man ▁Sr . ▁( D , ▁term ▁on ▁committee ▁ends ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 2 ; ▁term ▁as ▁mayor ▁ends ▁ 2 0 1 9 ), ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁Andrew ▁L . ▁W ade ▁( I , ▁term ▁on ▁committee ▁ends ▁ 2 0 2 1 ; ▁term ▁as ▁deput y ▁mayor ▁ends ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁R ita ▁M . ▁H anna ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁Eric ▁Rom ol ini ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 2 ) ▁and ▁Howard ▁S . ▁Wilson ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 2 ). ▁ ▁Federal , ▁state ▁and ▁county ▁representation ▁Water ford ▁Township ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁ 8 th ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁re app ort ion ment ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census , ▁Water ford ▁Township ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 , 3 6 4 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Water ford ▁Township , ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 , 4 3 8 ▁( 3 3 . 1 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Democr ats , ▁ 1 , 3 8 6 ▁( 1 8 . 8 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Republic ans ▁and