2 0 2 2 ), ▁Gl enn ▁Mer k le ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ), ▁St acy ▁Sh orter - Car ney ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ) ▁and ▁Val erie ▁D . ▁Sp ence - L acy ▁( 2 0 2 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁selected ▁Deb bie ▁T ierno ▁from ▁among ▁three ▁candidates ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁municipal ▁committee ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁seat ▁of ▁Fran ▁Gren ier ▁who ▁had ▁res igned ▁the ▁previous ▁month . ▁ ▁Matt ▁Perry ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁from ▁among ▁three ▁candidates ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁municipal ▁committee ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁seat ▁of ▁Ver onica ▁Sou lt z ▁who ▁res igned ▁from ▁office ▁the ▁previous ▁month ▁after ▁moving ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁Federal , ▁state ▁and ▁county ▁representation ▁Wood st own ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 , 3 4 0 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Wood st own , ▁of ▁which ▁ 6 6 4 ▁( 2 8 . 4 % ▁vs . ▁ 3 0 . 6 % ▁count yw ide ) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Democr ats