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The Camden County Board of Commissioners consists of seven members who are elected to three-year, staggered terms. In 2026, two members will be elected.Four candidates are running in the Democrat primary. One candidate is running in the Republican Primary. The two candidates who obtain the highest number of votes in each primary will proceed to the General Election on November 3rd. The Commissioners have executive and legislative responsibilities governing the County. One of the largest responsibilities of the Commissioners is the adoption of the annual fiscal budget for all County agencies and services, and Camden County’s 37 municipalities. Individual Commissioners are appointed as liaisons to county departments and oversee areas such as law enforcement, education, transportation/roads, waste management, etc.

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    Louis Cappelli, Jr.
    (Dem)

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    Vonetta Hawkins
    (Dem)

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    Constance Mercedes
    (Dem)

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    Robert Stone
    (Rep)

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    Jonathan Young
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

If serving as a Commissioner now, describe your experience working with community organizations and other areas of local government. If this would be your first time serving, discuss your prior experience working with civic, community, or governmental organizations.

If elected, what would be your top two or three goals for your first year as a Commissioner? (If you are an incumbent, what would be your top two or three goals for the first year of the new term?)

What do you consider the most important issue(s) facing our County today and how would you address the issue(s) as a Commissioner? Please discuss no more than three issues.

What is your opinion of shared services both at the county and municipal level? Shared services describes the practice of centralizing certain business or administrative functions that were once performed in separate locations, typically to save costs.

What else should voters know about you?

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Campaign Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mercedesforcommissioner
I am an RN who volunteers with the Cherry Hill Free Clinic where I triage those whose don't have health insurance. I also volunteer at Cathedral Kitchen, where I serve meals to the homeless and to those struggling with rising food prices.
My top priorties are working with Camden City Council to create a Land Bank to address the vacant home crisis within the City. I would also like to address rising food prices by investing in more local food production and supporting food co operatives.
Camden County has the 2nd highest property taxes in the state but we are still very unequal in terms of quality of life. For emphasis, Camden City is the largest city in the County and has the highest poverty rates in the state. I would like to address that as County Commissioner. Also, Camden County residents are suffering from high energy costs that is hurting families. As Commissioner, I would oppose the creation of new AI Data centers within the County. AI Data centers not only raise electricity bills, they are also bad for the environment. Residents in nearby Vineland, NJ located in Cumberland County are dealing with higher energy costs because of the proposed data center being built in the area.
I support shared sevices at both the county and municipal levels. If it were up to me, I would take it a step farther and have the City of Philadelphia and Camden City pool there resouces together and work to address common concerns. For example, Philadelphia also has a problem with abandoned homes and they established a Land Bank to address the issue. They could provide expertise to local Camden officials on how the concept of land banking could work.
I would like voters to know that my sole purpose for running for Camden County Commissioner is to improve my local community. I am not a career politician who has been in office for 30 years. I simply want to make my local neighborhood livable.
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