MANALAPAN – The two Democrats who were nominated by their party and confirmed by voters to run for a pair of three-year terms on the Manalapan Township Committee this fall are out of the race.
In the June 6 primary, Democrats in Manalapan tapped Michael Burns and Lawrence Furman to run for seats on the governing body in the Nov. 7 election. Neither Fuman nor Burns responded to a request from the News Transcript to comment on their candidacy.
On July 28, Amelia Rendeiro and Adam Weiss issued a press release stating they will be the Democratic candidates seeking the two three-year terms on Manalapan’s governing body.
Rendeiro resides in the Covered Bridge adult community. Before moving to Manalapan, she served for more than 15 years as a recreation commissioner in Kearny, according to the press release. Rendeiro has been a Girl Scout leader for 35 years.
“I will advocate to reduce taxes and prevent the types of tax increases so many senior citizens living on fixed incomes have seen in the past few years,” she said.
Weiss lives in southern Manalapan with his wife and children. He is a partner with the Busch Law Group. He served on the Township Council in North Brunswick in the early 2000s, according to the press release.
“Over-development is a major concern for me. Developers seem intent on paving every inch of open space in Manalapan. I want to make sure my children grow up in a town that still has undeveloped land and suburban charm,” he said.
Weiss and Rendeiro will face Republican Township Committee members Susan Cohen and Jack McNaboe in the municipal election. Republicans hold a 4-1 majority on the Township Committee.
Cohen has served on the committee since 2007, with the exception of 2011. She is serving as Manalapan’s mayor in 2017, after previously serving as mayor in 2012 and 2013.
McNaboe has served on the governing body since 2013. He is a past mayor and is serving as Manalapan’s deputy mayor in 2017.
A victory by Weiss and Rendeiro in November would give Democrats a 3-2 majority on the governing body for 2018.