Ocean Gate Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Robert
Curtin
Robert Curtin, the incumbent, is running for mayor of Ocean Gate in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
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Background
- About
- Mayor of Ocean Gate who chairs the borough's Personnel & Negotiations Committee.
- On the ballot as
- Republican
Republican Mayor Robert Curtin is unopposed; Democrats made no nomination for mayor. Ocean County Clerk · Sep 14, 2026
On the record: Robert Curtin
6 sourced01School site2 sourced positions
Voted yes, as a Land Use Board member, to recommend designating the Ocean Gate Elementary School site a condemnation area in need of redevelopment (passed 9-0, June 2026).
Commission voteOcean Gate Land Use Board resolution, June 23, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026Link
joint May 2026 Municipal Update signed by the mayor and all six council members
Signed the May 2026 borough update, whose insert says the Mayor and Council decided to designate the school properties as a redevelopment zone.
Own statementBorough of Ocean GateLink
02Budget and taxes2 sourced positions
Wrote that from 2014 to 2022 the borough used $7,457,312 of its surplus to balance budgets, and called spending savings to avoid tax increases fiscal mismanagement.
It is the height of fiscal mismanagement.”
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Wrote that the borough left the State Health Benefits Program for private insurance after the state proposed a 52% premium increase for 2026.
Own statementBorough of Ocean GateLink
03Trash collection1 sourced position
Wrote that the borough was working toward a shared trash service with Beachwood, which depended on a state LEAP grant (May 2026).
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04Flooding1 sourced position
Described a DOT-funded closed-loop storm drain project for Anglesea, Newport, East Longport and Narragansette, with a pump planned in a second phase.
This approach eliminates the original plan to raise the roads and should be much more effective in eliminating the severe flooding that occurs in this area.”
Own statementBorough of Ocean GateLink
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