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Ward 1 - District 1 Committee Members
Alex P. Clavijo
Alex Clavijo lives at 33 Westervelt Ave. in Ward 1, District 1. A Hawthorne resident since 2001, Alex is a senior mortgage consultant with Gateway Funding in Paramus, NJ. He and his wife Olga have 3 children who have attended Hawthorne schools, and he was recently elected to the Hawthorne Board of Education. Alex is fluent in Spanish, and is active in the community as a Sergeant in the Hawthorne Auxiliary Police, and as a youth soccer coach. He is also an athlete himself, a soccer player who has also run 2 NYC marathons. He and his family attend the Hawthorne Gospel Church.
Ward 1 - District 2 Committee Members
Joseph Osborne
Joe Osborne lives at 112 Cedar Ave. in Ward 1, District 2. He is the Membership Chair for the Democrats for Hawthorne club. A lifelong Democrat who got his start working for Clinton ‘92, Joe has been a tireless supporter of the Hawthorne Dems, serving as membership chair, building the Memorial Day parade floats, designing the campaign graphics, and generally making himself useful. His wife, Heidi Ehman, is a lifelong resident and they have a daughter, Hope. Together, they own and operate Me & Hue Decorative Painting in North Haledon. In his spare time, Joe is the founder and coach of the Blue Jersey Road Runners and an organizer for Passaic County Democracy for America. He believes political patronage is a disease that we need to cure.
Stacy A. Wojtecki
Stacy Wojtecki lives at 20 Elberon Ave. in Ward 1, District 2, with her husband, Democratic Councilman Joe Wojtecki, and their three children Joseph, Alexander and Christian. She is Treasurer of the Hawthorne Democratic Organization and has served as Campaign Treasurer for multiple Hawthorne Democratic campaigns. In addition to political involvement, Stacy has served as President of Washington Elementary School PTO, of which she was a member for over 8 years. She has also been Recording Secretary for the Hawthorne Soccer Association, as well as a soccer coach. The Wojtecki’s are parishioners at St. Anthony’s Church.
Ward 1 - District 3 Committee Members
Joanne Graziano
Joanne Graziano lives at 336 Lafayette Ave. in Ward 1, District 3. A life-long Democrat, Joanne has long been active in the community as a past Trustee on the Hawthorne Board of Education, where she served two terms as Board President. She has also served on the Hawthorne Zoning/Board of Adjustment as a member of the Hawthorne Library Foundation, and as past president of the Passaic County School Board Association. She was a teacher and administrator in the Paterson public schools for almost 30 years, and has been a resident of Hawthorne and a parishioner of St. Anthony’s Church for over 50 years.
Ward 2 - District 1 Committee Members
Bradley Campbell
Bradley Campbell has lived at 8 Tuxedo Ave. in Ward 2, District 1, with his partner of 22 years, Chase, since moving to Hawthorne in 2011. A lifelong Democrat, he moved to the Northeast in 1998 from the very red state of Texas to complete his Master’s Degree at New School University in Manhattan. Bradley also holds degrees from Texas Wesleyan University and Texas Woman’s University and is currently the Head of Learning & Development for The Children’s Place who often speaks around the country on Organizational Development and Human Resources. Bradley serves as an Elder at Broadway Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and continues to workshop, direct and produce new plays across the Northeast. He is very excited to work with the Hawthorne Democrats to continue to move Hawthorne forward into the future.
Ward 2 - District 2 Committee Members
Ward 2 - District 3 Committee Members
Ward 3 - District 1 Committee Members
Ward 3 - District 2 Committee Members
Jake Bosgra
Jake Bosgra lives at 162 Third Ave. in Ward 3, District 2. He has been a Borough resident since 1969, and is a member of the Friends of the Louis Bay 2nd Library. Jake has participated in all local elections since 1997. He is married to his 3-2 running mate, Jayne Ace-Bosgra, and they have two sons, Joseph and Daniel, who still live in town. Most recently, Jake and Jayne have shared a passion for providing foster care for newborn infants pending adoption.
Jayne Ace-Bosgra
Jayne Ace-Bosgra lives at 162 Third Ave. in Ward 3, District 2. She is Vice President of the Democrats for Hawthorne club. A resident of Hawthorne since 1981, Jayne has been active in every democratic campaign in town since 1997, including stepping up to run for Council four times. She is currently president of the Board of Health of which she has been a member since 2006. Jayne is also Vice President of Friends of the Louis Bay 2nd Library, a charter member and trustee for WE DO (Women Empowered Democratic Organization of Passaic County), and a charter member of the Hawthorne Historical Society. In the past, she has served as a charter member of the Hawthorne Education Action Team, and as PTO President at both Hawthorne High School and Passaic County Technical Institute.
Ward 3 - District 3 Committee Members
Meaghan Tuohey-Kay
Meaghan Tuohey-Kay lives at 25 Beverly Rd. in Ward 3, District 3. She is President of the Democrats for Hawthorne club. Meaghan grew up in Hawthorne, and is now an attorney with her own practice here in the Borough. Her children attend St. Anthony’s school. Jamie, her husband, is a high school science teacher. Meaghan coaches her daughter’s softball team and sponsors a tee-ball team for her son. The family is active in church, sports and scouting. Meaghan was one of the founders of the successful 2009 Hawthorne Farmer’s Market. She believes Hawthorne’s Democratic party should offer competitive ideas for improving life in Hawthorne.
Ward 3 - District 4 Committee Members
Ward 4 - District 1 Committee Members
Jacquelyn Burrows
Jackie Burrows lives at 37 11th Ave. in Ward 4, District 1, and grew up in Hawthorne, attending public schools K-12. Her commitment to the community began at an early age when she umpired Little League baseball, and continues to the present. She volunteers for the Hawthorne Domestic Violence Team, and supports the Hawthorne Cubs, Christian Health Care Center, PBA and other charities. Her letters to the editor have been printed in the Record, Herald, Gazette and Press.
Ward 4 - District 2 Committee Members
Ward 4 - District 3 Committee Members
Ward 1 Committee Members
District 1
Alex P. Clavijo
Alex Clavijo lives at 33 Westervelt Ave. in Ward 1, District 1. A Hawthorne resident since 2001, Alex is a senior mortgage consultant with Gateway Funding in Paramus, NJ. He and his wife Olga have 3 children who have attended Hawthorne schools, and he was recently elected to the Hawthorne Board of Education. Alex is fluent in Spanish, and is active in the community as a Sergeant in the Hawthorne Auxiliary Police, and as a youth soccer coach. He is also an athlete himself, a soccer player who has also run 2 NYC marathons. He and his family attend the Hawthorne Gospel Church.
District 2
Joseph Osborne
Joe Osborne lives at 112 Cedar Ave. in Ward 1, District 2. He is the Membership Chair for the Democrats for Hawthorne club. A lifelong Democrat who got his start working for Clinton ‘92, Joe has been a tireless supporter of the Hawthorne Dems, serving as membership chair, building the Memorial Day parade floats, designing the campaign graphics, and generally making himself useful. His wife, Heidi Ehman, is a lifelong resident and they have a daughter, Hope. Together, they own and operate Me & Hue Decorative Painting in North Haledon. In his spare time, Joe is the founder and coach of the Blue Jersey Road Runners and an organizer for Passaic County Democracy for America. He believes political patronage is a disease that we need to cure.
Stacy A. Wojtecki
Stacy Wojtecki lives at 20 Elberon Ave. in Ward 1, District 2, with her husband, Democratic Councilman Joe Wojtecki, and their three children Joseph, Alexander and Christian. She is Treasurer of the Hawthorne Democratic Organization and has served as Campaign Treasurer for multiple Hawthorne Democratic campaigns. In addition to political involvement, Stacy has served as President of Washington Elementary School PTO, of which she was a member for over 8 years. She has also been Recording Secretary for the Hawthorne Soccer Association, as well as a soccer coach. The Wojtecki’s are parishioners at St. Anthony’s Church.
District 3
Joanne Graziano
Joanne Graziano lives at 336 Lafayette Ave. in Ward 1, District 3. A life-long Democrat, Joanne has long been active in the community as a past Trustee on the Hawthorne Board of Education, where she served two terms as Board President. She has also served on the Hawthorne Zoning/Board of Adjustment as a member of the Hawthorne Library Foundation, and as past president of the Passaic County School Board Association. She was a teacher and administrator in the Paterson public schools for almost 30 years, and has been a resident of Hawthorne and a parishioner of St. Anthony’s Church for over 50 years.
Ward 2 Committee Members
District 1
Bradley Campbell
Bradley Campbell has lived at 8 Tuxedo Ave. in Ward 2, District 1, with his partner of 22 years, Chase, since moving to Hawthorne in 2011. A lifelong Democrat, he moved to the Northeast in 1998 from the very red state of Texas to complete his Master’s Degree at New School University in Manhattan. Bradley also holds degrees from Texas Wesleyan University and Texas Woman’s University and is currently the Head of Learning & Development for The Children’s Place who often speaks around the country on Organizational Development and Human Resources. Bradley serves as an Elder at Broadway Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and continues to workshop, direct and produce new plays across the Northeast. He is very excited to work with the Hawthorne Democrats to continue to move Hawthorne forward into the future.
District 2
District 3
Ward 3 Committee Members
District 1
District 2
Jake Bosgra
Jake Bosgra lives at 162 Third Ave. in Ward 3, District 2. He has been a Borough resident since 1969, and is a member of the Friends of the Louis Bay 2nd Library. Jake has participated in all local elections since 1997. He is married to his 3-2 running mate, Jayne Ace-Bosgra, and they have two sons, Joseph and Daniel, who still live in town. Most recently, Jake and Jayne have shared a passion for providing foster care for newborn infants pending adoption.
Jayne Ace-Bosgra
Jayne Ace-Bosgra lives at 162 Third Ave. in Ward 3, District 2. She is Vice President of the Democrats for Hawthorne club. A resident of Hawthorne since 1981, Jayne has been active in every democratic campaign in town since 1997, including stepping up to run for Council four times. She is currently president of the Board of Health of which she has been a member since 2006. Jayne is also Vice President of Friends of the Louis Bay 2nd Library, a charter member and trustee for WE DO (Women Empowered Democratic Organization of Passaic County), and a charter member of the Hawthorne Historical Society. In the past, she has served as a charter member of the Hawthorne Education Action Team, and as PTO President at both Hawthorne High School and Passaic County Technical Institute.
District 3
Meaghan Tuohey-Kay
Meaghan Tuohey-Kay lives at 25 Beverly Rd. in Ward 3, District 3. She is President of the Democrats for Hawthorne club. Meaghan grew up in Hawthorne, and is now an attorney with her own practice here in the Borough. Her children attend St. Anthony’s school. Jamie, her husband, is a high school science teacher. Meaghan coaches her daughter’s softball team and sponsors a tee-ball team for her son. The family is active in church, sports and scouting. Meaghan was one of the founders of the successful 2009 Hawthorne Farmer’s Market. She believes Hawthorne’s Democratic party should offer competitive ideas for improving life in Hawthorne.
District 4
Ward 4 Committee Members
District 1
Jacquelyn Burrows
Jackie Burrows lives at 37 11th Ave. in Ward 4, District 1, and grew up in Hawthorne, attending public schools K-12. Her commitment to the community began at an early age when she umpired Little League baseball, and continues to the present. She volunteers for the Hawthorne Domestic Violence Team, and supports the Hawthorne Cubs, Christian Health Care Center, PBA and other charities. Her letters to the editor have been printed in the Record, Herald, Gazette and Press.