The Mercer County Democratic Committee has chosen Ewing Township Councilwoman Jennifer Keyes Maloney to be its next chairwoman.
Keyes Maloney was elected to a two-year term at the MCDC’s reorganization meeting on June 30, according to published reports. She succeeds East Windsor Township Mayor Janice Mironov, who chose not to seek a fifth term.
The MCDC encourages grass-roots participation in the Democratic Party. It also seeks to recruit and support candidates to run in the Democratic Party political primary and in the November general election.
Keyes Maloney beat out challenger James Gee by a vote of 242 votes to 85 votes, according to New Jersey Globe. She had served as the MCDC’s first vice chairwoman for the past eight years.
Keyes Maloney is the executive director of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities, and is a former assistant state treasurer.
Mironov sent out a letter of endorsement to the MCDC ahead of the June 30 reorganization meeting, New Jersey Globe reported.
“We now face another crossroads where the party must reshape itself to respond to new challenges, but our values remain the same,” Mironov wrote.
Mironov credited Keyes Maloney with expanding the Democratic Party’s outreach. This included revitalizing the Mercer County Young Democrats, the Latino Caucus and College Democrats. It also incorporated a Progressive Caucus.
She praised Keyes Maloney as a hard worker whose contributions have been important in the success of the committee’s events and forums, as well as in sharing voting information and supporting campaign activities.
Mercer County has become a Democratic Party stronghold. It is the only county in New Jersey where every elected official is a Democrat – from the municipal and county level to state and Congressional offices. The exception is elected officials who are elected in municipal nonpartisan races.
The West Windsor Township Council, the Robbinsville Township Council and the Trenton City Council are nonpartisan. Candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans.
Keyes-Maloney is a longtime Ewing resident whose public service career has included work in municipal government, state government, higher education and education advocacy.
Her current term on the five-member Ewing Council runs through Dec. 31, 2028. She has served as council president and as the council’s liaison to the Recreation Advisory Board. She has served on council since at least 2013 and has previously served as both council president and council vice president.
Keyes-Maloney began her role at the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities in April 2024. The association represents New Jersey’s senior public colleges and universities. Before joining NJASCU, she served as associate vice president for government and community relations at The College of New Jersey.
Her earlier career included service in the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, where she was director of legislative services and later assistant treasurer; as assistant director of governmental relations for the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association; and as legislative liaison for the New Jersey Judiciary’s Administrative Office of the Courts.
She is a licensed attorney in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Keyes-Maloney earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration and history from The College of New Jersey and a law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Camden. Ewing Township’s biography also lists her as holding a master’s degree in business administration from Rutgers University.
On council, Keyes-Maloney has been involved in issues including municipal budgeting, public safety, recreation, economic development and community facilities. She has also been involved in connection with Ewing’s senior and community center project, the township’s participation in the Einstein’s Alley technology corridor, police accreditation, veterans recognition events and election coverage.
Her past civic involvement has included the Ewing Lions Club, Ewing Historical Society, Ewing Kiwanis, Trenton Elks, Mercer County Federation of Democratic Women, Ewing Democratic Committee, New Leaders Council and the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey.
