Election preview: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans seek 2 slots on Bergen County Freeholder board
By S.P. Sullivan/NJ.com
on November 04, 2012 at 7:00 AM, updated November 05, 2012 at 7:10 PM
BERGEN COUNTY — With two open seats on the Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Republicans stand to lose their 5-2 majority on the board if the Democrats sweep the freeholder election on Tuesday.
But the board’s party makeup belies the politics of county governance, with members of the Republican party split on issues like police consolidation and the county’s stringent pay-to-play restrictions.
