page_title: Rahway, New Jersey
section_title: Federal, state and county representation
hierarchical_section_title: Rahway, New Jersey / Government / Federal, state and county representation
caption_attribution_description: English: The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in Rahway. People apply or renew their drivers licenses as well as take written and driving tests at this facility; there is a garage to inspect motor vehicles as well.
context_page_description: Rahway is a city in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area, 21.6 miles southwest of Manhattan and 5 miles west of Staten Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 27,346, reflecting an increase of 846 from the 26,500 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,175 from the 25,325 counted in the 1990 Census.
context_section_description: Rahway is located in the 10th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 22nd state legislative district.
  For the 116th United States Congress, New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District is represented by Donald Payne Jr. (D, Newark). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021) and Bob Menendez (Paramus, term ends 2025).
  For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 22nd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Scutari (D, Linden) and in the General Assembly by Linda Carter (politician) (D, Plainfield) and James J. Kennedy (D, Rahway). Carter was appointed in May 2018 to fill the vacant seat left following the death of Jerry Green the previous month after 26 years of service.
  Union County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose nine members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year, with an appointed County Manager overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. As of 2019, Union County's Freeholders are Chair Bette Jane Kowalski (D, Cranford, term ends December 31, 2019), Vice Chair Alexander Mirabella (D, Fanwood, 2021)
  Angel G. Estrada (D, Elizabeth, 2020), 
  Angela R. Garretson (D, Hillside Township, 2020),
  Sergio Granados (D, Elizabeth, 2019),
  Christopher Hudak (D, Linden, term ends December 31, 2020),
  Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded (D, Westfield, 2021),
  Andrea Staten (D, Roselle, 2021),
  and
  Rebecca Williams (D, Plainfield, 2019). Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are
  County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (D, Union, 2020),
  Sheriff Peter Corvelli (D, Kenilworth, 2020) and
  Surrogate James S. LaCorte (D, Springfield Township, 2019). The County Manager is Edward Oatman.
caption: The New Jersey state motor vehicle commission in Rahway
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