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2 candidates are tracked for Ocean County Commissioner on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Frank Sadeghi and Kia C. Phua. Candidate information follows official Ocean County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
One seat (the Director's seat, held by Frank Sadeghi) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot; per the Ocean County Clerk's official roster of elected officials, this is the only county commissioner term expiring in 2026. Sadeghi is unopposed within his party and faces Democrat Kia C. Phua in November; the county clerk and sheriff, both re-elected in prior cycles, and the surrogate are not up in 2026, per the Ocean County Clerk's 2026 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials roster.
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.
2026 priorities (per 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
Source: candidate campaign site.
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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.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Transparency in county government
- Smart growth for the county
- Putting residents first
Source: candidate campaign site.
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