Henderson will not seek re-election
'I am very happy to have had the opportunity to make a difference in my community'
Asbury Park Councilwoman Sue Henderson will not seek one of the five open City Council seats in the November election.
“I will not be seeking reelection in November,” Henderson said in a statement sent to the Sun.
Recalling colleagues who served with her on the past administration, she said it’s “been an honor and privilege to serve” alongside current Councilman John Loffredo as well as past council member Kevin Sanders, former Mayor Ed Johnson and former City Manager Terence Reidy.
Henderson [shown above] was appointed to the governing body to fill the seat of former Councilman Jim Keady, who resigned a few months before his term was up in 2009. After her appointment, she ran on a successful ticket with Johnson, then Deputy Mayor Loffredo, and council members Sanders and Jim Bruno. Last year, she and Loffredo were the only two members of the Forward Asbury ticket that were elected to serve alongside a new council majority.
“I am very proud of our accomplishments. Our work together has made Asbury park come back to life and is now a place that I am very proud of. Serving on city council is a difficult, and sometimes thankless, job but I am very happy to have had the opportunity to make a difference in my community,” Henderson said.
She serves on both Deal Lake and Wesley Lake commissions, the recreation committee, the website committee and the public arts committee.
Henderson, who works as a counselor in Ocean Township schools, said moving forward she will remain active in Asbury Park’s LGBTQ community and serve on the lake commissions.
“I would like to thank everyone who supported me and I am hopeful that future council members will continue to move Asbury park forward,” she said.
Due to an approved a change of government referendum in the previous November election, all of the current council members terms were cut short.
All five council seats are up for grabs in the nonpartisan November 4 election and voters will make a direct selection of who will serve as the city’s mayor for the first time. The current council’s terms end in December, new members will be sworn in Jan. 7.
Last week, Loffredo told the Sun he would not be seeking re-election.
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