08/26/2026
In what has become a late-summer tradition in Garwood, voters are once again left wondering who the Garwood GOP will put forward as its candidates for Mayor and Council at the eleventh hour.
Year after year, placeholder candidates appear on the primary ballot—only to be replaced when the filing deadline approaches.
That raises a simple question: Do you want leaders who are ready and committed to serve, or candidates assembled at the last minute?
Do you want your Mayor to be someone who only decided to run—or was asked to run—at the last possible moment? Someone who has shown little prior interest in seeking the position? And, perhaps most importantly, someone who may not be prepared to make the significant, around-the-clock commitment that serving as Mayor requires?
The Garwood Democratic team of Mayor Jen Blumenstock, Councilwoman Karina Boto, Councilwoman Stephanie Bianco, and Recreation Committee Member Brian Tague has been committed to this race for months:
They are organized, engaged with residents, and have a plan ready to keep Garwood moving in the right direction.
Commitment matters. The choice is clear: Blumenstock, Boto, Bianco & Tague.
