Schluter was elected to the Pennington Borough Council in 1963 and served for six years . He was a delegate to the 1964 Republican National Convention for Barry Goldwater . Schluter ran an unsuccessful campaign for the New Jersey Senate in 1965 against Sido L. Ridolfi in the 6th Legislative District encompassing all of Mercer County . However two years later , he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from District 6A ( encompassing Mercer County outside of Trenton and Ewing ) and was reelected in 1969
1964 Republican National Convention
1964 Republican National Convention
William E. Schluter