Politics & Government

Linwood Attorney, Ocean City Man Appointed to County Board of Elections

Gov. Chris Christie appointed city resident Jeffrey H. Sutherland to the Cape May County Board of Elections.

Linwood attorney Jeffrey H. Sutherland, of Ocean City, was appointed to the Cape May County Board of Elections, Gov. Chris Christie announced on Tuesday.

Sutherland and Susan L. DeLanzo, of Middle Township, were appointed to fill the Board Democratic seats that were left vacant when Chairman John B. Feeley and Robert F. Conroy Jr. retired, according to capemaycountyvotes.com.

Sutherland runs a one-man law firm that specializes in real estate, law, elder law, commercial law and litigation, according to his Facebook page.

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Sutherland ran an unsuccessful bid for Cape May County surrogate in 2012. He accumulated just over 36 percent of the vote. M. Susan Sheppard won with 63 percent of the vote.


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