What is Civic Mirror?

Civic Mirror is a civic technology platform designed to make government easier to understand, research and engage with. It brings together information about elected offices, public spending, legislation, judicial decisions and civic events into a single, searchable interface. The goal is to reduce fragmentation and help people see how public institutions function in practice, not just in theory.

What problem is Civic Mirror trying to solve?

Most public information already exists, but it is scattered across dozens of websites, written in technical language, and difficult to connect across roles, agencies and decision-making processes. Civic Mirror focuses on aggregation, context and clarity — helping users understand who is responsible for what, how decisions are made, and how those decisions connect over time.

Is Civic Mirror affiliated with a political party or campaign?

No. Civic Mirror is designed as a non-partisan platform. It does not endorse candidates, promote political parties, or tell users what positions to take. The platform is structured to present primary information and sourced material, allowing users to draw their own conclusions.

How does Civic Mirror maintain neutrality?

Neutrality is addressed structurally rather than rhetorically. The platform surfaces original sources wherever possible, clearly labels summarised content, and allows users to view information through different lenses — including progressive, conservative or just the facts. The intent is transparency about framing, not hidden editorial judgement.

What kind of information does the platform include?

Depending on availability, Civic Mirror can include: lists of elected offices at state, county and local level; role descriptions explaining what each office is responsible for; budget and spending information tied to specific offices; legislative bills with plain-language summaries; judicial rulings categorised by case type; public calendars, meetings and livestream links; and evidence panels linking officials to sourced articles, rulings or statements. All content is designed to be navigable without requiring specialist political knowledge.

How does Civic Mirror use AI?

AI is used primarily to process large volumes of public information and convert complex material — such as legislation or court rulings — into readable summaries. The underlying source material remains available, and summaries are intended as entry points, not replacements for original documents.

How can users engage with elected officials through Civic Mirror?

Where verified contact information exists, Civic Mirror allows users to send structured, one-click emails to elected officials about legislation, votes or public actions. The platform also supports pre-written question prompts to help users engage constructively, especially those new to civic participation.

Does Civic Mirror collect or sell user data?

Civic Mirror is designed to minimise data collection. User profiles exist to support engagement features, but the platform is not built around targeted advertising or data monetisation. Long-term sustainability is being approached cautiously, with an emphasis on trust and public value.

What makes Civic Mirror different from existing civic or transparency tools?

Many existing tools focus on a single dimension — voting records, legislation, budgets or elections. Civic Mirror's differentiator is connection: linking roles, decisions, money, events and outcomes so users can see how individual actions fit into a broader system. The emphasis is on continuity rather than snapshots.

Who is Civic Mirror for?

Civic Mirror is for anyone who wants a clearer, more connected understanding of how government works — whether they are voting, researching an issue, attending meetings, or simply trying to stay informed about the institutions that affect their daily lives. It is designed to be usable by people with no prior expertise, while still supporting deeper exploration for advanced users.

What is the long-term vision for Civic Mirror?

The long-term goal is to create durable civic infrastructure — what Pecenica describes as connective tissue between the public and their representatives. Rather than focusing on individual election cycles or controversies, Civic Mirror aims to support ongoing engagement, accountability and institutional memory over time.

What's next for the platform?

Planned enhancements include candidate profiles alongside existing officeholders, improved issue-based filtering (e.g. environment, education, infrastructure), deeper legislative tracking across committees and voting stages, and expanded coverage beyond Indiana. Development is iterative, with user feedback shaping priorities.

Somerset County

207 seats · 206 filled · 1 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (21: 21 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Mayor	() Lawrence La Ronde	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bedminster Township Mayor	() Lawrence Jacobs AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bernards Township Mayor	() Ana Duarte-Mccarthy AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bernardsville Borough Mayor	() Mary Canose AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bound Brook Borough Mayor	() Domenic Longo AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Branchburg Township Mayor	() James Schworn AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Bridgewater Township Mayor	() Matthew Moench AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Far Hills Borough Mayor	() Kevin Welsh AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Green Brook Township Mayor	() Jim Arsdale AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Hillsborough Township Mayor	() John Ciccarelli AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Manville Borough Mayor	() Richard Onderko AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Millstone Borough Mayor	() Raymond Heck AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Montgomery Township Mayor	() Neena Singh AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	North Plainfield Borough Mayor	() Lawrence Ronde AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Peapack and Gladstone Borough Mayor	() Mark Corigliano AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Raritan Borough Mayor	() Don Tozzi AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Rocky Hill Borough Mayor	() Robert Uhrik AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Somerville Borough Mayor	() Brian Gallagher AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	South Bound Brook Borough Mayor	() Caryl Shoffner AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Warren Township Mayor	() Shaun Fine AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	Watchung Borough Mayor	() Ronald Jubin AMA	Nov 2, 2027
▶ School (137: 136 filled, 1 vacant)
	School Board Member	Vacant	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() LaShaunda Albert	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Laurie Anderson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Gabriela Gomez	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Marshall Mabry	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Michael Marino	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Sarah Nathans	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Janice Corrado	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Adam Lefkowitz	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Robin McKeon	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Smrithi Mohan	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Keith Molinari	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() David Shaw	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Michael Talbot	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jennifer White	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Michael Bal	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Sidney Dawson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Therese High	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Gagandeep Minhas	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Joanna Musson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Donald Vollmer	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Roger Zupko	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Vincent Carpentier	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Puja Desai	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Terri Joyce	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Nat Krishnamurti	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Robert Maider	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Bindu Shah	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Charles Tuma	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Rebecca Hassouna	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() A.J Joshi	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Lanfang Li	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jeremy Li	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() James Maloney	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Michael Pepe	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Steven Singer	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Barry Walker	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() William Grippo	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Erika Inocencio	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Walter Jackson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Nancy LaCorte	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jimmie Parker	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Ardaman Singh	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Eric Chang	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Zhi Chen	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Andrea Ferrante	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jean-Louis Kong	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Alexandra Pereira	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Janine Potter	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Beth Stanton	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Tammi Wiley	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Joel Davis	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Marc Ehrenkrantz	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Elaine Jackson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Cassandra Kragh	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Paul Marini	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Cynthia Nurse	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jean Trujillo	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Lisa Antonelli	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Justina Breen	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Tyler Canica	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Rikki Erickson	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Timothy Kenyon	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Sharon Lukac	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Deborah Riley	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Ronald Carr	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() James Cignarella	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Richard Gigantino	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Paula Kinsey	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Karina Ramos	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Christine Reese	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() John Sico	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Kathy Winecoff	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Joseph Winowski	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Victoria Franco-Herman	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Christina Harris	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Vanita Nargund	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Julius Nunez	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Francine Pfeffer	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Maria Spina	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Patrick Todd	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Kathryn Worland	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Michael Giordano	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Monique Jarvis	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Thomas Jones Jr.	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Mark Kruszczynski	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Amnet Ramos-Hernandez	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Rosemary Woods	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Nicole Cooper	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Nicolas Dimeglio	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Felicia Ballard	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Samantha Frenda	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Kelly Hunt	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Allicen Librera	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Heather Santoro	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Patricia Wry	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Stephanie Dale	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Mateo Garcia	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Katherine Hodges	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Denise Horn	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Lauren Hutchison	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Derek Jess	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() William Kimmick	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jamie Kraska	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Amanda Sherwin	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jennifer Carlton	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Constance Conner	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Sean Ffriend	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Nicholas Incalcaterra	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Edith Lima	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Scott Stapleton	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Nicole Dalton	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Bridget Granholm	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Laura Keller	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Richard Molfetta	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Scott Otto	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Stephen Toor	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Ryan Valentino	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Todd Weinstein	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Patricia Zohn	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jennifer Agugliaro	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Danielle Amedeo	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Richard Desiano	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Dorie Harvey	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Jessica Maddox	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Latisha Marcellus	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Fatima Santos	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Sahil Trikha	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Michael Birnberg	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Lisa DiMaggio	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Lori Falzarano-Rozmerski	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Daniel Gallic	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Catherine Leigh	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() William Mayerchak	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Robert Morrison	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Janine Potter	Nov 2, 2027
+	School Board Member	() Carol Prasa	Nov 2, 2027
▶ County (12: 12 filled, 0 vacant)
+	County Clerk	() Steve Peter	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Commissioner	() Shanel Robinson	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Commissioner	() Sara Sooy	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, at-large	() Paul Drake	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, at-large 1	() Melonie Marano	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, at-large 3	() Shanel Robinson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Fire District Hillsborough	() William J Woodruff Iii	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sheriff, 000	() Darrin Russo	Nov 3, 2026
+	Somerset County Commissioner Dist at-large	(D) Paul Drake	Nov 3, 2026
+	Somerset County Commissioner Dist at-large	(D) Douglas Singleterry	Nov 3, 2026
+	Somerset County Commissioner Dist at-large 1	(D) Melonie Marano	Nov 3, 2026
+	Surrogate	() Bernice Jalloh	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (25: 25 filled, 0 vacant)
	NJ Governor	(D) Mikie Sherrill	Nov 2, 2027
+	NJ Attorney General	(D) Jennifer Davenport	Nov 2, 2027
+	NJ Secretary of State	(D) Tahesha Way	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 16	(D) Andrew Zwicker AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 17	(D) Bob Smith AMA	Nov 2, 2027
	New Jersey Senate District 21	(R) Jon Bramnick AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 22	(D) Nicholas Scutari	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 22	(D) Nick Scutari AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 23	(R) Douglas Steinhardt	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 23	(R) Doug Steinhardt AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 25	(R) Tony Bucco AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey Senate District 25	(R) Anthony Bucco	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 16	(D) Mitchelle Drulis	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 16	(D) Roy Freiman AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 17	(D) Joe Danielsen	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 17	(D) Kevin Egan AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 21	(D) Vincent Kearney	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 21	(D) Vinnie Kearney AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 21	(D) Andrew Macurdy	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 22	(D) Linda Carter AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 22	(D) James Kennedy	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 23	(R) John Dimaio AMA	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 23	(R) Erik Peterson	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 25	(R) Aura Dunn	Nov 2, 2027
+	New Jersey General Assembly District 25	(D) Marisa Sweeney AMA	Nov 2, 2027
▶ Federal (9: 9 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Representative — District 12	(D) Bonnie Watson Coleman AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	U.S. Representative — District 7	(R) Thomas Kean Jr. AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	(N) Madeline Arleo	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	(N) Renée Bumb	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	(N) Georgette Castner	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	(N) Claire Cecchi	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	(N) Stanley Chesler	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	(N) Mary Cooper	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	(N) Michael Farbiarz	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Special (3: 3 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Fire District Commissioner	() Marian Fenwick-Shaffer	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	() William Iii	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	() William Woodruff III	Nov 2, 2027

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