Madison Democratic Committee

2012 Candidates

Borough Council - Astri Baillie

Madison is a great place to live. I grew up in Madison, attended the public schools, graduated from Drew University, and raised my family here. Madison is home. I am willing, able and eager to contribute my time and efforts on Madison Borough Council to keep it that way.

When I first ran for the Council in 2001, I stated that respect by the Council members for the community is essential for the town’s well-being. Those words could not be more appropriate and timely today. I am committed to transparent government and decision-making.

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Borough Council - Ben Wolkowitz

I feel fortunate that we chose Madison as our home. For the last 20 years we have enjoyed being a part of this town, and partaking of much that it has to offer. My commitment has deepened as I had more time to enjoy Madison, and I have gotten to know the many terrific people who live here.

Until recently, I have been satisfied contributing to Madison through volunteer activities and working behind the scenes on the occasional Borough issue. But what I have been observing over the last few years, culminating in the recent mishandling of the budget and the treatment of our Borough administrator is very concerning.

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Welcome to the Website of the Madison Democratic Committee

A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, Madison is known as the Rose City as it once had extensive greenhouses serving the cut flower trade. Today, the Rose City is still blooming and home to over 16,000 people, two universities – Drew and Fairleigh Dickinson – and a thriving central business district. The borough government consists of a directly elected mayor, who serves a four-year term, and a borough council, whose members are elected to serve three-year terms of office, with two seats elected each year.

Madison is a diverse community with a significant Democratic presence in local government. With the election of November 2011, The Mayor, Bob Conley, and one of the six members of the Borough Council, Carmela Vitale, are Democrats. The Madison Democratic Committee consists of as many as 28 members: one man and one woman for each of the 14 voting districts in the borough. (Click here for a map of the Madison voting districts.) The Committee members are elected every 2 years during the primary elections, and vacancies can be filled by a vote of the existing members of the Committee. Committee is responsible for selecting candidates who will run on the Regular Democratic Party line in primary elections.

Election White Papers

Democratic candidates for Borough Council, Astri Baillie and Ben Wolkowitz, are issuing a series of white papers that detail their positions and ideas on key issues facing Madison. Click here to view the list of the currently available white papers that have been issued by the candidates, along with links for accessing them.

Baillie and Wolkowitz Elected.

Democratic candidates Astri Baillie and Ben Wolkowitz were elected to the Madison Borough Council by margins of approximately 300 votes according to premilinary results provided by the Morris County Board of Elections. Click here to read more.