Joel Brooks
Joel Brooks is a member of the Jersey City Council in New Jersey, representing Ward B. He assumed office on January 1, 2026. His current term ends on December 31, 2029.
Brooks ran for election to the Jersey City Council to represent Ward B in New Jersey. He won in the general runoff election on December 2, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Jersey City Council Ward B
Joel Brooks defeated Efrain Orleans in the general runoff election for Jersey City Council Ward B on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joel Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 64.7 | 3,094 |
| Efrain Orleans (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 1,688 | ||
| Total votes: 4,782 | |||
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General election
General election for Jersey City Council Ward B
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Council Ward B on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 2,030 |
| ✔ | Efrain Orleans (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 1,803 | |
| Idriss Zahidi (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 1,667 | ||
| Lorena Loayza (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 1,476 | ||
 | David Rios (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 671 | |
| Dannon Hill (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 349 | ||
| Travis Heller (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 260 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 8,292 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brooks in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2021)
General election
General election for Jersey City Council Ward B
Incumbent Mira Prinz-Arey defeated Joel Brooks in the general election for Jersey City Council Ward B on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mira Prinz-Arey (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 2,419 | |
| Joel Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 2,234 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 4,677 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joel Brooks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Joel Brooks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Jersey City Council Ward B 2026-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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