Democratic incumbents Patrick Simon and Jenny Crumiller were re-elected to the Princeton Council on Tuesday over Republican Fausta Rodriguez Wertz,Princeton Patch reported.
Rodriguez Wertz would have been the first Latina on the Princeton Council, but she only received 2,173 votes compared to the 4,190 and 3,971 votes won by Simon and Crumiller, respectively.
Crumiller, who was a member of the Princeton Borough Council, told the Patch that her priorities include affordable housing programs, keeping municipal property taxes in check andconcentrating the police force through "right-sizing," which reduces numbers through retirement and attrition. Simon said he also sees fiscal responsibility as an important priority, along with emergency planning and management.
Simon and Crumiller will serve three-year terms.
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