Moorestown Republicans Seek Candidate For Special Election

MOORESTOWN, NJ — The Moorestown Republican Municipal Committee (MRMC) is set to begin interviewing candidates who wish to run in the Nov. 2 special election, the committee announced on Monday.

Democrat Quninton Law was appointed to an open seat on Moorestown Council last month after Brian Donnelly resigned in December. Law took the oath of office on Jan. 25, but will be required to run in a special election for the remainder of the term in the fall. Read more here: Moorestown’s First Black Council Member Sworn In By Cory Booker

“While this year’s special election is unexpected, the Moorestown Republican Municipal Committee is ready to find the best candidate to bring checks-and-balances back to Town Hall in November,” Moorestown Republican Municipal Committee Chairman Vinny Napolitano said. “Each cycle, the MRMC is proud to hold a fair and open vetting process where any and all candidates have the chance to earn our endorsement and party line on the ballot.”

The screening committee consists of seven members of the MRMC, the official Republican Party apparatus that is directly elected by the Republican voters of Moorestown every two years in a June primary ballot.

Anyone who wishes to earn the party's endorsement must go through this process regardless of previous elected office or involvement within the Republican Party or Moorestown community.

Candidates who are recommended by the screening committee will then advance to a full vote of the 40-member MRMC. Interested candidates should submit their resume via e-mail to MoorestownRepublicanCommittee@gmail.com in order to set up a time to interview. Resumes are due by noon on Feb. 18.

There weren’t scheduled to be any elections for Moorestown Council seats this year, as elections are typically only held in even-numbered years for two or three seats that carry four-year terms.

There are five members on council, and there were elections for three seats in 2020. Donnelly’s term was set to expire at the end of 2022, so whoever wins in the Nov. 2 special election will have to run for re-election next year.