County

Burlington County Commissioner

Vote for: 2
Term: 3 years
Candidates: 4
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: County commissioners make up the Board of County Commissioners, the county's five-member governing body, which adopts the county budget and oversees county departments.

Two at-large seats, three-year terms.

Candidates Compare by issue

Joseph Abegg

Republican

The gist

Pledges to root out county waste and contractor fraud.
Supports raising county employee pay to reduce staff turnover.

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Pledges to root out county waste and contractor fraud.
GOP Candidate for County Commissioner Warns of 'Hell to Pay' Should He and His Running Mate Get Elected to County Office
News coverage · Pine Barrens Tribune · pinebarrenstribune.com
“going to help us sniff out the fraud, waste, abuse kickbacks, contractor collusion, cronyism and nepotism in the county”
Supports raising county employee pay to reduce staff turnover.
GOP Candidate for County Commissioner Warns of 'Hell to Pay' Should He and His Running Mate Get Elected to County Office
News coverage · Pine Barrens Tribune · pinebarrenstribune.com
“We can give them a raise and still save money because we will be keeping them, and we will have more experienced people.”

James Melton

Republican

The gist

No documented position found.

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Jonathan Chebra

Democratic

Former deputy commissioner, New Jersey Department of Human Services · Bordentown City

The gist

Pledges to spend county tax dollars responsibly.
Pledges integrity and transparency in county government.
Pledges to make the county more affordable to live in.
Led elimination of county library late fines.
Opposes attempts to ban books from the county library.
Supports wide naloxone access to reduce overdoses.

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Pledges to spend county tax dollars responsibly.
Jonathan Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner
Campaign website · Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner · jonathanchebra.com
“He wants to ensure tax dollars are spent wisely, county government operates with integrity and transparency”
Pledges integrity and transparency in county government.
Chebra Announces Run for Burlington County Commissioner
Public statement · Insider NJ · insidernj.com
“that county government operates with integrity and transparency”
Pledges to make the county more affordable to live in.
Jonathan Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner
Campaign website · Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner · jonathanchebra.com
“Making our county a more affordable place to live and stay, delivering services with efficiency and compassion”
Led elimination of county library late fines.
Jonathan Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner
Campaign website · Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner · jonathanchebra.com
“And Jon is incredibly proud of eliminating fines for late materials - making the county library a more accessible place for all.”
Opposes attempts to ban books from the county library.
Jonathan Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner
Campaign website · Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner · jonathanchebra.com
“He’s stood up against attempts to ban books”
Supports wide naloxone access to reduce overdoses.
Jonathan Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner
Campaign website · Chebra for Burlington County Commissioner · jonathanchebra.com
“he worked to reduce overdoses by making Naloxone widely available”

Randy Brolo

DemocraticIncumbent

Burlington County Commissioner

The gist

Pledges to keep Burlington County's taxes the state's lowest.
Supports county grants to towns for parks and ball fields.

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Pledges to keep Burlington County's taxes the state's lowest.
GOP Candidate for County Commissioner Warns of 'Hell to Pay' Should He and His Running Mate Get Elected to County Office
News coverage · Pine Barrens Tribune · pinebarrenstribune.com
“Burlington County has the lowest taxes in the State of New Jersey”
Supports county grants to towns for parks and ball fields.
GOP Candidate for County Commissioner Warns of 'Hell to Pay' Should He and His Running Mate Get Elected to County Office
News coverage · Pine Barrens Tribune · pinebarrenstribune.com
“We just gave out $4 million (in grants) to all the towns in the county for improvements.”

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