Princeton Council Members Announce Bids for Re-Election

Princeton Council Members Heather H. Howard and Lance Liverman officially announced their candidacy for re-election Monday night.

Liverman and Howard will run in the June 2015 Democratic primary for Princeton Council, Princeton Democratic Municipal Committee Chairman Peter Wolanin announced.

Liverman and Howard will run independent campaigns in the primary so that they can each highlight their individual records and motivations for serving another term, Wolanin said.

“Ms. Howard and Mr. Liverman, with the mayor and other members of council, have been working very hard since consolidation with the police, and municipal agencies to help them transition into new bodies that can serve effectively all the people of Princeton,” Wolanin said.

Wolanin advises any other members of the community who plan to run in the June 2015 Democratic primary for Princeton Council to contact him at pwolanin@princetondems.org to make their intentions known so that he can make sure they are fully informed of and included in the process.

Howard and Liverman are closely aligned with Mayor Liz Lempert, according to the Princeton Packet.

All six members of Council are Democrats, but they are split along old Township and Borough lines, making the Democratic Primary the most hotly contested race in Princeton annually, according to the report. Democrats not aligned with Lempert tend to fall in line with Councilwoman Jenny Crumiller.

In this year’s general election, Democratic incumbents Bernard P. Miller and Jo S. Butler won re-election after running unopposed.