▁of ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁bor ough ▁council ▁selected ▁Thomas ▁Cal ab res e ▁from ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁three ▁candidates ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Democratic ▁municipal ▁committee ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁mayor al ▁seat . ▁Cal ab res e ▁replaced ▁his ▁father , ▁Ger ald ▁Cal ab res e , ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁bor ough ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁had ▁served ▁continu ously ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Cl iff side ▁Park ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁mayor ▁in ▁state ▁history . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Peter ▁Col ao ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁council ▁seat ▁exp iring ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁Cal ab res e ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁as ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Federal , ▁state , ▁and ▁county ▁representation ▁Cl iff side ▁Park ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁ 3 6 th ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁re app ort ion ment ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census , ▁Cl iff side ▁Park ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3