Who's Running For Monmouth County Freeholder/Clerk In 2020

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, who can forget 2020 is an election year? And it's not just at the presidential level:

In Monmouth County, there are two Freeholder seats open this November. The Republican ticket is Freeholder Lillian Burry and Ross Licitra, backed by the Monmouth County Republican Organization.

Burry, of Colts Neck, seeks to keep her seat, which she has held since 2006. Freeholder Patrick Impreveduto will not be running again, so his seat is open. Licitra is a longtime Morganville resident, and for the past several years has been the executive director of the Monmouth County SPCA.

The Democratic ticket is Michael Penna and Moira Nelson, running with the full backing of the Monmouth County Democratic party.

Angelica Ashford and Lucille Benfanti are running for the Freeholder seats on the Bernie Sanders national platform Not Me. Us. (They did not provide a photo.)

Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon, a Republican, seeks to keep her seat and she will be challenged by Angela Ahbez-Anderson, a Democrat also running with the local party (did not provide photo).

The primary election has been pushed back to July 7; the general election is in November. Stay tuned for interviews with all the Monmouth County Freeholder candidates!