County

Mercer County Commissioner

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

What this office does: The Board of County Commissioners approves the county budget, contracts and ordinances and oversees county government alongside the county executive.

Two at-large seats. The Republican primary nominated Shaolin Brown and Donald Ober; by late August the county Republican committee and the New Jersey Globe listed Kevin Monte De Ramos in place of Brown. Confirm against the clerk's general election list.

Candidates Compare by issue

Nakia White Barr

Democratic

Attorney; former Princeton University administrator · Princeton

The gist

Opposes building data centers in Mercer County.
Proposes modernizing the county website and public outreach.
Pledges fiscal responsibility and help for vulnerable residents.
Supports helping small businesses and attracting new investment.
Proposes addressing public transit disparities, safety and infrastructure.
Supports collaborative efforts to revitalize Trenton.

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Opposes building data centers in Mercer County.
Candidates for first contested County Commissioner primary election in 10 years talk party diversity, U. relations
Interview · The Daily Princetonian · dailyprincetonian.com
“it seems like there is pretty strong opposition to data centers”
Proposes modernizing the county website and public outreach.
Candidates for first contested County Commissioner primary election in 10 years talk party diversity, U. relations
Interview · The Daily Princetonian · dailyprincetonian.com
“opportunity to modernize”
Pledges fiscal responsibility and help for vulnerable residents.
Nakia for Mercer County
Campaign website · Nakia White Barr campaign · sites.google.com
“Fiscal responsibility and support for our most vulnerable populations.”
Supports helping small businesses and attracting new investment.
Nakia for Mercer County
Campaign website · Nakia White Barr campaign · sites.google.com
“Supporting small businesses and attracting new visitors and investments.”
Proposes addressing public transit disparities, safety and infrastructure.
Nakia for Mercer County
Campaign website · Nakia White Barr campaign · sites.google.com
“Addressing transportation disparity, safety, and infrastructure improvements.”
Supports collaborative efforts to revitalize Trenton.
Nakia for Mercer County
Campaign website · Nakia White Barr campaign · sites.google.com
“Working collaboratively to build a thriving”

Donald Ober

Republican

Owner, Don's Piano (piano tuning and repair)

The gist

Supports building data centers in the county.
Supports adding members of another party to the all-Democratic board.
Supports making commissioner meetings easier for the public to follow.

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Supports building data centers in the county.
Candidates for first contested County Commissioner primary election in 10 years talk party diversity, U. relations
Interview · The Daily Princetonian · dailyprincetonian.com
“I'm for the data centers”
Supports adding members of another party to the all-Democratic board.
Candidates for first contested County Commissioner primary election in 10 years talk party diversity, U. relations
Interview · The Daily Princetonian · dailyprincetonian.com
“it doesn't give the public confidence that all views are considered”
Supports making commissioner meetings easier for the public to follow.
Candidates for first contested County Commissioner primary election in 10 years talk party diversity, U. relations
Interview · The Daily Princetonian · dailyprincetonian.com
“there is no overhead projector for audience members to see relevant documents as they are being discussed”

Kevin Monte De Ramos

Republican

Bureau chief, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

The gist

No documented position found.

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Lucylle RS Walter

DemocraticIncumbent

Mercer County Commissioner

The gist

Supports steering data centers to old industrial sites.
Supports streaming commissioner meetings after technology upgrades.

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Supports steering data centers to old industrial sites.
Candidates for first contested County Commissioner primary election in 10 years talk party diversity, U. relations
Interview · The Daily Princetonian · dailyprincetonian.com
“more comfortable with data centers going into some of our old industrial areas that already had the capability to provide water and electricity”
Supports streaming commissioner meetings after technology upgrades.
Candidates for first contested County Commissioner primary election in 10 years talk party diversity, U. relations
Interview · The Daily Princetonian · dailyprincetonian.com
“going to be able to at least stream those meetings”

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; 5 issues covered in this race.