Election 2023: Marlboro Sees Republican Primary Contest

MARLBORO, NJ — The Republican party has a primary contest in both the nomination for mayor and for Township Council in Marlboro. The successful nominees will run for election in November against the Democratic candidates.

And a former head of the GOP in Marlboro is now running under another banner, Team of Dinuzzo, Milman, Qazi. It refers to current council members Council President Juned Qazi, Council Vice President Antoinette DiNuzzo and Councilman Michael Milman.

There is no Democratic contest in the primary.

Here are the Republican and Democratic candidates in the June 6 primary election:

Mayor: Full term, vote for one:

• Feiby Dawod (R) Monmouth County Republican Organization
• John C. Gibardi (R) Team of Dinuzzo, Milman, Qazi
• Artem Boguslavskiy (R) Conservative For Marlboro
• Jonathan Hornik (D) Monmouth County Democrats

Councilmember-at-large: Full term, vote for two:

• Renzo Kolenovic (R) Monmouth County Republican Organization
• John Russotto (R) Monmouth County Republican Organization
• Heather M. Maloney-Plantamura (R) Team of Dinuzzo, Milman, Qazi
• Michael Scalea (D) Monmouth County Democrats
• Iqleen Virdi (D) Monmouth County Democrats

Candidate Gibardi, seeking the Republican nomination for mayor, was reached to respond to some questions about the Republican contest:

Until June 2022, he served as Marlboro’s Republican Municipal Chairman, he said. "I'm the guy who got the last four elected Republicans in Marlboro." He added that he is Councilmember DiNuzzo's brother.

He said he is concerned about over-development and traffic congestion in the township and wants to explore changes to the Affordable Housing Plan.

He said his background in financial services is valuable, citing his career as president/CEO of a federal credit union. He said he hopes to use his expertise to increase revenue for the township. "It has provided me with the experience needed to govern in today’s world," he said.

Also on his team is Heather M. Maloney-Plantamura, running for nomination to the council.