My name is Jill DeCaro, and I am running for Old Bridge's Ward 4 Town Council seat. 

For the past 22 years, I have been an active member of our community, serving as PTA president at Schirra and Sandburg schools, PTSA president at our high school, and as coordinator of the PTA Presidents’ Council. Around town, I have served as a board member of the Sayrewood South Rebels and as a teacher at St. Ambrose’s Parish School of Religion. Currently, I serve as president of Old Bridge’s Board of Education, having been elected to the Board in 2017 and 2020.

I am committed to helping our town, and strongly feel that our greatest need is new Town Council leadership. Ward 4 residents are at the heart of Old Bridge, and as such, bear the brunt of future development - from the Oaks at Glenwood housing complex, to the continued buildout of our Town Center district, and to the replacement of Glenwood Country Club with warehouses. This major transformation of our landscape demands a Ward 4 representative who will be present and focused on local issues such as holding developers accountable and reviving our town’s open space preservation.

In recent years, Old Bridge has scaled back services offered to its residents, but little has been heard from our Ward 4 representative on these and other local issues. Since taking office in 2018, our current Councilman has focused on his own ambition, seeking higher office on three separate occasions and switching political parties from Democratic to Republican in order to do so. Campaigning from the council chamber has been a constant distraction from township business, with Ward 4 residents hearing more about what goes on in Trenton and Washington D.C. than in Old Bridge. 

A vote for me is a vote for renewed focus on our town and representation for all Ward 4 residents, regardless of their political views. My long-standing commitment to this town as well as professional experience in real estate give me the motivation and knowledge required to excel as a council member. This is a challenge I cannot back down from, and I look forward to earning your support in the coming months.


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November 21, 2021

We Won!

You may have read this in the news, or seen other announcements, but you should hear it from me: I have been certified as winner of the Old Bridge Town Council Ward 4 election with 1,554 votes to Mark Razzoli’s 1,543. This tight margin led to a victory that seemed unlikely on the evening of November 2nd. However, the continued counting of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots more than erased Razzoli’s 117 vote lead.  

My next four years will be spent serving as your council representative, and I look forward to every day of it. This election proved that every vote can make a difference. But a special thanks is owed to those who poured their support into my campaign. This is no small accomplishment, and it is yours to share whether you placed yard signs, knocked on doors, donated to the campaign, or showed your support on social media. This victory would not have occurred without you. 

I recognize that the Town Council is a legislative body, responsible for crafting the long-term vision of our town more so than its day-to-day operations. If I am to help shape Old Bridge’s future, I will need the votes of our Council’s Republican majority. To that end, I pledge to collaborate in good faith with fellow council members across party lines. It is my great hope that they will in turn invite such collaboration. 

The past four years saw repeated diversions from Council business into divisive national politics. This year, the voters of Ward 4 sent a message in rejecting the Razzoli diversions: It’s time to get back to work.  We must refocus on local issues. Whether we are building a park or paving a road, this is the true work of a town council. This is where party affiliation should bear no meaning. This is where we are one Old Bridge.

Meeting residents from every corner of Ward 4 has been a wonderful experience, and I am glad it will not be ending here. Thank you all again for your support

- JIll

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