NJ-12: Mayor of tiny Somerset County borough adds name to Democratic primary

The mayor of Millstone, population 448, is running for the 12th congressional district, population 773,584.

Raymond Heck, who has led his tiny Somerset County borough since 2007, announced this morning that he will enter the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing). He’s the fifth sitting elected official to jump into the race – though his constituency is a bit smaller than those of his opponents.

But while Heck’s constituency may not be large, he’s held some notable statewide roles over the years as the president of the New Jersey League of Municipalities and the New Jersey Conference of Mayors. A labor leader and public safety official, Heck is also a commissioner on the New Jersey Fire Safety Commission and the New Jersey Police Training Commission.

If elected to Congress, Heck said that he’d focus on protecting LGBTQ and minority communities, increasing federal resources for education and public safety, and “ensuring that good paying jobs are available, affordable healthcare is attainable and aggressively protecting our social security benefits.”


https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/mayor-of-tiny-somerset-county-borough-adds-name-to-nj-12-democratic-primary/