English and Portuguese. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
SurrogateMaureen T. Raisch (R) · Anthony L. Cherry (D)
Maureen T. Raisch
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Modernizing and expanding online access to probate filing, per the Monmouth County Surrogate's official biography page
- Public outreach and accessibility for residents navigating probate and guardianship, per the Monmouth County Surrogate's official biography page
About Maureen T. Raisch
Maureen T. Raisch is the incumbent Monmouth County Surrogate, having previously served more than 20 years in public service in the Middletown Township Mayor's Office, per her official Surrogate's office biography. A Middletown resident for more than 35 years, she has volunteered as a grief support facilitator at Stephy's Place in Red Bank for over eight years. As Surrogate she has prioritized modernization, including an online probate filing portal and multilingual AI public-assistance tools. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Anthony L. Cherry
A criminal defense attorney who founded Cherry Law Firm in Monmouth County and previously worked as an assistant deputy public defender, per his firm's website and the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Monmouth 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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