Our Candidates 2023

Skye Gilmartin for Assembly LD14

Lisa Marie Richford  –  2023 Candidate For Mercer County Executive.  

Some of the reasons I am running for County Executive is to bring real leadership to the Office of the Mercer County Executive after 20 years of one party rule; focus on budget transparency;  bring real solutions to the diminished quality of life for many of our Mercer County residents young and old; and tackle election integrity and voter disenfranchisement after the unprecedented and epic Countywide 2022 November General Election machine fail, where not one voting machine was operable on election day. 

I have been a Mercer County New Jersey resident for 45 years.  I am married and reside in Hamilton with my husband and son who is a high school Senior at Hamilton High West, and our beloved dogs.  I am the daughter of a Ukrainian Immigrant Mother who’s family fled war torn Belgium, when she was 3 years old and came to the US through Ellis Island.  My parents met in Trenton, NJ when they were kids.  My Father served in the US Marine Corps and fought in the Vietnam War.   My Father’s side of the family is of Irish decent, my Grandfather the late John “Jack”  Richford was a Mercer County Sheriff’s Officer and Sergeant At Arms upon his retirement.      

I graduated from Hightstown High School in 1983 and enrolled in Mercer County Community College majoring in Biology for my first year.  From there transferred to Glassboro State College, now known as Rowan University and graduated in 1987 with Bachelor of Arts in Law and Justice.   I worked all through high school and college. The year between college and law school, I had the honor and privilege of working for the Honorable Magistrate John W. Devine at the US District Courthouse and the US Clerk’s Office at the Federal Courthouse in Trenton, New Jersey.   Graduate of Thomas Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI, now known as Western Michigan University Cooley Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1992.   While waiting for Bar results, worked at Princeton University, Nassau Hall at the Office of the Vice President and Secretary,  Thomas Wright and Ann Halliday, assisting with preparation for the Board of Trustees meetings and assisted with research on Honorary Degree nominees.   

I am a working professional attorney for the past 31 years. I have successfully represented men and women throughout Mercer County and beyond over the last three decades.  I now serve as In-house counsel, where we seek to find the cure for cancers exclusively affecting women.

My Bar Admissions include:  

United States Supreme Court

United States District Court For The District of New Jersey

United States Court of Appeals For The Third Circuit

Supreme Court of NJ

Supreme Court of PA 

Joseph Stillwell for Mercer County Commissioner

Mr. Stillwell is a long-time resident of Hamilton Township and will soon graduate from the Catholic University of America with a History degree. This Fall, he plans to attend graduate school and become a certified teacher in the State of New Jersey. Some of the civic organizations he is involved with are the Knights of Columbus and American Legion Jersey Boys State. Mr. Stillwell wishes to fight for the best interest of all Mercer County citizens.

“I am fighting to restore fiscal responsibility, protect our environment, and bring back trust in county government. Residents of all backgrounds deserve a voice in the county government that will represent what they want: common sense. I look forward to hitting the campaign trail with my running mates, Denise “Niecy” Turner, Bryan “Bucky” Boccanfuso, and Lisa Marie Richford to help make Mercer a better place to live and work.” -

Denise "Neicy" Turner for Mercer County Commissioner

Denise “Neicy” Turner for Mercer County Commissioner. Originally born in Neptune, New Jersey, is a Trenton High School Graduate and Mother of two and a Grandmother. Denise has been a Trenton, Mercer County resident for nearly 20 years. She is a Medical Security Officer at the Ann Klein Forensic Center in West Trenton and also the Small Business Owner of the Daycare Greenacres, LLC, serving the needs of her community on a multitude of fronts. 

“I am running for County Commissioner and will continue to do my best to help serve my community and County, to address issues that need to be addressed for the sake of our county and to make sure budgets are met appropriately.” “I am a firm Christian and put God first in everything I do.” 

Mike Hurtado for Assembly LD15

A Trenton native and lifelong resident of Mercer County.  A graduate of Hamilton High West and Mercer County Community College, he currently majors in public administration with a minor in political science at Kean University.  He is also the Vice Chairman of the Trenton GOP, State Committeeman for the Mercer Young Republicans, and Chairman of NJ College Republicans.