▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ; ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁an ▁un exp ired ▁term ), ▁Joseph ▁T . ▁Em erson ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁Su z anne ▁M . ▁Fon se ca ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 2 ), ▁James ▁A . ▁L eno y ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁William ▁J . ▁Ros eman ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ) ▁and ▁David ▁A . ▁St olt z ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Joseph ▁Em erson ▁was ▁appointed ▁from ▁among ▁three ▁nom ine es ▁offered ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁seat ▁of ▁Dennis ▁R itch ie ▁that ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Federal , ▁state ▁and ▁county ▁representation ▁Carl stadt ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁ 3 6 th ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 , 4 2 0 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Carl stadt , ▁of ▁which ▁ 8 9 7 ▁( 2 6 . 2 % ▁vs . ▁ 3 1 . 7 % ▁count yw ide ) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Democr ats , ▁ 7 3 4 ▁( 2 1 . 5 % ▁vs .