Mayor Hemant Marathe and Township Council Member Linda Geevers announced this week that they will seek re-election in the November 2025 West Windsor municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
The two incumbents, who have served together on the council and in the mayor’s office, are running as a team. They will be joined on the ballot by Joe Charles, a 17-year West Windsor resident who is seeking a council seat.
“We are proud of our accomplishments,” Marathe said. “From responsibly managing state-mandated residential growth and supporting local businesses to maintaining a fiscally responsible budget with minimal municipal tax increases, our teamwork has made a real difference.
“We’re asking the voters of West Windsor for their support to continue building on this momentum.”
Geevers, who serves as council vice president, said she hopes to continue focusing on public safety, infrastructure and flooding concerns.
“I value our residents’ input and strive to work collaboratively with all to make West Windsor a vibrant, sustainable and welcoming community,” she said. “Together with Mayor Marathe and Joe, we will continue to accomplish priorities including police, fire and EMS needs; bicycle and pedestrian safety; roadway infrastructure improvements; and mitigation of flooding impacts.”
Charles, a certified public accountant with 29 years of experience in accounting and finance, said his professional background and community involvement would benefit the township.
“I am honored by the opportunity to join Hemant and Linda to serve our town,” he said. “I believe my decades of experience in accounting and finance and as a leader of people will be an asset to our council.
“I take a common-sense approach to analyzing issues and independently forming my own views. I am committed to always doing what I believe is best for West Windsor in the long term.”
Marathe has served as mayor since 2018 and was previously a council member beginning in 2015. He served on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education for 12 years from 2001 to 2013, including nine years as president from 2004 to 2013.
He has been active in the community for decades and is a member of the West Windsor Arts Council, West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance, Friends of West Windsor Open Space and the West Windsor Lions Club.
Marathe and his wife have been residents of West Windsor for 31 years, and their four daughters were educated in the West Windsor-Plainsboro school system.
Geevers has been a member of the Township Council since 2005, serving multiple terms as president and vice president.
She previously served on the West Windsor Planning Board for nine years and was elected twice, from 1999 to 2005, to the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education, where she held several leadership roles.
She currently serves as a fire police officer with the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Co. 1 and on the board of directors of the West Windsor Lions Club.
She and her husband have been township residents for 30 years, and their three children attended West Windsor-Plainsboro schools from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Charles is a CPA with 29 years of business experience in accounting and finance, where he leads teams of employees on a daily basis.
He has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations and has volunteered as a coach or assistant coach for local youth sports teams.
As vice chair of Keep West Windsor Nonpartisan, he advocated for keeping partisan politics out of township elections. Charles and his wife have lived in West Windsor for 17 years, and their two children currently attend schools in the West Windsor-Plainsboro district.
