Brick Voter Guide 2025: Who's On The Ballot, Where To Vote

BRICK, NJ — The 2025 General Election is here, with early voting beginning Saturday. In Brick Township, residents will be casting ballots for mayor, the township council, school board and more.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, but the early voting period runs from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 2.

Here's what you need to know about who's on the ballot and where to vote.

Election Day Essentials

• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 4
• Check if you are registered to vote
• Find ballot drop box locations
• Track your mail-in ballot
• Find your polling place

Brick Township Elections

Mayor and Township Council

The mayor and three council seats are up for election in Brick Township.

The mayoral race pits incumbent Lisa Crate, a Democrat, against Madeline Colagiovanni Iannarone, the Republican nominee.

Crate is seeking her first full term as mayor. She was appointed mayor in 2023 when John Ducey stepped down to become a Superior Court judge. Crate then won election in November 2023 to complete the final two years of Ducey's term, becoming the first woman elected mayor of the township in its history.

Colagiovanni Iannarone is seeking her first term as mayor. She currently serves as president of the Brick Township Board of Education and is in the final year of her three-year school board term. She has worked for Brick Township Recreation Department as a recreation leader.

The Republican council candidates are Lisa Reina, Greg Cohen and Perry Albanese.

Albanese, who is serving the final year of his council term, initially was not on the ticket but was a replacement for Rob Canfield, who was announced as a council candidate. Read more: School Board President Running For Mayor In Brick

Reina has not run for office in Brick previously. The Republican Club announcement described her as "a solutions-driven leader with decades of experience managing complex operations. She is focused on ensuring responsible budgeting, increasing transparency, and putting the priorities of Brick’s families and residents first."

Cohen has run for the Brick Township Board of Education in the last two elections. He is the director of transportation for the West Orange Schools and a former bus driver for the Brick Township Schools. He is an adjunct instructor for the Rutgers Transportation Supervisors Course and is the owner of the Gregory J. Cohen Insurance Agency.

Crate's slate includes current councilwoman Heather deJong and newcomers Dan Ward and Rocco Lepore. Read more: Crate Seeks Re-Election As Mayor In Brick

DeJong, who is seeking her fourth term on the council, works for Meals on Wheels of Ocean County and also is a grants writer for Habitat for Humanity of Salem County.

Lepore, who has lived in Brick for more than 30 years, is council representative for the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and has been a carpenter since starting as an apprentice in 1993. He is a member of Brick Township’s zoning board. He also serves on the Essex County College Foundation and Newark Workforce Development boards.

Ward is a chemistry professor at Ocean County College and was the New Jersey State Senate deputy budget director from 2019-2023.

Democrats have held control of the mayor and council since 2012, when Ducey, Susan Lydecker, Jim Fozman and Robert Moore defeated Republicans John Catalano, Ruthanne Scaturro, Michael A. Thulen and Brian DeLuca. Ducey was elected mayor two years later and the remainder of the council seats were won by Democrats, giving the Democrats full control until Fozman switched parties following a falling out between Fozman and the town's Democratic Club.

Brick Township Board of Education

There are two seats up for election on the school board and four candidates seeking them. The seats are full, three-year terms on the seven-member board.

Fran DiBenedictis is seeking re-election to the board. She was first elected in 2022. Running with DiBenedictis is Nicole Orozco, who is seeking election for the first time. They are running on the Common Sense4Education slogan.

Also seeking seats are Sergio Verdesco and Michael A. Mastroserio. They are running on the Efficiency and Excellence slogan.

The four candidates participated in a candidates' forum hosted by the League of Women Voters and sponsored by the Parent Teacher Associations in the Brick Township Schools. You can watch the replay here.

Who’s on the ballot in Ocean County?

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Vote for 1

• Jack Ciattarelli and James Gannon (Republican)
• Mikie Sherrill and Dale G. Caldwell (Democrat)
• Joanne S. Kuniansky and Craig Honts (Socialist Workers Party)
• Vic Kaplan and Bruno Pereira (Libertarian Party)

General Assembly 10th Legislative District
Vote for 2

• Gregory McGuckin (Republican)
• Paul Kanitra (Republican)
• Gigi Esparza (Democrat)
• Janine G. Bauer (Democrat)

Ocean County Sheriff
Vote for 1

• Michael Mastronardy (Republican)
• Regina C. Discenza (Democrat)

Ocean County Clerk
Vote for 1

• John P. "Jack" Kelly (Republican)
• Samuel Pinkava (Democrat)

Ocean County Board of County Commissioners
Vote for 2

• Ray Gormley (Republican)
• Sam Ellenbogen (Republican)
• Arthur Halloran (Democrat)
• Brandon A. Rose (Democrat)

Voting

For the 2025 General Election, Ocean County will have 10 specially designated in-person early voting locations that will be open from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 2.

Hours for early voting will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. To find early voting locations — voters can go to any of the early voting locations in Ocean County — you can click here.

On Election Day, polls will be open throughout Ocean County from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling locations can be found here or through a search on the NJ Division of Elections website.

To learn more about the 2025 General Election, you can click here.