Mayors of Rumson, New Jersey explained

Party !! Mayors
bgcolor=	Democratic	align=right	1
bgcolor=	Republican	align=right	8
bgcolor=#fafafa	undetermined	align=right	8

Rumson, New Jersey, was incorporated on June 18, 1907. It is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The governing body consists of a mayor and a borough council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.^[1] The borough form of government used by Rumson, the most common system used in the state, is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.^[2] ^[3]

Frank McMahon was the first mayor of Rumson, New Jersey. The current Mayor of Rumson, New Jersey is John E. Ekdahl.

Mayors

	class=unsortable		Mayor	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1		Frank McMahon			undetermined	Frank McMahon was the first mayor of Rumson, New Jersey.
2	bgcolor=		John Minton Corlies		1921	Democratic	He also served as the Director of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.
3		William H. Mahoney		1923	undetermined
4	bgcolor=		William Warren Barbour		1929	Republican	Amateur heavyweight boxing champion; later served in the United States Senate.
5		Van R. Halsey		1935	undetermined
6		Neilson Edwards		1937	undetermined
7	bgcolor=		James Coats Auchincloss		1942	Republican	Later served in the United States House of Representatives.
8		Louis M. Hague		1947	undetermined
9		J. Edward Wilson		1949	undetermined
10		Peter Hood Ballantine Cumming		1951	undetermined	Previously a business executive.
11		Francis J. Nary		1957	undetermined
12	bgcolor=		Peter Cartmell		1961	Republican
13	bgcolor=		Charles S. Callman		1967	Republican	This was his first term.
14	bgcolor=		John O. Teeter		1980	Republican
15	bgcolor=		Charles Francis Paterno			Republican
16	bgcolor=		Charles S. Callman			Republican	This was his second term.
17	bgcolor=		John E. Ekdahl		incumbent	Republican	John E. Ekdahl is the current Mayor of Rumson, New Jersey. He has been serving for .

NotesA. Table only includes Borough mayors. 17 people have served as mayor, one twice; the table includes this non-consecutive term as well.

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Notes and References

2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 58.
Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.
http://cgs.rutgers.edu/sites/cgs.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_formsgovt_2011.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"