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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.

Taxes & budget

  • Joseph AbeggRepublican

    • Supports raising county employee pay to reduce staff turnover.
  • James MeltonRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Jonathan ChebraDemocratic

    • Pledges to spend county tax dollars responsibly.
  • Randy BroloDemocratic

    • Pledges to keep Burlington County's taxes the state's lowest.

Education

  • Joseph AbeggRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • James MeltonRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Jonathan ChebraDemocratic

    • Led elimination of county library late fines.
    • Opposes attempts to ban books from the county library.
  • Randy BroloDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

Environment & parks

Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Joseph AbeggRepublican

    • Pledges to root out county waste and contractor fraud.
  • James MeltonRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Jonathan ChebraDemocratic

    • Pledges integrity and transparency in county government.
  • Randy BroloDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.