2 Ex-Mayors Running For Morris Township Committee: Greater Morristown Election Candidates

Update: This article now includes the candidates who filed to run in Morris Plains's primaries.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two former mayors are set to run for Morris Township Committee. While Jeffrey Grayzel faces an uncontested Democratic primary election, former Mayor and current Committee Member Peter V. Mancuso will run against Paul Johnson on the Republican side.

The deadline passed Monday for candidates around New Jersey to file petitions for running in the June 7 primary elections, which will feature several municipal races throughout Greater Morristown.

Morris Plains residents will vote for a mayor and two Borough Council seats, but the primaries will be uncontested. Morris Plains Mayor Jason Karr and Council Members Nancy Verga and Joan Goddard — all Democrats — announced they'll run for re-election. Goddard serves as council president.

On the Republican side, Arthur “Art” J. Bruhn, Jr. filed to run for mayor, and Jennifer L. Meehan and James W. Myers will run for council.

Morristown does not have mayoral or Town Council elections this year.

The Morris Township Committee has five members. Each year, they vote on which one of them will chair the committee under the title of mayor.

Grayzel became the first-ever Democratic mayor of Morris Township in 2019. He's also the only Democrat to get elected to three terms in the township, holding a seat on the committee from 2007-09, 2012-14 and 2019-21.

Mancuso, the incumbent candidate, has served seven terms on the Township Committee. He has been on the committee on and off since 1978.

Republicans in the area will also have a decision to make in the Congressional primary. Five GOP candidates hope to face Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, for the 11th District seat: Paul DeGroot, Ruth McAndrew, Tayfun Selen, Toby Anderson and Alexander R. Halter.

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