Mayor of Edison, New Jersey

List of mayors of Raritan Township and Edison Township, New Jersey, United States. The township was renamed from Raritan to Edison in November 1954.^[1]

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Image	Name	Term start date	Term end date	Number of consecutive terms	Notes
	Edward E. Meeker †	1927	April 1, 1930		First official mayor[2][3] Died in office on April 1, 1930[4]
	Peter Knudsen (Acting)	April 1930	1931		[5]
	Julius C. Engel	1931	1935		[6]
	Walter C. Christensen	1935			Top vote earner in the 1935 election.[7] Appointed the next mayor.[8]
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	Julius C. Engel	1947	1951		[9][10]
	James C. Forgione	1951	May 17, 1955	1	[11]
	Thomas J. Swales Jr.	May 17, 1955	January 1, 1958	1	[11]
	Anthony M. Yelencsics †	January 1, 1958	January 1, 1970	3	Died in office[12][2]
	Bernard James Dwyer	January 1, 1970	January 1, 1974	1
	Thomas H. Paterniti	January 1, 1974	January 1, 1978	1	[13]
	Anthony M. Yelencsics	January 1, 1978	April 25, 1989	3
	Steven J. Capestro	April 25, 1989	January 1, 1990	1
	Thomas H. Paterniti	January 1, 1990	January 1, 1991	1	[13]
	Samuel V. Convery Jr.	January 1, 1991	January 1, 1994	1
	George A. Spadoro	January 1, 1994	January 1, 2006	3
	Jun Choi	January 1, 2006	January 1, 2010	1
	Antonia Ricigliano	January 1, 2010	January 1, 2014	1
	Thomas Lankey	January 1, 2014	January 1, 2022	2
	Sam Joshi	January 1, 2022	Current

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InauguralholderJulius C. Engel

Formation1931

Salary$135,000 as of 2022

WebsiteOffice of the Mayor (Official)

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Mayor of Edison
The Seal of Township of Edison
Incumbent Sam Joshi since January 1, 2022
Inaugural holder	Julius C. Engel
Formation	1931
Salary	$135,000 as of 2022
Website	Office of the Mayor (Official)

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