Election 2023: Iqleen K. Virdi, Marlboro Council Candidate

MARLBORO, NJ — Iqleen K. Virdi, running as a Democrat, is a candidate for the Marlboro Township Council in the Nov. 7 general election.

She is running for the seat held by Democrat Randi Marder, who chose not to seek re-election.

Virdi, of Walnut Drive in the Morganville section, is making her first bid for election to the governing body. Terms are for four years.

There are four candidates seeking the two open seats on the Township Council: Democratic incumbent Michael Scalea and Virdi. They are running as a team with Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik, also a Democrat.

Republican candidates for council are: Renzo Kolenovic and John Russotto. The Republican running for mayor is Feiby Dawod.

Virdi's camapign links are: https://iqleenvirdi.com/ and https://marlborofirst.com/.

Virdi says that she hopes to continue the good work of the mayor and governing body, yet always will look for ways to improve governance.

She said she takes pride in the diversity of the community, and values "respect, purpose and goodness."

In these profiles, candidates provide voters with background about themselves and their positions on the issues, as they see them.

Read more from Iqleen K. Virdi:

Background:

Candidates were asked to provide their professional or volunteer information, government experience and personal background.

I’m proud of my professional accomplishments as a successful woman business leader and entrepreneur. I am the chairwoman and CEO of KIV Investments Group of Companies. I have a wonderful family; I have three children with my husband Kamal.

I enjoy giving back to the community and I have participated in various community, education groups and organizations. Currently, I serve on the Ethics Board for Marlboro Township and on the Education Committee, Ranney School, Tinton Falls.

I believe how you work with people is as important as the work you do. Respect, purpose, and goodness are required in addition to achieving results.

Top issues:

Candidates were asked about the important issues in their municipality and to offer ideas on how the governing body might address them going forward.

I’m aligned with my running mates Mayor Jon Hornik and Councilman Mike Scalea on our top priorities for Marlboro.

We need to make sure our residents are safe, and I look forward to joining the Town Council and working with our excellent Police Department to ensure all of us are and feel protected.

I think celebrating our diversity is especially important now. Our diversity makes our community stronger. We should all take immense pride that people of different religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds chose Marlboro as a place to raise their families.

We need to continue the good work our local government is doing but always look to improve.

Mayor Hornik recently announced the largest road improvement investment to address our infrastructure.

We need to stay committed to keeping Marlboro one of the strongest financial towns in the State, one of only six to have a AAA credit rating.

Finally, we need to continue to find ways to preserve open spaces in Marlboro.

Candidates for Marlboro Township Mayor (Full Term; Vote for One)

• Jonathan Hornik (D) Monmouth County Democrats
• Feiby Dawod (R) Monmouth County Republican Organization

Candidates for Marlboro Township Council (Full term; vote for two)

• Michael Scalea (D): Monmouth County Democrats
• Iqleen K. Virdi (D): Monmouth County Democrats
• Renzo Kolenovic (R): Monmouth County Republican Organization
• John Russotto (R): Monmouth County Republican Organization

Note: Candidates who have not received their request for profile information from Patch should check their spam folders or can contact Pat McDaniel at patricia.mcdaniel@patch.com for the email with candidate questions.