How the death of 'The Line' is reshaping NJ township councils and county boards

Shantell Cherry’s race for a New Jersey township council seat did not make major headlines last week as voters cast their primary ballots.

The single mom of six, Piscataway school board vice president and Girl Scout troop leader was overshadowed by bigger congressional contests that could determine which party controls the House of Representatives next year.

But the little-known Democratic candidate caused a minor upset when she defeated incumbent Frank Uhrin, who had the backing of the powerful Middlesex County Democrats.

In a town that Kamala Harris carried by 50 points in the last presidential race, Cherry looks well-positioned to win in November’s general election and become the latest anti-establishment candidate to take a seat on Piscataway’s Township Council, which, along with the mayor, controls a town budget of more than $98 million.




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