New Jersey
One vote makes the difference, and N.J. has its first transgender council member
The Trenton metropolis clerk on Friday licensed the election of Jennifer Williams to town council, a single-vote victory that, barring a last-minute problem, ought to earn her the excellence of being the primary transgender particular person elected to municipal workplace in New Jersey.
Williams, the Republican municipal chief and a Trenton zoning board member, was formally declared the winner over Algernon Ward Jr., 427 to 426 within the runoff for a seat representing town’s North Ward.
The Mercer County Board of Elections met Thursday and cured three mail-in ballots, including two votes for Williams to present her the victory, County Clerk Paul Sollami Covello mentioned. Trenton Metropolis Clerk Brandon Garcia licensed the consequence on Friday, setting the stage for Williams, Mayor Reed Gusciora, and the council winners within the East, West and South wards to be sworn in on New 12 months’s Day.