Data as of May 2025.
Four Black women (Renee Baskerville, Marie Lawrence, Nicole Roberts, and Samantha Whitfield) and one Latina (Patricia Hendricks Farmer) serve as big city mayors.
Data as of May 2025.
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Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP). 2026. “New Jersey - Mayors.” New Brunswick, NJ: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick. https://cawp.rutgers.edu/new-jersey-mayors (Accessed January 14, 2026)
