New Milford to Leave 39th District Due to Redistricting

This November, voters in New Milford will no longer be casting their votes for representatives in the 39th state legislative district. New Milford will be joining the 38th legislative district, per the new districting issued Sunday by a bipartisan committee. 

Petitions are due to the New Jersey Secretary of State on Monday April 11 for those who are interested in running for office in the June primary. Borough voters will be electing representatives in the 38th district when they head to the polls in November.

New Milford will officially be represented by elected officials from the 38th district on the second Tuesday in January 2012 when all officials are sworn in.

The borough will be joining the newly revised District 38 which will include the following towns:

• Bergenfield
• Fair Lawn
• Glen Rock
• Hasbrouck Heights
• Hawthorne
• Lodi
• Maywood
• New Milford
• Oradell
• Paramus
• River Edge
• Rochelle Park
• Saddle Brook

The 38th state assembly district is currently represented by State Sen. Robert Gordon (D), and Assembly Members Joan Voss (D) and Connie Wagner (D).

Voss will now have to run in the 37th District which is where Fort Lee, her hometown, was moved. Wagner can run again  in the 38th since she is a Paramus resident and Gordon, a Fair Lawn resident, can run again in the 38th as well.