BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - One more person has entered the fray and filed to run for Township Council -- Libertarian Edmund Thomas Maciejewski.



He filed his petition to run for council on the Libertarian line in Elizabeth in time for the November election. His name did not appear on the primary ballot, and it has taken a while for residents to realize he is running.



On Saturday, July 16, Maciejewski hoped to have a debate with the Republican and Democrat candidates, but no one showed except two reporters.





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That day, Maciejewski said he "asked for a debate" with the other candidates because he wanted to get his campaign going early, before the traditional post-Labor Day beginning of campaign season. "There are a lot of important issues in town that need to be addressed," he said, and he believes "people need to know what is happening" in town. Among those issues are rising property taxes and a lack of transparency with the council, he said. He will reschedule the debate and said he anticipates he will take part in the League of Women Voters fall debate.After Maciejewski spoke to the reporters he went over to Peppertown Park, where the annual Mt. Carmel picnic was being prepared for all those who marched in the procession that morning and volunteered their help with the Feast. He spoke to several groups of people before leaving.





Since that time, he has been campaigning throughout the town, asking questions at the Township Council meetings and posting on the Berkeley Heights Community Forum Facebook page He also has set up a Facebook page for his campaign.



He submitted a brief biography, which follows:



"My name is Edmund Thomas Maciejewski. I was born and raised in Union County and have lived in Berkeley Heights for the past 11 years.





"I work in the financial industry as a computer programmer and business analyst. I own a small business which started out as an ISP and web hosting company. I still run a few larger sized websites for the health and science fields.



"I have a degree in Chemical Engineering from NJIT. I have been married for 21 years. I have two children in the Berkeley Heights school district going into grades 3 and 6. I also have a daughter who has graduated Seton Hall University and Stetson Law and is a member of the NJ State Bar.



"My mother Margaret Maciejewski lives in town and is part of the senior community.



"I enjoy travel, photography, Crossfit and physics. As a traveler I have travelled through 25+ countries and over 30 states I am actively involved in the Libertarian Party at both the State and National Level, acting as a delegate for the national party.



"I worked in Tower 1 of the World Trade Center for Lehman Brothers on 9/11 and survived the attack. The events after the attack have partially molded my political principles," he concluded.



TAPinto Berkeley Heights will begin in depth coverage of the Township Council race after Labor Day.