Brian D. Levine
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Brian D. Levine is the mayor of Franklin Township (Somerset County), New Jersey
, a community with more than 60,000 residents.
A Republican
, Levine has been elected to the mayoralty twice, in a municipality with a heavy Democratic
advantage in voter registration. A large majority of the Township Council, which includes the mayor as its chairman, is Democratic.
Levine, a CPA, was first elected mayor in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007. He held a Township Council seat prior to his election as mayor. Levine is the first and so far the only directly elected mayor in the history of Franklin Township, which previously had a mayor chosen from among the other Township Council members. The mayor's duties, under the council-manager
form of government, are primarily to lead the legislative branch of the local government, the Township Council, while the appointed township manager is the community's chief executive officer.
In 2009, Levine was briefly a long-shot candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey. He was removed from the ballot along with two other candidates when it was determined that the candidates had an insufficient number of valid signatures on their nominating petitions. He later endorsed Chris Christie, who went on to win the Republican primary.
Mayor Brian Levine is married to Dr. Lori B. Goldblatt and has two daughter, Ariella and Shira.
Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
-Communities of Franklin Township:The following are census-designated places, unincorporated enclaves, and historical communities located within Franklin Township...
, a community with more than 60,000 residents.
A Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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, Levine has been elected to the mayoralty twice, in a municipality with a heavy Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
advantage in voter registration. A large majority of the Township Council, which includes the mayor as its chairman, is Democratic.
Levine, a CPA, was first elected mayor in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007. He held a Township Council seat prior to his election as mayor. Levine is the first and so far the only directly elected mayor in the history of Franklin Township, which previously had a mayor chosen from among the other Township Council members. The mayor's duties, under the council-manager
Council-manager government
The council–manager government form is one of two predominant forms of municipal government in the United States; the other common form of local government is the mayor-council government form, which characteristically occurs in large cities...
form of government, are primarily to lead the legislative branch of the local government, the Township Council, while the appointed township manager is the community's chief executive officer.
In 2009, Levine was briefly a long-shot candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey. He was removed from the ballot along with two other candidates when it was determined that the candidates had an insufficient number of valid signatures on their nominating petitions. He later endorsed Chris Christie, who went on to win the Republican primary.
Mayor Brian Levine is married to Dr. Lori B. Goldblatt and has two daughter, Ariella and Shira.