The Democrat-affiliated slate announced its candidacy for this fall’s non-partisan election. Three West Windsor Council seats, and majority control of Council, is up for grabs this year.
Council member George Borek is running for a third consecutive term, and joining him on the “Community First” ticket are former Council member Alison Miller and attorney Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton.
In a press release, the slate announced its platform focused on “implementing proactive and responsible long-term planning; managing traffic and improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists; preserving open space and maintaining recreational fields and facilities.”
Borek has served on Council since 2007, while Miller previously served on Council from 1993 to 1999 and 2001 to 2005. Miller is also a member of the township’s Parking Authority and Affordable Housing Committee, and she is an officer of Friends of West Windsor Open Space and the West Windsor Bicycle & Pedestrian Alliance.
Hamilton moved to West Windsor in 2013 (see story, page 10) and is a solo practitioner specializing in employment law. Sue Roy, an immigration attorney and the WW-P school correspondent for The News, was recruited to join the ticket but she declined due to health reasons.
Grace Power, an attorney at the firm Eckert Seamans, is the ticket’s campaign manager. Last December she was named president of the West Windsor Democratic Club.
Miller says she is on the West Windsor Township Democratic County Committee, and Borek says his wife, Kimberly, serves on the same committee. However, both candidates emphasized their responsibility is to the community.
“We’re not beholden to anyone,” Borek says. “We have to make the right decisions for residents.”
Miller says that though they are all Democrats, they do not make a habit of connecting West Windsor with state and national issues. In addition, she supports a return to the practice of rotating offices and liaison positions among Council members.
“It’s all a question of working for the good of the community,” Miller says.
The “Community First” slate will match up against the Republican-affiliated team of Council member Hemant Marathe, Virginia Manzari, and Gerald Halloran.
The previous Council election in 2013 also included independent candidates Deborah Hepler and Martin Whitfield. Their campaign manager, Rocky Proccacini, would not rule out a 2015 independent run — so the municipal elections may get more crowded yet.
