h ter ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ; ▁Pat erson ) ▁The odore ▁O . ▁Best ▁Jr . ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ; ▁Pat erson ) ▁Terry ▁D uff y ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁West ▁Mil ford ) ▁Bruce ▁James ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ; ▁Cl if ton ) ▁Pat ▁Le p ore ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ; ▁Wood land ▁Park ) ▁ ▁P urs u ant ▁to ▁Article ▁VII ▁Section ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Constitution , ▁each ▁county ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁three ▁elected ▁administrative ▁officials ▁known ▁as ▁" const itution al ▁officers ." ▁These ▁officers ▁are ▁the ▁County ▁C ler k ▁and ▁County ▁Sur rog ate ▁( both ▁elected ▁for ▁five - year ▁terms ▁of ▁office ) ▁and ▁the ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁( elect ed ▁for ▁a ▁three - year ▁term ). ▁Constitution al ▁officers . ▁elected ▁on ▁a ▁count yw ide ▁basis ▁are : ▁County ▁C ler k ▁Daniel le ▁Ireland - Im hof ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 3 ) ▁Sher iff ▁Richard ▁H . ▁B erd nik ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁Sur rog ate ▁Bern ice ▁To led o ▁( D , ▁ 2 0 2 1 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Pass a ic ▁County ▁Pro sec utor ▁is ▁Cam elia ▁M . ▁Val des ▁of ▁Blo oming dale , ▁who ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁Governor ▁of ▁New