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  DiCostanzo, Cathy
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NameCathy DiCostanzo
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Hamilton, New Jersey , United States
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Sep 10, 2003 02:35pm
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InfoIn April of 1995, Governor Christie Whitman appointed Catherine DiCostanzo Mercer County Clerk. Ms. DiCostanzo went on to win the seat on November 7, 1995 becoming the first woman elected as County Clerk. Ms. DiCostanzo was re-elected in November of 2000.

As one of Mercer County's Constitutional Officers, Catherine or "Cathy D" as she is better known, is responsible for the administration of a broad range of services offered by the Clerk's Office.

Among the many services provided by the County Clerk's Office are the filling and recording of all documents affecting real estate ownership and/or the transfer of real estate throughout the County. In addition, the Clerk's Office assists residents in obtaining passports for foreign travel, provides photo identification cards as well as alcoholic beverage control cards.

As one of the chief election officials in the County, Cathy oversees all elections within the County and is the keeper of election results. She supervises over the production of Election Day ballots, secures ballot positions for candidates and is responsible for the upkeep and distribution of the County's voting machines.

The Clerk's Office is recognized as the most technologically advanced County Clerk's Office in the State. The Office uses online computer indexes and optical scanning in the retrieval of documents. This makes the process efficient and user friendly.

Before being elected as County Clerk, Cathy served as the Clerk to the Freeholder Board, a County Information Specialist and a County Records Manager.

Cathy is extremely active in community charities and is President of the Mercer County Sunshine Foundation, providing comfort for terminally ill children. Cathy is a graduate of Lawrence High School, attended The College of New Jersey. She has one sister, one nephew and three nieces and resides in Hamilton Township.


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  11/08/2005 Mercer County, NJ Clerk Lost 49.85% (-0.25%)
  11/04/2003 Mercer County Executive Lost 46.67% (-2.35%)
  06/03/2003 Mercer County Executive - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/2000 Mercer County Clerk Won 51.97% (+3.93%)
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NJ Governor - R Primary - Jun 07, 2005 R Douglas R. "Doug" Forrester