By NANCY D ANDREA
Jessican Simpson-Cook and Sophia Chadda
Jessican Simpson-Cook and Sophia Chadda
Credits: Sara Nichols / Jessica Simpson-Cook
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April 24, 2021 at 8:16 PM
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ, April 13, 2021 – The Bernards Township Democratic Committee (BTDC), the political organization that vets candidates for Bernards Township Committee and actively supports Democratic initiatives in Somerset County and national elections, enthusiastically supports candidates Sophia Chadda and Jessica Simpson-Cook for the two open Bernards Township Committee positions.
Dr. Sophia Chadda has lived in Bernards Township for more than 20 years and, with her husband, raised her three children here. She has been practicing as a board-certified periodontist for 21 years and established her thriving dental practice on Stonehouse Road in Basking Ridge in 2004.
BERNARDS TWP. â Republican Township Committeewoman Janice Fields is expected to be the committeeâs choice to serve as mayor for 2021.
The five-member governing body, which annually rotates the mayoral title among its members, plans to formally choose Fields to succeed fellow Republican Mayor James Baldassare Jr. at its annual reorganization meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at town hall on Collyer Lane.
Baldassare confirmed the plan moments after the committeeâs meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15. He has served as mayor since January and will remain on the committee in 2021.
âI think Janice will continue to serve us well, and I look forward to helping her in any way I can,â he said.