Former Maplewood Township Committeewoman and Deputy Mayor Deb Engel is one of 12 Democrats to file letters of intent seeking the party’s endorsement to run for four at-large seats on the Essex County Commission, according to the New Jersey Globe.
The deadline to file for the county endorsement was 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. The convention will take place March 21.
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For the four at-large seats, only one incumbent is running again: Wayne Richardson. Three at-large county commissioners – Patricia Sebold (D-Livingston), Brendan Gill (D-Montclair), and Romaine Sermons (D-Irvington) – are not seeking re-election.
Engel did not seek re-election the to Maplewood Township Committee last year. Unlike the five current Township Committee members, Engel endorsed Analilia Mejia in the special election Democratic Primary for NJ-11.
