Bernardsville Borough Council · Nov 3, 2026
Christopher
Schenck
Christopher Schenck is running for Bernardsville Borough Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 2 seats.
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The race · Borough Council
- 01Jeffrey RoosIncumbent
- 02Christopher SchenckYou’re reading
- 03Thomas Slocum
- 04Kathleen Tober
Background
- About
- Maersk employee who has lived in Bernardsville since 2020. He previously served as an instructional substitute in the Somerset Hills School District.
- On the ballot as
- Democratic
- Party
- No Democrats initially filed; Jeffrey Hammond, Jeffrey Roos and Christopher Schenck won the Democratic nominations through write-in campaigns in the June 2026 primary. New Jersey Globe · Sep 30, 2026City issues often split differently from national party lines. Compare their positions.
- Campaign website
- bernardsvilledemocrats.org/candidates
Mary Jane Canose (Republican) and Jeffrey Hammond (Democrat) are running for mayor; Jeffrey Roos and Christopher Schenck (Democrats) and Kathleen Tober and Thomas Slocum (Republicans) are running for two council seats. Somerset County Clerk · Sep 21, 2026
No Democrats initially filed; Jeffrey Hammond, Jeffrey Roos and Christopher Schenck won the Democratic nominations through write-in campaigns in the June 2026 primary. New Jersey Globe · Sep 30, 2026
On the record: Christopher Schenck
5 sourced01Affordable housing3 sourced positions
Said the borough must comply with its affordable housing obligation and should identify appropriate areas before developers propose projects.
The question is not whether we comply, but how we comply.”
Own statementVOTE411 (League of Women Voters)Link
as summarized in the official council minutes; not a direct quote
Supported meeting affordable housing obligations while raising concerns about scale, infrastructure limits and transparency.
Own statementBernardsville Mayor & Council minutes, Feb. 23, 2026 · Feb 23, 2026Link
as reported by New Jersey Globe; not a direct quote
Praised the council's handling of affordable housing, particularly its efforts to avoid a builder's remedy lawsuit.
Own statementNew Jersey Globe · Sep 30, 2026Link
02Government process1 sourced position
as reported by New Jersey Globe; not a direct quote
Called for the borough to conduct post-mortems on municipal decisions, assessing what went right and wrong.
Own statementNew Jersey Globe · Sep 30, 2026Link
03Data centers1 sourced position
Said data centers are not an appropriate fit for Bernardsville and that, based on what he knows today, he would oppose one.
I do not believe data centers are an appropriate fit for Bernardsville.”
Own statementVOTE411 (League of Women Voters)Link
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