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Essex County Board re-elects leadership, swears in Carlos Pomeras as president and Murray Thomas as vice president
Summary
At a January 2026 reorganization meeting the Essex County Board of County Commissioners unanimously elected Commissioner Carlos Pomeras president and Commissioner Murray Thomas vice president, heard remarks from guests including First Lady Tammy Murphy and a video from Sen. Cory Booker, and approved a set of routine organizational resolutions and a temporary 2026 budget.
The Essex County Board of County Commissioners reorganized its leadership and approved organizational business at a meeting in early 2026. Commissioners nominated and unanimously elected Commissioner Carlos Pomeras as board president and Commissioner Murray Thomas as vice president; both were sworn in during the meeting.
The reorganization matters were front-loaded in a brief ceremony that included an opening invocation, a prerecorded message from U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and remarks from New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy. After nominations and roll-call votes, Judge Michael Parlavecchio administered the oaths of office to the newly elected president and vice president.
The nominations began when Commissioner Gill placed Commissioner Carlos Pomeras’s name into nomination; Commissioner Luciano seconded. The board closed nominations, conducted a roll-call vote and announced the result. Judge Parlavecchio then administered…
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