Mayor, two council members reelected

POINT PLEASANT — In an uncontested election for mayor, Robert Sabosik has become the first mayor in the history of Point Pleasant Borough to be elected to a fourth term.

Sabosik, a Republican, received 5,679 votes or 97.48%. The remaining 147 votes were cast for a write-in candidate. Sabosik has been mayor since 2015 and is a current member of the board of directors of the NJ Conference of Mayors. He works as president and CEO of retailer M.E. Sabosik Associates, Inc.

“I want to thank Point Pleasant for having faith in our teamwork style of government,” Sabosik told The Ocean Star. “We are elected by the people, for the people and we serve the people leaving all of our egos outside of this administration. We will continue working and keeping Point Pleasant Borough the best town at the Jersey Shore.”

Sharing a ticket with Sabosik, incumbents Joseph Veni and Valerie Coulson have held on to two three-year seats on borough council, beating challenger Megan Jedry.

Coulson, a Republican, led with 5,196 votes or 38.76%. She previously worked in mergers and acquisitions for Johnson & Johnson based in New Brunswick. Coulson completed the remaining two years of a former council member’s term following their appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court and is currently serving her first full three-year term on town council.

In a candidate profile submitted to The Ocean Star, Coulson listed fiscal responsibility, public safety and resisting overdevelopment as priorities for her upcoming term.

Veni, also a Republican, won the second seat with 4,669 votes or 34.83%. He works in Manchester Township as the chief of operations in public works and utilities and is also a volunteer firefighter. He has served one three-year term on the council to date.

“ We’ve upgraded all of our parks with the Recreation Center being the next big project,” Veni said in his candidate profile submitted to The Ocean Star. “We’ll also continue to manage our municipal budget effectively.”

Veni and Coulson could not be reached for comment at press time.

Democratic challenger Jedry brought in 3,435 votes or 25.62%. According to Ocean County’s general election results, 13,407 votes were cast in total for the Point Pleasant Borough council race.

All results are unofficial and do not include mail-in and absentee ballots.

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