Carlos Pomares

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Carlos Pomares

Democratic Party

Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Carlos Pomares

Prior offices

Bloomfield City Council At-large

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Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5

Successor: Carlos Pomares

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

High school

St. Peters Prep

Bachelor's

Caldwell University

Graduate

Seton Hall University

Contact

Personal website

Personal LinkedIn

Carlos Pomares (Democratic Party) is a member of the Essex County Board of County Commissioners in New Jersey, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends in 2027.

Pomares (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Essex County Board of County Commissioners to represent District 5 in New Jersey. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

At the time of his 2017 run for the board of chosen freeholders, Pomares was an at-large member of the Bloomfield City Council.

Biography

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Pomares earned a B.A. in history from Caldwell University and an M.A. in museum professions from Seton Hall University.

Pomares' professional experience includes work as the executive director of the Cuban Artists Fund and as a lecturer in history and political science at Hudson County Community College. He has also served as a commissioner of the Bloomfield Parking Authority, a trustee of the Montclair Arts Council, and a member of the Bloomfield Historic District Review Board.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2023)

General election

General election for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5

Incumbent Carlos Pomares defeated Kristen Bloschak in the general election for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Pomares (D)	75.6	17,911
	Submit photo	Kristen Bloschak (R)	24.4	5,785

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,696
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5

Incumbent Carlos Pomares advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Pomares	100.0	7,206

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,206
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5

Kristen Bloschak advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kristen Bloschak	100.0	883

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 883
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pomares in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2020)

General election

General election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5

Incumbent Carlos Pomares won election in the general election for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Pomares (D)	100.0	59,823

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,823
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5

Incumbent Carlos Pomares advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Pomares	100.0	21,009

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 21,009
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2017)

Essex County, New Jersey, held a general election for all four at-large seats and all five district seats on the board of chosen freeholders on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was April 3, 2017. Carlos Pomares (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 5 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 5 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carlos Pomares  (unopposed)	99.68%	24,261
		Write-in votes	0.32%	78
Total Votes				24,339
Source: Essex County, NJ, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed January 3, 2018

Carlos Pomares ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for the District 5 seat on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carlos Pomares  (unopposed)	99.89%	9,370
		Write-in votes	0.11%	10
Total Votes				9,380
Source: The Essex County Clerk's Office, "2017 Primary Election," June 15, 2017

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Carlos Pomares did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

2017

Pomares received endorsements from the following in 2017:

• Essex County Democratic Committee
• Bloomfield Mayor Mike Venezia

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Carlos Pomares (D)	Essex County Board of County Commissioners District 5 2021-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5 2018-2021	Succeeded by Carlos Pomares (D)
Preceded by -	Bloomfield City Council At-large 2014	Succeeded by -