The Maplewood Democratic Committee has announced that Jane Collins-Colding, currently serving as MDC District 9 leader, is seeking the endorsement of the MDC for her candidacy for Maplewood Township Committee.
Per her Facebook profile, Collins-Colding is also Co-founder/Chair at New Jersey Black Empowerment Coalition, Chief Executive Officer & Founder at Ambarella Beauty, CEO & Founder at Feed2000, and a former Trustee at Isaiah House.
The MDC will host a Meet the Candidate Seeking Endorsement event featuring Collins-Golding on Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnet Avenue, or via zoom.
Collins-Colding is seeking to run in the Democratic primary on June 10. The general election is November 4, 2025.
One TC seat is up for election this year. That seat is currently occupied by former Deputy Mayor Deborah Engel, who announced in February that she would not seek reelection. The TC is made up of five members, each serving a three-year term. The TC members caucus annual to choose the mayor and deputy mayor from amongst the TC’s members.
The deadline to file a petition to be on the primary ballot — as a Republican or Democrat — is March 24, 2025.

Jane Collins-Colding
Read the press release from the MDC here:
This Monday, March 10th at 7:00 PM, Meet the Candidate Seeking Endorsement for the Maplewood Township Committee.
Join the Maplewood Democratic Committee at the Maplewood Senior Center, 106 Burnet Ave., Monday, March 10th at 7 PM to meet Jane Collins-Colding, the candidate who is seeking our endorsement for this year’s Primary Election.
This Monday, the MDC is hosting a candidate forum for Jane Collins-Colding, who is seeking election for the open seat on the Maplewood Township Committee. This event is open to the public.
This is an opportunity for attendees to ask questions of Ms. Collins-Colding, to let her know what is important to you and to your neighbors, and ask hers how she intend to address those concerns.
For those who cannot attend in person, this meeting will be livestreamed on Zoom, as well as recorded and shared on our YouTube channel.
Click Here to Register on Zoom
We look forward to seeing you this Monday at 7:00 PM at the Maplewood Senior Center at 106 Burnet Ave., Maplewood, right next door to the DeHart Community Center (or on Zoom)!
Editor’s Note: This article initially contained misspellings of Ms. Collings-Colding’s name. We apologize for the mistake.